Whether you are just thinking about subbing or are a seasoned veteran looking to add fresh ideas and “tools” to your repertoire, you’ll thoroughly enjoy this professional development opportunity. You will tour several schools within the Gorham School District and meet various Gorham School District staff members. Learn about the required substitute paperwork and protocol, strategies to keep students on task, tips to make lessons more appealing to reluctant learners, and tried and true behavior modifiers. Participants completing the training will receive a pay differential upon subbing for Gorham School District. Instructor: Quinton Donahue

Day 1:  Monday, November 18, 2024, Gorham Municipal Building - Super. Conf. Rm 75 SOUTH ST SUITE 2 5-7pm

Day 2:  Tuesday, November 19, 2024, Gorham High School, Middle School & Village 5-7pm

Day 3:  Thursday, November 21, 2024, Great Falls & Narragansett 5-7pm

Show your holiday spirit this season with homemade cards. In this one-night, three-hour workshop, you will create a dozen holiday themed, mono print cards using masks and stencils. Learn about various gel printing techniques and produce true pieces of fine art for your friends and family. All supplies included (i.e., cards, envelopes, and ink). Patrick Corey resides in Windham and has a BFA in drawing and painting. Professionally he works as a graphic artist. He enjoys watercolor painting and photography.

Session I, Monday, 11/18, 5:30pm-8:30ppm, GMS, $65

Join us for a fun and creative Balsam Fir Kissing Ball workshop. No experience is needed. You?ll make a beautiful and fragrant 16" Kissing Ball using freshly cut, sustainably harvested balsam, decorated with red ribbons. Display your Kissing Ball in an archway or outdoors. It will remain fresh throughout the holidays and beyond. Recycle the balsam into a fragrant sachet. Materials provided: Kissing Ball Form and Hanger, Fresh Balsam Fir, and Red Ribbon. Please bring gloves and small hand pruners. $16 material fee paid to instructor on night of class (no checks). Tom and Lorraine Lindstedt are experienced wreath makers, crafters, and educators and operate Woodlot Management & Products; a local family-owned and operated tree farm.

Monday, 11/18, 6:30pm-8:30pm, GMS cafeteria, $19

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Join Certified Group Fitness Instructor, Theresa Labrecque, for a class that will blend the core conditioning and full body strengthening of Pilates with the flexibility and lengthening of yoga for a balanced workout for all levels. Theresa has been a certified group fitness instructor for over 20 years, teaching Pilates for more than 13 years and Yoga for more than 7 years. She is committed to providing functional strengthening to all ages and ability levels.

Session III: 9 classes, Mon & Wed, 11/18-12/18 (no class 11/27), 7:00pm-8:00pm, Gorham Rec. (Virtual option available), $72

DROP-IN RATE: $12/PER CLASS

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Join Certified Group Fitness Instructor, Theresa Labrecque, for a class that will blend the core conditioning and full body strengthening of Pilates with the flexibility and lengthening of yoga for a balanced workout for all levels. Theresa has been a certified group fitness instructor for over 20 years, teaching Pilates for more than 13 years and Yoga for more than 7 years. She is committed to providing functional strengthening to all ages and ability levels.

Session III: 9 classes, Mon & Wed, 11/18-12/18 (no class 11/27), 7:00pm-8:00pm, Virtual, $72

Learn to play the ukulele! It has never been more popular and you don't even have to know how to read music! On the uke, you can knock out folk music, rock, blues, jazz, pop, country, tunes old and new -- even classical music. Duncan Perry, who has taught more than 700 students of all ages, will introduce you to essential chords and playing techniques using commonly known songs. Oh, and there are lots of laughs along the way. And, learning to play an instrument is good for your brain! You will need a playable ukulele and an electronic tuner or a tuner app. And when folks hear you play this happy instrument, well, they just have to smile! If you don't own a ukulele, please contact us for information (uketime24@gmail.com). What are you waiting for? Grab a uke and get ready for a musical adventure, then spread the joy! Duncan is an experienced multi-instrumentalist who has been performing and teaching folks how to play the ukulele for the last 14 years. Having served as a volunteer music therapist in medical and hospice settings, he quickly came to understand that music is medicine and learning to play an instrument not only sharpens the brain but helps reduce stress. It also brings joy to those who play the uke and to their audiences. Duncan has taught in a variety of Maine communities and did not let the COVID-19 epidemic stop him. He simply moved from teaching in person to an online format and now reaches students all over Maine, New Hampshire and beyond.

Session III: 4 classes, Tuesdays, 11/19-12/10, 6:00pm-7:30pm, virtual, $79

Your postural alignment, flexibility and stability are important at any age, and as we age become even more critical. If you have considered taking a yoga class but feel like you are too "old", too "stiff" or think that yoga is just for the young, this class is for you. Chair yoga is an accessible form of yoga postures that make it ideal for beginning elders. There isn't any special clothing required and you can do it with your shoes on! With attention on our breath, we'll focus on friendly postures that are designed to increase your flexibility, stability and alignment as well as to provide relaxation and ease. No experience is necessary. Join us in person at the studio or virtually via Zoom. A link will be provided before the start of the start of the program, and the sessions will be recorded. Jude Valentine is a lifelong yoga enthusiast and completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training in 2017. Additional coursework has included Trauma Informed Yoga, Energy Medicine Yoga, and Yoga for Seniors. Her classes focus on a student-centered approach that supports the awareness of the parasympathetic nervous system, breath, and range of motion. She welcomes students of all abilities in her classes and especially those new to yoga.

Session III, 4 classes, Wednesdays, 11/20-12/11, 12:30pm-1:45pm, Art and Nature Center at Tannery Brook (10 Wentworth Dr., use back entrance), $65

This class is open to participants of all skill levels. Join us for a day of making simple ornaments or gifts for seasonal gift giving! Materials included. Location: Art and Nature Center at Tannery Brook, 10 Wentworth Dr, Gorham. Cost: $79

Saturday, 11/30, 9:00am-1:00pm