If you want a chance to build your basic digital literacy skills, this program is for you. We start with an online assessment, recommendations for instruction, and then finally certificates. The initial assessments and learning modules can be done from home or on-site.

Topics are broad ranging (i.e. Internet basics, using email, Windows, Mac, MS Office, Google Docs, Social Media, Information Literacy, Telehealth, and more.

You can earn certificates by taking proctored exams on-site and remotely as staffing allows. 

Call us at 207.664.7110 to schedule an initial appointment to learn more about the program. 

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.

Sewing has become a lost art for most people.  Some sewing such as hemming, repairing tears and replacing buttons can save you a lot of time and money if you do it yourself. 

Join us to learn the basics. You'll learn the tools and techniques while making your own sewing kit, including sewing on buttons and snaps, repairing a rip in your jeans, or fixing a hole in your shirt. You'll also learn to hem pants and a skirt, and fix a separated zipper or broken zipper pull.  Supplies will be provided.  This is an in-person class.

This class isn't free.  We are hoping to bring this course to our community so we are gauging the interest.  Please register here if you'd like to be alerted when the schedule and pricing is established.

Are you thinking about going on an outdoor trip this summer with family or friends? Are you planning on being a trip leader for a camp or guide service? Are you interested in knowing how to take care of someone if they were hurt in the backcountry? This is a perfect course for someone who would like to get a basic level of first aid training. The Wilderness First Aid is a 16-hour hands-on course. It will provide a comprehensive look at the standards and skills of dealing with:

• response and assessment
•  musculoskeletal Injuries
• environmental emergencies
• survival skills
• soft tissue injuries
• medical emergencies.

This course includes 16-hours in class sessions, out of class reading, and a final exam. It can include a 2-hour CPR course. Course includes SOLO Wilderness First Aid book, Wilderness First Aid Map, 2-year WFA Certification

We are gauging interest in this class.  The likely schedule will be the last weekend in September.  If you register here, we will contact you when the logistics for the course are finalized. 

NOTE:  This class is not free -  we don't have a price for it. We are hoping to bring this class to our community if there is sufficient interest.  Sign up here if you want to be alerted if we bring the course to Ellsworth and when the schedule and price are determined. 

This 72-80 hour Wilderness First Responder Course  provides an in depth look at the skills and standards of the following • response and assessment • musculoskeletal injuries • environmental emergencies • survival skills • soft tissue injuries • medical emergencies.  This is an intensive first aid course designed for participants that are working in a position of leadership in an outdoor setting such as Maine guides, backcountry leaders, ski patrollers or raft guides.  If you are a current EMT you may receive continuing education credits. Once you receive your WFR certification you may take the steps to become certified as a Wilderness EMT.  The course includes SOLO Wildcare - Working in Less Than Desirable Conditions and Remote Environment textbook, 3-year WFR Certification, and 2-year CPR certification.

Note: to receive certification, participants must pass written and practical exams.

Ellsworth Adult & Community Education is hosting this class offered by the National Digital Equity Center (NDEC).  In order to register directly with NDEC use the link below.  

What does it mean to "Cut the Cord"? It's about canceling cable or satellite services and being able to watch television shows online, as well as options that would allow you to get rid of your landline. This class will not only show you the wide variety of options out there, but also teach you some tools to decide if cutting the cord is right for you.  No devices are required, just bring yourself.  This is an in-person class.

To register for this course directly with NDEC, go to:  https://digitalequitycenter.org/classes/class/cutting-the-cord-getting-tv-phone-services-over-the-internet/?instance_id=5395

Improve your flexibility, strength, balance and posture as you move in and out of a variety of yoga poses. All levels are welcome. Leave class feeling rejuvenated and relaxed. This is an in-person class, designed as a drop-in class and, for the $90 registration fee, you may attended a total of 8 classes January through April. The class meets on Wednesday and Friday mornings, 10:00a-11:00a. We hope you will like the convenience of this arrangement. This is a new format for us and for Molly, so if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at 664-7110!  This is an in-person class.