This course is for students who would like to learn the basics of personal computers. Whether you are brand new to computers, or tied of being lost and confused, you will be shown the beginning basics of using your home computer. Learn about the desktop, using folders, copy and paste, browsing the internet, e-mail, mouse buttons, keyboard functions, start menu, and viruses. This class will be a perfect starting point to get the most use of your home computer.

Join this easy craft-night event, making a cut Pine Cone “flower” wreath. Pre-cut pine cones, paint, wreath forms and brushes included. Bring a glue gun and glue sticks!

This hands-on hobby class begins with instruction on shop and equipment safety, the correct use of tools and equipment, proper woodworking techniques, and project planning. Students will work to create a beautiful, finished wood project of their choosing. Required student-provided personal protective equipment: safety glasses, closed-toed shoes or boots, gloves appropriate for working with wood and hand tools.

I invite you to come and discover the ancient healing holistic therapy Reiki. As a holistic therapy Reiki aides in lowering your stress level, thereby, helping in your healing process, relieving daily stress, insomnia, PTSD, chronic pain to name a few areas. Reiki is a noninvasive non-manipulative, gentle hands on or hands off therapy. It works with all other forms of therapy and treatment. Students will earn a certificate of completion at the end of the training. A $20 instructor supply fee is due on the first night of class.

“If you would like to make a difference in the life of a hospice patient please consider joining us at Beacon Hospice as a visiting volunteer. Training includes 4 classes, a background check and a TB test.   When training is complete you will have all the necessary tools to make volunteer visiting a rewarding experience for our patient as well as for yourself. “

Enjoy studying and painting several Maine woodland and meadow birds in this beginner watercolor class. Even if you‘ve been painting for a while it’s always easy to advance in this medium and become more confident in you skills. Seasons will be added to our paintings whether it’s a Nuthatch in the autumn or a Chickadee in the winter. Plenty of reference photographs will make the drawing easy and I will guide you with techniques that are also simple to understand and follow. This class has always been one of my favorites to offer.

This class will cover the “introductory” skills needed to be successful in the next class in the series, Level II Advanced, and ultimately to pass the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification test. The following skills will be introduced: capturing data, calculating data by using formulas, managing data ranges, summarizing and analyzing data, formatting worksheet and chart content, and managing macros and user-defined functions.

This class will cover the advanced skills needed to be successful in the next class in the series, the Microsoft Excel Certification Test Preparation class and ultimately to pass the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification test. The following skills will be covered: capturing data, calculating data by using advanced formulas, managing data ranges, summarizing and analyzing data, formatting worksheet and chart content, and managing macros and user-defined functions. Prerequisite: Microsoft Excel Level I or instructor permission.