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Number Skills for College – Online

with Stephanie McChord

$10 More Info

Note: This class will be offered virtually through a combination of email, texting, Zoom, and/or online learning. Students will occasionally be required to come to Skowhegan Area High School for testing.

This course will prepare students for Algebra I and/or entry-level college math. Whether you need a refresher before registering for your first college math course or need to improve your scores on the ACCUPLACER, you will find this course helpful. There will be a review of whole number operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, and other essential math skills. Word problems and the language of math will be explored.

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Reading Skills for College

with Mariah Smith

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Effective reading comprehension is essential to success at the college level and to advance in one’s career. This course is designed to help students improve reading comprehension and critical analysis. An emphasis is placed on developing vocabulary and improving reading speed. Assignments introduce students to college level textbooks, outlining strategies, and critical researching skills.

Class will continue remotely if in-person instruction is not possible.

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Life Skills

with Jean Philpot

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In this class, especially designed for adults with learning challenges, students will enhance everyday life skills by improving their basic reading, writing, and problem-solving proficiencies.

Because of COVID-19 restrictions, this semester the class will be reduced to one day per week.

Learners set their own individualized goals and work toward them in a safe, nurturing, and creative environment. Contact the Adult Education office for additional information.

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Aerobics ~ Low Impact

with Lois Davis

$50 More Info

Class will be held online using ZOOM.

Come to a fun and exciting low impact aerobics class where you work out at your own pace. Relieve stress, improve cardio, tone, and make new friends.

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Introduction to the Bible: A Survey of the New Testament

with Diane Poulin

$5 More Info

Class will be held online using ZOOM.

Are you interested in some stimulating conversation? Would you like to gain a deeper understanding of the Bible? Come join us for this four-week course in which we will delve into the New Testament! Participants will explore the content and major events of the new covenant. Students will be introduced to the books in the New Testament, the spiritual application of several of the Ten Commandments, the twelve apostels, the main characters and their stories, and the us of figurative language throughout the Bible. At the end of the course, students will walk away with a solid foundation of New Testament content without being steered into a specific denomination.

To eliminate confusion about translations, the King James Bible is the translation that will be used in this course.

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A Writer’s Workshop

with Kristin Leonard

Oct

October 21st to December 9th, 2020

$40 More Info

Class will be held online using ZOOM.

No classes on November 11 and November 25

Do you want to improve your writing skills for work? How about writing a poem to your beloved, or finishing that family memoir? Maybe you’ve considered writing a script? If so, please come join us in this 6-week writer’s workshop where we will explore a variety of writing genres. Participants will write and receive feedback and together we will examine successful writers’ strategies and general tricks of the trade. And most of all, we will discover that writing can be fun!

Kristin was awarded the 2019 Maine Literary Award for Drama

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