This one-session workshop will help you decide if self-employment is the right choice for you. The class covers the pros and cons of owning your own business, the steps needed for start-up, the major elements of a business plan, and the many resources available to help you succeed. Offered by New Ventures Maine. For more information visit www.newventuresmaine.org

Multilingual Language Learning This 'all levels' class is for students who are learning English as a second language. Instruction is individualized based on a student’s native language and designed to help students improve speech, grammar, vocabulary, and writing. Students should enroll in this class in advance. To set up an intake and advising appointment and CASAS assessment, please contact Administrative Assistant Kate Winslow at kwinslow@aos98schools.org 207-633-3224

Questions about Medicare? Join Jo-Ann Neal for this informational seminar outlining the basics of Medicare. Jo-Ann will answer your questions including what Medicare does and does NOT cover when to enroll, the difference between Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement Plans, and which plan is best for you. Following the presentation, Jo-Ann will be available for a question and answer session. Jo-Ann Neal of Allen Insurance and Financial is a licensed insurance agent specializing in Medicare. Jo-Ann joined Allen Insurance and Financial in May 2013, bringing with her 10+ years of human resources and benefits administration experience. In 2016, she earned a Benefits Account Manager certification from the National Association of Health Insurance Underwriters and became appointed to work with customers on Medicare plans. 

Scholarships can go a long way in helping students cover college costs, but being successful in the scholarship application process can take some work. In this session you’ll learn to build and work your own scholarship application plan. You’ll also learn about and try out different scholarship websites, learn how to best use a scholarship information tracker, and learn to avoid some of the challenges of the scholarship process. Students and parents interested in learning about the scholarship process can join Jessica Whittier, College Access Counselor with the Finance Authority of Maine for this one-hour workshop as we talk scholarships. 

Zoom Link:

https://famemaine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvf- -upzsrGdDaQlSA1z6oJa_iZJ5ZXh6_

Students must have an audio- and video-enabled laptop, desktop, or tablet with reliable internet to participate in class. We do not recommend using a smartphone.

There’s nothing like a great, chewy bagel for starting your day off right - except for a great, chewy bagel that you made yourself with delicious local ingredients! In this hands-on workshop, attendees will learn how to make bagels from beginning to end - measuring and mixing the dough, portioning and shaping bagels, and finally boiling and baking. Craft your perfect bagel using Maine Grains flour and mix-ins/toppings from local producers - even mix your own flavored cream cheese to top it all off! All ingredients, materials, equipment and recipes will be provided. The price of registration includes a beverage of your choice in the Tasting Room immediately following the class. The class will be taught by Jeff Mao of Knead & Nosh. Jeff is an avid home cook, baker and cookbook author who teaches cooking and baking classes with a special focus on foods that incorporate doughs in one form or another.

ll classes are held at Maine Tasting Center, 506 Old Bath Road, Wiscasset. 

Wok and Cleaver Boot Camp Participants will learn how to season, care for, and use a Chinese wok and cleaver. The recipes for the class will include stir-frying, oven roasting, and preparing steamed rice. Those in the know bring containers just in case there are leftovers. Each student will take home a specially selected kit including a lightweight cast iron wok, wok spatula, carbon steel cleaver, honing steel, a heavy-duty cutting board, and one of Chris Toy’s six cookbooks. The retail value of the kit is $230.

Hike, snowshoe, geocache, hunt, and enjoy the woods and fields of Maine with confidence that you can read a topographic map, understand the symbols, know which way a river flows, plot a course bearing, use online resources, and how to get to safety. 

Familiarization with using a compass and map outdoors included. Students must have a DeLorme Maine Gazetteer, and a 2-degree baseplate compass. Students must have an audio- and video-enabled laptop, desktop, or tablet with reliable internet to participate in class. We do not recommend using a smartphone.

 Humans have looked to their allies in the plant community to support ease and wellness during all seasons of the childbearing year for as long as the cycles of our lives have existed. Join us as we explore ways to safely cultivate relationships with our plant allies during pregnancy, and postpartum time through the use of holistic herbal supports and flower essences. This workshop focuses on herbs that are both affordable and available in abundance and is not only appropriate for folks in their childbearing years {and their partners} but also birth workers and doulas who would like to incorporate herbal supports into their practice. Everyone who registers will receive the recording of the workshop along with a multi-paged handout with plant profiles, recipes, and other supportive information. Andrea Webb is an herbalist and mother in the Kennebec Valley of Maine. After the birth of her second child, she trained as both a birth and postpartum doula. Andrea has over seven years of clinical experience supporting her community, including those in their childbearing years. Students must have an audio and video-enabled laptop, desktop, or tablet with reliable internet to participate in class. We do not recommend using a smartphone.