Mt. Desert Island Adult & Community Education
Maine Adult Education Program
Welcome to MDI Adult Education!
Have you always wanted to take an art class? How about financial or technological literacy?
We offer a wide variety of personal enrichment courses. Click on the links below to explore our offerings.
Make this your year!
Whatever new skill or life change you’re dreaming of, there’s a good chance your local Maine adult education program can help you get there.
The National Digital Equity Center offers free, online, interactive technology classes. These classes are held online or in person. Please visit them at digitalequitycenter.org to enroll.
Feb
26
American Sign Language I
This is an in-person, classroom-based course at Mount Desert Island High School. ASL 1 will be an introductory course for students interested in learning ASL. Topics covered will include: the alphabet; vocabulary for greetings, basic conversations, colors, time, and family; as well as an introduction to Deaf Culture. SarahJoy Chaples has been teaching classes and workshops […]
Feb
26
Successful Scholarship Searches and Applications
This is a live, online class. Scholarships can go a long way in helping students cover college costs, but being successful in the scholarship application process can take some work. In this session you’ll learn to build and work your own scholarship application plan. You’ll also learn about and try out different scholarship websites, learn […]
Mar
4
Digital Photography for Newbies
This is a live, online course. Are you still getting to know your digital camera and its features? Here’s an opportunity to learn from an expert in this seminar for beginners! Have your camera ready and learn when and how to use its special features – such as program mode, manual mode, aperture priority and […]
Mar
4
Ukulele for Beginners
This is a live, online class. Learn to play the ukulele! It has never been more popular and you don’t even need to know how to read music! On the uke you can knock out folk music, rock, blues, jazz, pop, country, tunes old and new — even classical music. Duncan Perry, who has taught more than 700 students […]