Personal Enrichment

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The Best Side Gig Ever! Teach & Craft with Adult Education

with Tia Simon

May

Next session: May 8th, 2025

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Do you have skills or knowledge others might enjoy learning from you? Now is a great time to learn to share your passion with the community. Adult Education is a terrific venue for teaching your craft or sharing your knowledge, earning supplemental income as a side gig or in retirement. Don't know where to start? Learn the ins and outs of teaching with Adult Education. Tia will help you design a course or workshop specific to your hobby or profession. Topics will include course titles, course descriptions, lesson plans, engaging your audience, price points, and whether your course should be a one-off or sequence. You may find yourself proposing a course with Lake Region and Fryeburg Area Adult Education for the next or a future semester!

Understanding Medicare

with Aaron Manning

Feb

Next session: February 26th, 2025

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This presentation will review the following areas: • When you are eligible for Medicare benefits • The timeline to enroll for Medicare benefits without penalties • What original Medicare does and doesn’t cover • What additional plans are available that work in conjunction with original Medicare • Financial assistance options

Unlock Safari’s Secrets on Your iPad in Just Five Lessons

with BoomerTECH Adventures, with Maine educators Jill Spencer, Chris Toy, and Ed Brazee

$40 More Info

This course by BoomerTECH Adventures will show you how to get the most out of Apple’s powerful Safari browser. Your iPad is the gateway to the world when you open the Safari app. Safari, Apple’s browser, is superb because it provides a variety of cool features. The Safari iPad app has some differences from the iPhone version. (See our separate course for iPhone, “Unlock Safari’s Secrets on Your iPhone in Just Five Lessons.”) In this course, you will learn what the icons on the top menu do, explore all of the choices on Safari’s opening page, review efficient search strategies, look at the hidden possibilities within the share feature, learn the advantages of reader view, and more. After completing the five lessons you will be a confident user of Safari on your iPad. This course includes 5 videos: the Top Menu, Start Page/Opening Screen, Efficient Searching, the Share Button, and Reader View. Other course resources include supplementary videos and articles. You will have access to BoomerTECH Adventures email for support before, during, and after the class. The course package contains all the materials you need: Tips for getting started, summaries of each of the instructional videos, a list of all course resources (videos and printed articles). All resources are accessible from the course booklet. Students will need a strong internet connection and a Mac computer, iPad, or iPhone to access videos and articles.

Sebago Lake Kayak Lesson & Historical Tour

with Katelyn Perry

May

Next session: May 17th, 2025

$49 More Info

Join the Registered Maine Guides at Sebago Trails Paddling for an on-the-water adventure! This two hour course will begin with a safety briefing and lesson covering the fundamentals of recreational kayaking. Using the EZ launching system at Sebago Trails Paddling, the tour will explore the water-carved bends and twists of a meandering stream unveiling local wildlife in a rustic backdrop. Then continue onto Jordan Bay of Sebago Lake as the guides share stories dating back to the settlements of the Sebago Lake region. Suitable for all skill levels. Come for the beautiful lake views and leave with your new favorite hobby! Meet at Sebago Trails Paddling Co.,1311 Roosevelt Trail in Raymond. Kayak, Paddle & Lifejacket provided. Bring water, snacks, sunscreen, and binoculars/camera in a ziplock or waterproof bag.

Sebago Lake State Park Forest Trails Walk

with Tia Simon

May

Next session: May 14th, 2025

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Join Tia for an hour or so on an easy-rated hike along several trails within Sebago Lake State Park. We'll explore trailside through the forest, around an active beaver pond and visit the Songo river, sharing sightings, stories and questions. Meet at the "Sebago Lake State Park Campground" entrance parking lot on State Camping Road just off of State Park Road. Rain or shine. Wear hiking shoes and as desired bring a water bottle, cameras, binoculars, field guides, a hat, and rain gear.

More Hidden Gems in Your iPhone/iPad

with BoomerTECH Adventures, with Maine educators Jill Spencer, Chris Toy, and Ed Brazee

$40 More Info

In our basic “Hidden Gems” course, we explored tracking, slide to type, customizing your control center, and accessing the built-in scanner…among other cool features. In this MORE Hidden Gems course we delve into the additional secrets of our iPhones and iPads. Learn how to set up helpful widgets, control text size, choose an interesting Siri sidekick, access important privacy features, and more. You’ll definitely increase your understanding of the intricacies of your iPhone and /or iPad by the end of this course. This course includes 8 videos: Course overview, edit “For You” slideshows, privacy/security features, quickly start a video recording, Siri sidekick, use folders to organize photos, change text size, and learn the magic of widgets. Other course resources include supplementary videos, articles, and tip sheets. You will have access to BoomerTECH Adventures email for support before, during, and after the class. The course package contains all the materials you need: Tips for Getting Started, summaries of each of the instructional videos, and a list of all course resources (videos and printed articles). All resources are accessible from the course booklet. Students will need a strong internet connection and a Mac computer, iPad, or iPhone to access videos and articles.