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Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult and Community Education



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Behavioral Health Professional Training & Certificate Program - Live Online

Free

with Jeffrey Carpenter

Calendar Jan 2, 2024

Our community needs individuals who want to make a difference in a child’s life.

Children with intellectual challenges, autism, and mental health disorders in Maine as well as their families depend on children's behavioral health services. And there is a huge need in our area! A certified Behavioral Health Professional (BHP) is an essential member of a child's treatment team and has the chance to have an instant influence while assisting children in reaching their full potential.

Gain the knowledge necessary to work with children who need services thanks to this program, and also prepare yourself for employment with local social service organizations. Start whenever you choose, and go at your own pace.

Complete 12 online modules and three live, four-hour sessions, after which you will receive free online training in bloodborne pathogens and certification in child and adult first aid and CPR. Our free remote training program can get you licensed and started in a career that will change your life in just 40 hours.

Required: Must be a Maine resident and at least 18 years old with a high school diploma or equivalent to become certified.

Jeffrey Carpenter is the Workforce Recruitment Specialist for the State of Maine’s OCFS through Woodfords Family Services. He is responsible for recruiting Behavioral Health Professionals throughout the state. Jeffrey will be your host throughout this opportunity by providing answers to any questions that may arise.

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Real Estate Sales Agent Course - Online

$370

with Robert Joslyn

Calendar Jan 2, 2024

Introduction to the Elements of Real Estate Brokerage

Topics covered include industry overview/organization, Maine Real Estate Commission, agency relationships, product knowledge, property valuation, the appraisal process, financing the transaction, contracts, closings and federal and state laws. Fee includes textbook PDF (hard copy available from Center for Real Estate for an additional fee), one year of access to the course, instructor feedback after the three quizzes and the final exam and twice monthly Q&A drop-in sessions via Zoom. A certificate of completion is awarded with a grade of 75% or above, required for the state licensing exam ($85 fee), which must be taken within one year of satisfactory course completion. When you affiliate with a real estate agency and apply for your license, there is a $100 fee, along with a $21 criminal records check fee. Some companies offer to pay this fee when you affiliate with them.

Required: Attendees must be 18 or older and have a high school diploma or equivalency to get a license but a diploma is not required.

Bob Joslyn has been a licensed real estate broker in Maine since 1988, and for the past eight years he has been a solo agent at Keller Williams Realty in Greater Portland. He has had the honor of giving numerous buyers and sellers the knowledge they need to make wise real estate decisions during that time! Moreover, Bob has been a professor at Husson University for over 20 years, where he has instructed many business courses in both traditional classroom settings and online formats.

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Simple Northern Italian Cooking

$65

with Moira Rascati

Calendar Mar 19, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Hearty dinners are a strong tradition in northern Italian cuisine. Discover a few straightforward recipes, such as grilled pepper salad, pasta with tomato basil sauce, shrimp with veggies and noodles and pork with garlic and rosemary sauce. Finish with a light and fluffy Marsala custard. Bring an apron and a sharp French knife.

Moira Rascati, a graduate of Culinary Institute of America in NY, has been a professional chef for 40+ years and at Joseph's by the Sea in Old Orchard Beach for more than 30. She is currently an instructor at SMCC in their culinary arts and nutrition programs.

Full Course

Moon Phases Meditation & Yoga

$19

with Jessy Lynn Ostara

Calendar Mar 20, 2024 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week

Observe how the moon affects you and how it feels as it travels through the 12 signs of the zodiac. Explore additional ways that we use the moon’s energies and how they impact us. Our moon influences healing, planting, the weather, behavioral patterns and reproductive cycles. With some slow-paced, contemplative poses that will help you relax and balance yourself, you can learn to link your yoga practice to the lunar cycles. Come spend some time by the light of the moon!

Required: Proof of registration. Wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing; bring a yoga mat, yoga blocks, a bolster (couch pillows work) and a blanket.

Jessy Lynn Ostara, a 500-hour Certified Yoga Instructor, has years of experience teaching several movement modalities. Her concentration is in meditative Belly Dance, Yin, Hatha and Chair yoga. She is also a certified meditation teacher through ShivaShakti school of Yoga and Healing Arts.

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Pie Crusts & Tart Doughs

$49

with Mary Elizabeth Bailey

Calendar Mar 20, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

As they say, making a superb pastry crust is "easy as pie!" Two different types of pie dough and pâte sucrée, a dough for sweet tarts, will be covered in this lesson. Join Chef Mary as she demonstrates three flexible pastry doughs and provides advice on how to master making homemade pastries. Be prepared for hands-on work. Tuition includes most materials.

Required: Please bring 1 LB unsalted butter (room temp), a rolling pin and baggies for pie dough.

Mary Bailey, pastry chef and past owner/chef of Thyme and Honey Bakery in Biddeford, is passionate about baking bread and teaching people how to incorporate homemade bread into their daily lives.

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Brushes & Brews

$35

with Victoria Gordon

Calendar Mar 21, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Paint Your Pint!​

Tip a brew with friends at Banded Brewing while exploring your creative side. Enjoy a casual, fun opportunity to design and paint your pint glass to take home. Tuition includes ​paint materials, a pint glass and one 8-ounce beer, soda or seltzer. Registration closes at noon the day of class. Proof of registration required.

Tory Gordon is a watercolor/pen & ink artist living and working in Biddeford. She is inspired by people, places and things which lends a fluid style to her art. She believes everyone has an inner artist waiting to express themselves in beautiful, surprising ways.

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Handmade Paper Bowls

$39

with Gayle Fitzpatrick

Calendar Mar 23, 2024 at 10 am, runs for 1 week

Seize the opportunity to create beautiful handcrafted paper bowls! These unique bowls make fantastic presents or home decor. Decorative papers, handmade papers and adhesive are provided.

Required: Proof of registration, please bring a small plastic cereal bowl.

Gayle Fitzpatrick has taught in public and private schools, colleges and adult and community programs for 30+ years. She also works as a practicing artist, producing and showing paper, print, and painted pieces.

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Hand Drumming Workshop

$35

with Namory Keita

Calendar Mar 24, 2024 at 1 pm, runs for 1 week

Beginners & ALL Levels Welcome!

Explore hand drumming through the traditional music of Guinea, West Africa. Alongside your fellow students and Master Village Drummer Namory Keita, play patterns and rhythms. Fun and engaging, Namory's remarkable style unites all levels in a community experience and is fun and engaging—a not to be missed experience!

Required: Proof of registration. Djembe, Ashiko, Conga or other hand drum.

Note: Some rentals are available at $5/drum, payable to instructor in class. Please reserve your drum by emailing info@namorydrum.com after you register.

Master Village Drummer Namory Keita is in high demand! He is an accomplished teacher and performer with a distinctive style and a depth of traditional knowledge that is extremely hard to find outside of the Guinean villages where he was born. His assets include his extraordinary talent for captivating any audience and his connections to local and international drummers and dancers.

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