Courses

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English Classes (Multilingual Learners)

with Yvonne Wentz

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Due to the demand for classes, students enrolled must be residents of Scarborough. New students may be placed into an appropriate MLL class after completing an intake meeting and a reading assessment.

To register for classes, please call Yvonne Wentz 207-730-5007 or email ywentz@scarboroughschools.org for an appointment.

MLL classes (formerly called ELL classes) are for speakers of other languages who wish to learn MLL English or improve their English language skills.

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Intro to Healthcare with EnGen (Online)

with EnGen Online

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Please email adulted@scarboroughschools.org or call 207-730-5040 to register.

You will need an internet connection, a device to study with EnGen, be 18 years of age or older and eligible to work in Maine.

Cost: FREE

For students wishing to advance reading skills to 238 for entrance to CNA, we recommend co-enrolling in Personal Support Specialist(PSS) training and/or Multilingual Learners(English) classes if needed, and a structured EnGen class.

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Math for HiSET

with Yvonne Wentz

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We will work on strategies to approach and solve word problems and to review higher level mathematics necessary to advance to the official math exam.

Instructor: Yvonne Wentz

Dates & Times: Wednesdays, 5-6 pm, beginning Jan. 22nd, by appointment

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HiSET Preparation Lab

with Mike Shannon

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HiSet Preparation Lab

This class helps you to prepare to take each of the five HiSET tests with extra emphasis placed on math and writing instruction. Students work at their own pace and Official HiSET testing is available on a weekly basis when you have successfully completed study and Practice testing.

Instructor: Michael Shannon

Dates & Times: Wednesdays, 4 PM -7 PM, beginning Jan. 22nd, 2025

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Barre Bootcamp (ZOOM)

with Jenna Chase

Mar

Next session: March 10th to April 14th, 2025

$44 More Info

Barre Bootcamp is a low impact workout that will produce a big burn! Barre combines elements of strength training, Pilates/Yoga and dance. Small movements and many reps will help sculpt and tone muscles you didn’t even know you had!

Instructor Jenna Chase was a ballet dancer from a young age and when she went to college she fell in love with group fitness classes. She loves how Barre Bootcamp can combine elements of ballet with strength training to give a powerful low impact, total body workout!

Recommended equipment that will be used in class includes:
- A chair or countertop or something to hold onto
- Light hand weights (3lbs - 5lbs)
- Resistance bands
- Gliding disks (for hardwood floors - or socks or face cloth for carpet floors or use paper plate)
- A bender ball/pilates balls (or equivalent)

Instructor: Jenna Chase

Location: Online via download or Zoom

Dates & Times: Mondays, 6:15 AM - 7 AM

Session 1 - Mondays, January 20th - March 3rd, 2025 at 6:15 AM - 7:00 AM (No class 2/17)

Session 2 - Mondays, March 10th - April 14th, 6:15 AM - 7:00 AM

Cost: $44

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Portrait of a Family through their 19th Century Letters

with Linda Snow McLoon

Mar

Next session: March 11th, 2025

$14 More Info

The lives of various siblings of the Googins family are described through their letters to their brother, William Hayes Googins of Scarborough. Lucy tells about her life working in one of the textile mills on Factory Island in Saco; Albion describes being a farmer in Hiram; Lydia passes on details of attending school in Harpswell before heading West with her husband; and the youngest sibling, Charlie, shares details of serving in the Signal Corps during the Civil War.

Instructor: Linda Snow McLoon

Location: Scarborough High School

Dates & Times: Tuesday, March 11th, 2025 at 6 PM - 7 PM

Cost: $14