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Five Town CSD Adult & Community Education

Maine Adult Education Program

General Enrichment

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Women’s Only Defensive Pistol Fundamentals

with Alice Bean Andrenyak

Apr
7

April 7th to 14th, 2025

$125 More Info
Over two weeks, in a safe environment, you will learn the mindset and skills to protect yourself and others both with and without a firearm. You will learn or review the basics of handling a firearm and then about self defense. Learn the difference between accurate target shooting and defensive shooting. Practice will be inside the classroom using SIRT pistols (laser only shooting pistols) but you will be seriously challenged. Holsters and special clothing will be used. A $35 textbook is included. No firearms are to be brought to class. This course meets Concealed Carry Permit application requirements. A semi-private two-hour range lesson is arranged with the instructor at a separate cost and time.
Waiting list available
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Sea Kayak and Hike Historical Malaga Island

with Alice Bean Andrenyak

May
28

May 28th, 2025

$135 More Info

NEW ADDED CLASS!

Sea kayak to mysterious Malaga Island where indigenous people summer camped and where there was a colony in the late 1800s that was evicted by the state of Maine. We'll meet at 8:15 AM at a public boat launch, get outfitted for our paddling trip, and go over safety rules and basic strokes. We'll paddle 1.5 miles to Malaga Island, always on the lookout for harbor seals, gulls, great blue herons, snowy egrets, sea ducks, ospreys, and possibly bald eagles. After landing, we'll hike the 1.2-mile-trails of the island, stopping at the southern tip to eat the lunch/snacks each of us brought from home. After finishing our hike, we'll paddle back, returning around 2 PM. You must bring: a very small backpack with your lunch, snacks, extra clothing layers, two twenty- to twenty-two-ounce bottles of water and possibly a change of shoes for hiking. If you are unable to walk unaided over tree roots and rocks, do not book this trip. All paddling gear—kayaks, life jackets, and paddles—is provided for this beginner-friendly tour.

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Upgrade Your Canoe and SUP Skills

with Alice Bean Andrenyak

Apr
12

April 12th, 2025

$79 More Info

This one-day, on-water workshop covers canoeing and SUP skills that everyone ought to know but doesn't. Learn how to transport canoes and SUPs properly; how to launch and recover; strokes for tandem and solo canoe paddling and SUPing. Learn rescues, especially after capsizing. You will go swimming, so you are required to wear a wetsuit or drysuit to participate. Limited suit rentals are available with advanced notice. You must bring: your own lunch; canoe; paddle; life jacket; and enthusiasm. SUPs will be provided. Limited canoe rentals are available with advanced notice.

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Upgrade Your Sea Kayak Skills

with Alice Bean Andrenyak

Apr
26

April 26th, 2025

$79 More Info

This one-day, on-water workshop will teach you: proper transport of a sea kayak; strokes for most efficient paddling in different conditions; proper boat launch etiquette; safety on the water; where you should and shouldn't paddle; using a chart while paddling; common rescues and tows. There will be capsizing involved so you are required to wear a wetsuit or drysuit to participate. Limited rentals are available with advanced notice. You must bring: your own lunch; sea kayak at leat 14' long with two bulkheads; paddle; life jacket; bilge pump; paddle float; and enthusiasm.

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Weather for Outdoor Enthusiasts

with Alice Bean Andrenyak

Apr
9

April 9th, 2025

$35 More Info

We're spending more time outside and that is good. Learn how to integrate weather forecasts and your own reading of weather signs to plan ahead and best manage your outdoor activities—walking, biking, hiking, camping,paddling, boating, playing, and exercising. Learn from a Master Maine Guide and Total Weather Spotter. Course is presented via Zoom.

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Understanding Constitutional Carry and Legal Use of Force

with Alice Bean Andrenyak

Apr
15

April 15th, 2025

$35 More Info

This three-hour course is for firearm owners and non-owners. You will learn what to do when you see an attack or if you are attacked and respond with force. You will learn how to contact the first responders, how prosecutors might view what you did, rules about concealed carry in the US and Maine, and various ways to protect yourself without using a firearm. Part 2 of a 2-part series but can be taken separately.