Scarborough Adult Learning Center
Maine Adult Education Program
with Jill Braceland
Next session: March 29th, 2023
Identify techniques that will help you organize your personal time. Suggestions offered include prioritizing, reating the "To Do" list, and how we underestimate time. Tips on how to stop procrastinating and being overwhelmed will also be discussed.
with Casey Hamlin
Next session: February 8th, 2023
ZOOM Where do you start when you want to buy a house, especially in these challenging times? Join us to learn the necessary steps and components along the way to becoming a homeowner! Learn about the 3 C's: credit, capacity, and collateral. The home loan process is covered, as well as the Maine State Housing First Time Homebuyer Program. Bring your questions for this informative evening! Casey Hamlin, licensed loan officer, is your instructor.
with Amy Witt, Horticulturist
Next session: April 5th to 26th, 2023
Are you a do-it-yourselfer who wants to give your yard a simple makeover or design a new garden? Do you need to add curb appeal to the house you are ready to put on the market. Or do you simply want to enjoy enhanced beauty in your backyard? Whatever your final goal, knowing some basic landscape design techniques will make it easier for you. Learn how to assess your needs, evaluate your site, come up with a plan, and select the right plants.
Next session: March 6th to 27th, 2023
You have life stories to tell, so come join us for ideas and exercises to help you get started! Learn to write for your intended audience, and to save those memories for posterity. There will be four evenings to stir your creativity on these topics: Writing Basics; Writing to Inform, Empathize and compare; Writing Stories That Make You Smile; and Writing Stories Demonstrating Your Values.
with Linda Woodard
Next session: February 27th, 2023
Are you curious about the feathered friends in your yard or at your feeder? Learn to identify birds that you may find locally! We will study the appearance and habits of a number of beautiful birds that make their habitats locally. Linda Woodard is the Director of Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center.
with Raychell Libby
Next session: February 8th to 15th, 2023
Houseplants purify air, regulate humidity, and even reduce stress levels! This two week session teaches you the basics that you need to make your houseplants thrive. Basic needs will be covered in the first class: light, soil, water, nutrients, and pest control. The second class will include propagation and troubleshooting any issues are facing with your plants-bring in a photo of your plant, or bring a small plant in as needed to the second class.
