Start your English learning journey with our ELL Basic class! This course is designed for beginners, offering a solid foundation in essential language skills. Through interactive lessons and activities, you'll learn fundamental vocabulary, grammar structures, and everyday expressions to confidently communicate in English.

This is a course that will provide high school participants, 16 years and older, with the tools and understanding needed to lead small groups of children through an afternoon of adventure. We will explore the principles of outdoor ethics, outdoor recreation, and stewardship/conservation, and highlight student success to share their work. This course is geared to pair mentors with youth and promote the importance of outdoor education and develop a love for life-long learning.

Instructional Times

Thursdays, 1:00-2:30 pm or 5:00-6:30 pm

Sept. 10 - Nov. 14 AACE, Room 9

Free, Kelli Gilzow Stowell

Clinicals with Augusta Childcare

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:00-4:30 pm

Sept. 10 - Nov. 14

Portfolios

Mondays, 2:00-4:00 pm

Dec. 2 - Dec. 19

Free, Tracy Weber

Art provides students with opportunities to learn about the elements of art and the principles of design, as well as art history and criticism. Students will explore basic art media and techniques, such as drawing, painting, collage, printmaking, sculpture, and more! This class fulfills the AACE Fine Arts requirement and is open to high school diploma students.

Students in this class will improve their fluency in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The class will focus on increasing the students' command of academic vocabulary and strengthening their grammatical skills.

Do you like to write? Do you want to learn how to improve your writing? In this weekly workshop, you will set goals for yourself, work at your own pace, and give and receive support from your classmates. Both fiction and non-fiction writing are encouraged. Self-motivation will be the key to your success! This class can be taken for a quarter credit, half credit or full credit.

All large purchases come with an owner's manual, so what about your house? In this class, we'll learn the steps to create an owner's manual for your house, including the mechanical systems, maintenance schedules, interior & exterior surfaces, etc., all organized into a binder with photos. Learn about your home and how to keep it running in top condition!

Colin McCullough is the owner of All-Around Home Performance, working as an independent energy auditor, and provides the service of creating owner's manuals for houses. Colin lives in Farmingdale in a 1915 house where he is working to make a net-zero energy house, and he is a BPI-certified building science trainer/proctor teaching at SMCC and KVCC.

WorkReady is a 60-hour, program that develops seven standards associated with soft skills and work readiness. We have partnered with Augusta CareerCenter and the National Retail Foundation to identify and work towards specific workforce pathway components including resume writing, interviewing, and portfolio completion. This class is offered in person with assignments to be completed online. Class meets Tuesdays from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Please call 207-626-2470 to schedule a CASAS assessment and for more information.

Winter outdoor education embraces the magic of Maine winters. Snowshoe, nature journaling, GPS/geocache, and foraging basics through various Augusta city parks. Academic students only.