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Windham/Raymond Adult Education



Enrichment

Take Fabulous Photos of Flora and Fauna in your World (Start Anytime!)

$38

with BoomerTECH Adventures

Calendar Current session started Sep 1, 2023

Explore how to take beautiful photos of flowers, plants, and wildlife. Four easy-to-follow videos demonstrate and give examples of each of the topics: Using focus, exposure and HDR features to capture the beauty of your surroundings; avoiding blurry images; composing your images; and editing options that turn so-so images into stunning images. Build your repertoire of photographic strategies. This course is made for you if you want to learn to use your camera or significantly upgrade your skills and abilities.

Taking Awesome Pictures with your iPhone/iPad (Start Anytime!)

$38

with BoomerTECH Adventures

Calendar Current session started Sep 1, 2023
1 additional session on Jan 1, 2024

This is a step-by-step guide to taking beautiful photos, appropriate for novice photographers and anyone who wants to upgrade their photography skills. Learn to take photos, portraits, slo-motion, panos, and more. Discover camera settings for proper focus and exposure, High Dynamic Range, and picture composition.

Open Enrollment - Start anytime!

 

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Pre-College Reading and Writing-WRAE

Free

with Jessica Trimmer

Calendar Current session started Sep 5, 2023 , runs for 16 weeks

Would you like to improve your reading and writing skills to be college ready? Let’s focus on preparing for reading and writing at the college level. Written work and readings will be analyzed and assessed in one-on-one sessions with the instructor. We will practice comprehension skills and reading strategies to understand college texts. In addition, we will write short essays from various rhetorical modes and learn how to edit our writing by applying the conventions of grammar and mechanics.

Various dates and times - by appointment; WRAE LC; FREE

World of Work Inventory (WOWI) Career Assessment

Free

with Jessica Trimmer

Calendar Current session started Sep 5, 2023
1 additional session on Jan 9, 2024

Do you need some help finding the career path that is right for you? You need a career assessment that measures more than one aspect of who you are. WOWI(World of Work Inventory) does just that. This comprehensive assessment will consider your skills, interests, and workstyle to help you find the career for which you are best suited! Our Career Advisor will meet with you one-on-one to assess your results and help you plan your next steps!

Registering for WOWI will put you in contact with Coordinator, Jessica Trimmer. She will be in touch!

Various dates and times - by appointment; WRAE LC; FREE

Evening Indoor Walking Program

$14

with Thomas Nash

Calendar Current session started Sep 18, 2023 at 3 pm, runs for 14 weeks

Are you looking for a dry, safe, and well-lit place to walk? Join us for a healthy way to keep fit. A walking clinic will kick off the program providing information on techniques, proper stretching, goal setting, and record keeping. Info night for new participants is Tuesday, 1/16 from 5:30-6:30 pm in the high school cafeteria. No need to attend if you have previously participated in the walking program. Families are welcome to walk from 3:00-8:00 pm after the intro night. The nominal fee covers the entire semester! Kids are free.
February 19-23, April 15-19 no walking available.

 

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Basic Drawing from Life

$59

with Patrick Corey

Calendar Current session started Nov 30, 2023 at 6 pm, runs for 4 weeks

Ever wondered how artists draw what they see? In this basic drawing course we will create artwork by observing still life objects. Topics discussed will include light, tone, composition, techniques for pencil and wash drawing, form, and art supplies. A suggested supply list will be provided.

 

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Full Course
Porch Sign Painting
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Porch Sign Painting

$50

with Gabrielle Lovi

You have seen these tall wood signs propped up on people’s front entrances. Now you can make them yourself. These signs are 48” tall and 9.5” wide. You get to choose ahead of time your stencil design with many seasonal and holiday designs to choose from and your projects background paint/stain color. When you arrive to class you get to do all the fun stuff. There will be a lot of paint colors to choose from to make your project your own. The class is instructor-led, so you will have the experience of Gabrielle to guide you along the way. Learn how to avoid those nasty bleeds on your project and stencil with confidence. When you leave, you take home that evening a beautiful project.

Choose from these stencil designs!

Materials fee of $20 (cash please) is payable to the instructor at class.

 

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Christmas Spectacular in NYC
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Christmas Spectacular in NYC

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with Nancy Dorrans

Calendar Next session starts Dec 1, 2023

We’re so excited to offer this fun-filled weekend in New York City. The radiant Radio City Music Hall® is decked out for the season and the Rockettes® shine like never before in a breathtaking new number that transforms Radio City into a glistening winter wonderland. Share in the joy with Santa, the Nutcracker and the unforgettable Living Nativity. No one does it better than the Radio City Christmas Spectacular where “Every Moment is Magic!”

Highlights include:
•Coach transportation (Portland to NYC and back)
•2 nights at the Hotel Belvedere in Times Square
•Friday 7 pm Rockettes Holiday Spectacular
•Free time to explore (on your own or with tour leader)
•Optional tours & show tickets available
•Hotel taxes, fees and baggage handling.

Rates-per person*
$769 – Quad rate – 4 people / 2 beds;
$829 – Triple rate – 3 people / 2 beds;
$979 – Double – 2 people / 1 bed;
$989 – Double – 2 people / 2 beds;
$1399 – Single room – 1 bed.

*based on a minimum of 25 passengers to guarantee departure! Final payment is due on or before October 12, 2023. See website for cancellation policy and travel insurance, and tipping recommendations, baggage info and CDC health guidelines.

Registration link to Adventure Marketplace

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