One well-known business saying is that you can’t manage what you can’t measure. With the growing importance of sustainable management, business leaders must find the appropriate tools and techniques for measuring their organization’s sustainability performance. This course reviews the measurement of sustainable management practices and performance.

Do you have clear financial goals? Are you confident you will be able to retire someday? How can be sure you are making the right investments? Do you know how to change your credit report to reduce your expenses and increase your financial security? Do you know how to keep good financial records? 

Anytime, Sep 15 | Oct 13 | Nov 17, 6 weeks 

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If you have an art or a craft and you dream about starting your own home-based or small business, this is the course for you! You will learn to start your own arts and crafts business from a professional artist. You will learn to create your own unique business identity, and discover what makes marketing in the arts and crafts business different from marketing in most other enterprises and find a sales approach the fits your personality.

Anytime, Sep 15 | Oct 13 | Nov 17, 6 weeks

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The vast majority of Web traffic comes from search engines. That means the most important thing you can do to increase your website's traffic is to improve its search engine ranking. To do that, you have to understand both the art and science of search engine optimization (SEO).

In this course, you'll gain the knowledge you need to boost your website's visibility. By the end of the course, you'll have mastered proven, step-by-step SEO strategies that you can implement right away.

Anytime, Sep 15 | Oct 13 | Nov 17, 6 weeks, $115

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Thank you for your interest in supporting York Adult and Community Education's literacy programs through your generous donation.  Please click on the register button to donate, which will then bring you to a page where you choose the amount to donate up to $500.  (For any donation above $500, please call our office at 207-363-7922.)  Thank you!

New! MATH REVIEW FOR ADULTS AND PARENTS Instructor:  Sue Brennan

Don’t worry, no one remembers how to perform long division.  In this informative class we will start at the beginning.  Learn how to understand math, not try to memorize it.  If you don’t think you are “good at math,” there are reasons for that which will be explored.  What are the  “unwritten rules of math” that trip us up from the start?  You are better at math than you think, come let Sue prove it to you!  Sorry, at-home work will be assigned to maximize your learning!  Prerequisite:  HS Diploma.  (Need a diploma?  Call us for options)

Fall session:  Arithmetic and Measurement        

Spring Session:  Algebra     Fee:  $5.00

Do you or a loved one need help understanding your options with Medicare? Did you know there are two ways to get your Medicare: Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage? When should you take Part A, Part B? Do I need a Medigap (supplement) Plan, a Prescription Drug Plan (Part D)? How do Marketplace Plans work with Medicare? Are you already enrolled in Medicare and want to better understand your choices for switching plans and potentially saving money during the Annual Open Enrollment Period beginning in October? If you have answered YES to any of these questions, then this session is for you. Sponsored by the Southern Maine Agency on Aging our highly trained SHIP Counselors offer current, relevant, and unbiased information you can use to make an informed decision about your health insurance. This one and a half hour course is generously offered free of charge by the Southern Maine Area on Aging, donations to SMAA are always gratefully accepted.

Instructor: John Holland, Certified SMP/SHIP
Section 1: Tuesday, 9/7, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Section 2: Tuesday, 10/5, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Section 3: Tuesday, 11/2, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Section 4: Tuesday, 12/7, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Location: WRAE Learning Center & Zoom/Virtual
Fee: Free 

Do you enjoy shopping, eating out, and exploring new places?  Are you interested in making money while patronizing local establishments?  Become a Mystery Shopper and get paid for shopping in your spare time!!  With as little as a few hours a month, you can earn money by shopping everything from fine dining and movie theaters, to fast food restaurants, gas stations, retail stores, and more.  This course will arm you with the basics as a Mystery Shopper, including how to find reputable agencies and manage submissions, as well as provide you with a variety of trips and tricks to help you become a successful (and lucrative) Mystery Shopper.

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