Mt. Desert Island Adult & Community Education
Bar Harbor, ME
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Mt. Desert Island Adult & Community Education Classes
Behavior Health Professional Certification Training
with Woodfords Family Services, Mt. Desert Island Adult & Community Education
Rolling Admissions/Self-Paced:
Our community is looking for individuals who want to make a difference in a child’s life.
On behalf of Maine’s children with special needs and their families, we’d like to thank you for your interest in becoming a Certified Behavioral Health Professional (BHP)! Children’s Behavioral Health Services are vital to these children and their families and the need is great.
As an integral part of the child’s treatment team, a BHP has the opportunity to make an immediate impact while helping a child grow and develop to their full potential. The BHP Training is offered as a blended course which consists of 12 on-demand online modules, including pre/post-tests, and an 8 hour Live Day (offered in-person and virtually) with a Certified BHP Instructor. Learners must complete all 12 online modules prior to attending a Live Day session.
Thanks to funding being provided by Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services, we are able to offer the training free of charge through December 2023.
Any individual who will be 18 years of age or older upon completion of the course may register.
Sign up here to get started!
Salty Dogs: Canine Conditioning and Fitness
with Whitney Thurston, Mt. Desert Island Adult & Community Education
Important Notes:
Location: The Neighborhood House in NEH.
You are encouraged to pay by check. Mailing address will be included on your registration receipt (via email - check your spam).
If you need to change your plans/class, please call MDI Adult Ed first, especially if you want to transfer to a different class.
Prerequisite class is Level 1.
Canine Conditioning class will teach you how to move your dog through specific exercises to improve muscle mass and strength, general fitness level, endurance, coordination and balance. This class is suitable for healthy dogs of any age and will be tailored to the dogs in it.
Adulting 101: Money Hacks
with Nikki Vachon, Mt. Desert Island Adult & Community Education
Adulting is tough. Finances can be one of the trickiest parts of adulthood. Whether you’ve been Adulting for decades or are just getting started, banking basics, spending plans, credit scores and useful tools and apps are available to make the whole Adulting thing a little bit easier. Join Nikki Vachon from the Finance Authority of Maine for this 1-hour virtual workshop as we dive into some adulting money basics together. This workshop is offered by FAME in partnership with adult education programs across Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot and Washington Counties.
This is live online using ZOOM.
Wednesday, November 8, 6pm-7pm
Nikki Vachon, College Access Counselor at FAME will be sharing information about programs that student loan borrowers might want to take advantage of. She has worked in the financial aid field for over 26 years and is passionate about sharing information and helping students and borrowers. She welcomes interaction and questions in classes and will end the session with helping attendees look up their loan information and creating a list of next steps.
Salty Dogs: Wild Things! Falcons Section
with Whitney Thurston, Mt. Desert Island Adult & Community Education
Important Notes:
Location: The Neighborhood House in NEH.
You are encouraged to pay by check. Mailing address will be included on your registration receipt (via email - check your spam).
If you need to change your plans/class, please call MDI Adult Ed first, especially if you want to transfer to a different class.
Do you have a teenage dog who is familiar with the basics (sit, down, stay, come), but needs help learning to stay focused around distractions? Does she need help with polite greetings and not jumping on others?
This class will help you build the communication skills to work together in new and exciting scenarios and helping your dog learn settle when they’re excited. You and your dog will be introduced to games that work with rather than against their teenage energy, while building self-control.
This class will meet with 3-4 dogs who are five months and older, giving your instructor opportunities to address concerns for all students, give each team individual attention, and help you progress further in a lower-stress environment for both people and dogs.
The first week is a humans only orientation so you will NOT bring your dog with you.
Will run
Salty Dogs: Obedience II, Cobalt Section
with Whitney Thurston, Mt. Desert Island Adult & Community Education
Important Notes:
Location: The Neighborhood House in NEH.
You are encouraged to pay by check. Mailing address will be included on your registration receipt (via email - check your spam).
If you need to change your plans/class, please call MDI Adult Ed first, especially if you want to transfer to a different class.
Prerequisite class is Level 1.
Taking your basic obedience skills to the next level. Including drop it, focus work, leave it, heeling and adding distance and distractions to your obedience cues.
This class emphasizes polishing all the behaviors that your dog needs in the home, and out and about. We will teach your dog polite greetings, walking past other dogs, impulse control around distractions.
This class will meet with 3-4 dogs, giving your instructor opportunities to address concerns for all students, give each team individual attention, and help you progress further in a lower-stress environment for both people and dogs. This class is for dogs and handlers who have completed Basic Obedience.
Will run
Home Buyer Education
with Heather Massow, Mt. Desert Island Adult & Community Education
This class is offered through RSU24 Adult Ed. Please contact them to register: 207-422-4794 or https://rsu24.maineadulted.org/classes/
Not sure what to do when buying a home? What is all that financial jargon your banker isthrowing at you? MaineStream is a certified HomeBuyer Education provider for HUD and MaineState Housing Authority. Your certificate of completion allows you to access special loan programs through MSHA, FHA, and VA and is good for two years.
This class teaches you how to make good decisions about choosing the lender, real estate agent, and other professionals that will best serve your interests. Become a wiser consumer, when, and if, you purchase a home. You are under no obligation to purchase a home. If you choose to, you are free to use any lending institution, real estate agent, or other professional.
Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People
with Craig Coffman, Mt. Desert Island Adult & Community Education
This is an online class. UPDATE: This class is open to adults AND TEENS!
In just a few hours you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give you years of musical enjoyment. Learn to play piano the way professionals do – using chords.
You can enjoy this ZOOM class while sitting at your piano or keyboard at home. No pressure at all. This course also includes an online book and online follow-up video lessons, so you will be able to continue your practice and study on your own. An optional periodic online Q&A session is also included, along with a recording of the class.
The course is partly lecture/demonstration and partly hands-on instruction. Topics include:
- How chords work in a song
- How to get more out of sheet music by reading less of it
- How to form the three main types of chords
- How to handle different keys and time signatures
- How to avoid ‘counting’
- How to simplify over 12,000 chords
This is a live, online class.
Instant Guitar for Hopelessly Busy People
with Craig Coffman, Mt. Desert Island Adult & Community Education
This is an online class. UPDATE: This class is open to adults AND TEENS!
Have you ever wanted to learn the guitar but simply find it difficult to find the time? In just a few hours you can learn enough about playing the guitar to give you years of musical enjoyment, and you won’t have to take private lessons to do it. This crash course will teach you some basic chords and get you playing along with your favorite songs right away.
You can enjoy this ZOOM class while sitting at home with your guitar. No pressure at all. This course also includes an online book and online follow-up video lessons, so you will be able to continue your practice and study on your own. An optional periodic online Q&A session is also included, along with a recording of the class.
Open to anyone 13+ years old. Class size is limited to 15.
Topics include:
- How chords work in a song
- How to form the three main types of chords
- How to turn your guitar
- Basic strumming patterns
- How to play along with simple tunes
This is a live, online class.