If you don’t use it, you lose it! This is most notably true about math. Learn math in a fun and relaxed atmosphere including direct instruction, hands-on activities and online learning.  Many of us have anxiety when it comes to math. Our math teacher will start where you are and help you build skills and confidence with math. You learn how to study on your own and start habits to make you confident and successful in math.  This is an in-person class with ongoing enrollment.

If you're interested in learning more about this offering, email us at adultedinfo@ellsworthschools.org, or give us a call at 207.664.7110, to schedule a phone or in-person meeting with one of our advisors.

Vanessa loves working with adult learners. She is really easy to be around and makes people extremely comfortable; she even makes learning math and computers fun! She is committed to helping adults discover their strengths, build their confidence, and realize they can accomplish their goals. In her free time, she loves to travel and explore the outdoors. Vanessa teaches math, science, technology, and provides college and career advising.

This workshop is for someone who already has a Gmail account, but may not know how to access it on the website so other Google suites can be used.  This workshop will introduce you to composing and replying to emails, adding and downloading attachments, inserting links, using labels to organize emails, managing settings, saving contacts, and more as time permits. This is an in-person class.

You’ll need a Gmail account for this workshop, and will need to know your account username and password.  It’s ideal if you access your Gmail on the web vs. a computer-based program.  If you’re not sure what this means, please contact us and we’ll be glad to assist you!  Google applications are free and are a practical way to learn programs without investing in software.

Vanessa loves working with adult learners. She is really easy to be around and makes people extremely comfortable; she even makes learning math and computers fun! She is committed to helping adults discover their strengths, build their confidence, and realize they can accomplish their goals. In her free time, she loves to travel and explore the outdoors. Vanessa teaches math, science, technology, and provides college and career advising.

Ellsworth Adult & Community Education is working with MDI Hospital and Birch Bay Village to offer a Certified Nursing Assistant course.

This is an in-person program with 70 hours of classes scheduled  Monday and Tuesday evenings 20 hours of labs  and Wednesday evenings. These sessions will be held at Hancock County Technical Center in Ellsworth.  After the labs are complete 40 hours of clinical will follow on Wednesdays during the daytime hours. 

CNA Plus also offers BLS, CPR & First Aid, Digital Literacy Certification and a WorkReady credential. 

Interested students can begin on the Northstar Digital Literacy anytime, which is recommended.  Here's a link to our CNA Information Session Material

Please call 664.7110, email adultedinfo@ellsworthschools.org we will make an appointment for you to meet with our student advisor or register you for an upcoming CNA Information Session. 

This course is free for Maine residents who plan to work at a facility in Hancock County. It is funded by a Strengthen Maine's Workforce Grant offered by the State of Maine. 

The Early Childhood Education Micro-Credential is a package of courses and certificates designed to prepare you for an entry level position in a childcare setting.  This credential will allow you to apply for a job with confidence by gaining the knowledge and skills to work with children as well as the employability and digital skills required for success on the job.

The components of the program include:

• Northstar Digital Literacy Certification
• WorkReadyTM Credential
• Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid & CPR Certification
• Communication for the Early Childhood Professional
• A menu of self-paced online courses covering early childhood development, communicating with families, the importance of play, curriculum
• an in-person internship at a local childcare center. 

These courses are being offering on Wednesdays from February through  June.  

For more information about this program, please call 664.7110, email adultedinfo@ellsworthschools.org, or text 207.613.6460, and we will make an appointment for you to meet with our student advisor (in person or on ZOOM). 

Google Tasks is a little known feature of Google Suites. The tasks can be linked with calendar events, emails and other Google features that really assist with efficiently working through your to-do list, without losing track of what you need to get done. This is an in-peson class.

You’ll need a Gmail account for this workshop, and will need to know your account username and password.  It’s ideal if you access your Gmail on the web vs. a computer-based program.  If you’re not sure what this means, please contact us and we’ll be glad to assist you!  Google applications are free and are a practical way to learn programs without investing in software.

This class is now available by appointment. Please email us @ adultedinfo@ellsworthschools.org or call 207.664.7110 to schedule a phone or in-person meeting with one of our advisors. 
They will enroll you in the program, and schedule necessary assessments to ensure a smooth transition for your path to college! 

This course is designed to help adults improve their writing, proofreading, editing, and revising to prepare for the general expectations of college English and college writing.  We will cover the basics of grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, paragraph development, and will eventually write effective essays with clear ideas, smooth transitions, and logical support.  We will practice planning, research, prewriting, and organizing our writing.  We will learn to write different types of essays, to properly format them, to cite sources, and to avoid plagiarism. Learning to proofread for punctuation, usage, content, and support will be emphasized.  This is an in-person class with asynchronous work on Schoology, a learning management platform.

Emily Nash brings many years of experience teaching adult education and has strong skills in designing curriculum to meet the real needs of students. She’s respectful and sensitive to the needs of adult learners and is always a good listening ear. She loves to read, and between stints as an adult education teacher, she is a seasonal professional landscaper. Emily is a student advisor, and teaches English, HiSET prep and Multilingual Learners. 

Learn algebra in a fun and relaxed atmosphere including direct instruction, hands-on activities and online learning. To be successful in algebra, you should be somewhat confident in operations with arithmetic.  If you need to brush-up on the basics, we have courses to get you ready for this college prerequisite, high school diploma-level course.  This college pre-requisite course is offered for high school diploma credit.  

Call 664.7110, email adultedinfo@ellsworthschools.org, or text 207.613.6460 to find out about enrolling in this class.  We will make an appointment for you to meet with our student advisor (in person or on ZOOM) so we can tailor math support to meet your needs!  This is an in-person class.   

No class 02/17/25, 04/21/25 or 05/26/25; make-up class, if needed, 06/09/25.

Vanessa loves working with adult learners. She is really easy to be around and makes people extremely comfortable; she even makes learning math and computers fun! She is committed to helping adults discover their strengths, build their confidence, and realize they can accomplish their goals. In her free time, she loves to travel and explore the outdoors. Vanessa teaches math, science, technology, and provides college and career advising.

During these three sessions, you will learn basic accounting principles and how to apply them to setting up QuickBooks Online for a small business or organization.  This is a live, online class using ZOOM.

The design of the course is that you'll attend the class and also do 2-3 hours of work with the software between sessions which greatly enhances your learning.

You will receive a link to a brief pre-assessment with your email receipt.  This will assist the instructor in meeting your goals for the class. 

Val is a lifelong business educator and academic advisor focused on helping enrich and enhance students' educational and life purposes. He is experienced in college management and as an adult educator having taught at Mid-State College and Kennebec Valley Community College. His teaching experience covers over 45 years in the areas of computer applications, accounting, and Quickbooks training workshops.