Would you like to become a Certified Nursing Assistant? This State-approved 180-hour course consists of classroom time, lab practice and clinical work. Time is spent on the aspects of caring for patients and residents, diseases and disease processes, and anatomy and physiology. Clinical hours allow the student to practice what was learned in the classroom with actual hands-on experience. The Certified Nursing Assistant State Competency Test is administered upon completion of the course. To register for this class, download the application from merrymeeting.org and return it to either the Topsham or Bath adult education office. Ask Dawn Wheeler, site coordinator, about scholarships, by calling 443-8255. Eligible for support from the Lucinda Bailey Endowment. Please see sidebar for more information.

Learn the basics of your energetic body by exploring popular alternative therapies. Acupuncture, acupressure, therapeutic touch, polarity, Integrated Energy Therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique, CranioSacral Therapy, Color Therapy, and more. Bring your quetions. You'll leave with a good understanding of what these modalities are and what they can and cannot do for you. We'll do some fun exercises and learn how to clear and balance your own energy centers. Enjoy the positive benefits of having clear and balanced energy. No discounts.

Study of the atom, elements, problem solving, electron configuration, gases and their laws. This is a laboratory practice class and will satisfy entrance requirements for post-secondary schools and CNA or nursing preparation. Prerequisite: Algebra I or currently enrolled in Algebra. Book and lab fee are included. Please call Paul Elisha, academic counselor, at 729-7323, for more information.

Take a step back to the Gilded Age of the 20th century and enjoy the holiday season with a visit to Newport, Rhode Island. We will visit three decorated mansions and enjoy this seaside town’s festivities. Following lunch at Wright’s Farm, arrive in Newport to visit the Vanderbilt’s opulent Marble House. Early evening takes us to the elegantly decorated Breakers. Live music and refreshments will be the back-drop as guests enjoy the yuletide splendor of this 70-room mansion. Overnight ac­commodations are at the Hampton Inn and Suites in nearby Middletown. Sunday includes a tour of The Elms, all decked out with period ornaments. Lunch is served at the Viking Hotel accompanied by a Victorian Christmas Murder Mystery. On our way home, we will visit the Sandwich Glass Museum where they are celebrating the 10th annual Glassblower’s Christmas. Hundreds of unique glass ornaments, made by the region’s finest local and national glass artists, will adorn Christmas trees in the Contemporary Gallery. We’ll end the day with a 4-course dinner at the Hearth and Kettle in Weymouth. Registration fee includes transportation, hotel, holiday evening at the Breakers, mansion tours, narrated bus tour, glass museum, murder mystery, Saturday lunch, and Sunday lunch and dinner. Registration opens Aug. 19. Deadline to register is Oct. 31. No refunds issued after this date. No discounts. Please call MSAD 11 Adult Education AFTER AUGUST 19 at 582-3774 to register. 

Join us for this 45 minute workout. This class will help you burn calories, lose weight and strengthen your muscles. Interval training involves alternating segments of high-intensity exercise with periods of rest. This class is for all levels. The workout program is very flexible & easily adapted to match your individual fitness level. Please bring a mat, water and hand weights. Let's get a great workout! No class Oct. 14.

Join us for this 45 minute workout. This class will help you burn calories, lose weight and strengthen your muscles. Interval training involves alternating segments of high-intensity exercise with periods of rest. This class is for all levels. The workout program is very flexible & easily adapted to match your individual fitness level. Please bring a mat, water and hand weights. Let's get a great workout! No class Oct. 14.

Writing well requires an understanding of language and its possibilities. Students work on Academic English IV materials designed to meet the final English class for adults in the high school diploma program. Coursework includes critical reading of required informational and narrative texts, writing a college essay through multiple drafts, a review of basic grammar, and peer feedback. Textbooks included. For more information, please contact Dawn Wheeler, site coordinator, at 443-8255.

This program will train students to assist physicians by performing functions related to the clinical responsibilities of a medical office. Instruction includes among other things preparing patients for examination and treatment, routine laboratory procedures, diagnostic testing, technical aspects of phlebotomy and the cardiac life cycle. Students will review important topics including phlebotomy, pharmacology, the proper use and administration of medications, taking and documenting vital signs, cardiology including proper lead placements, a professional workplace behavior, ethics and the legal aspects of healthcare. This program includes 140 hours of classroom lecture and hands on labs, as well as an onsite clinical after successful completion of the program. Note: Upon successful completion of this program, students would be eligible to sit for the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) national examination. Textbook included in price of the course.