Earn Your High School Diploma Now!

There has never been a better time to earn your High School Diploma than NOW! With small class sizes and an individualized approach to learning, Maranacook Adult and Community Education offers adult students the perfect learning environment to achieve success! The High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) is now being administered in adult education programs across the state of Maine. The HiSET consists of the following five subtests: Language Arts Reading, Language Arts Writing, Science, Social Studies, and Mathematics. There is NO COST for Maine residents to prepare for and take the HiSET. Local adult education programs provide HiSET testing, preparation materials, pre-tests, and instruction, all at no cost to the learner.

To learn more about our High School Diploma program, please call our Director, Steve Vose, at 685-4923 x1009 for more information.

HiSET pre-testing, test taking strategies and skill building are offered to prepare students for successful completion of the HiSET test. Accommodations are available for people with documented disabilities.

If you are interested in earning a HiSET, call Steve Vose, Adult Ed Director, at 685-4923 ext. 1009 for more information. 

Instructor: Scott Harmon 

Begins: September 2020

Location: MCHS

Registration: Free to diploma and HiSET students 

Maranacook Adult Education and Nicole Cushing (Nicole’s Academy of Driving) offer driver education classes at Maranacook High School for students ages 15 & up in the towns of Augusta, Fayette, Hallowell, Kents Hill, Manchester, Monmouth, Mt. Vernon, Readfield, Wayne, and Winthrop. The class includes 30 hours of classroom instruction and 10 hours of behind the wheel training. Registration forms are available through adult education or may be emailed to you.

Please contact Nicole Cushing at ncushing03@gmail.com or at 207-215-0533 with any questions about the course and registrations.

Instructor: Nicole Cushing - Nicole’s Academy of Driving

Start dates for Fall 2020 classes: 

Monday, September 7, 2020

Monday, October 5, 2020

Monday, November 2, 2020

Monday, December 7. 2020

The course focus is on developing reading and writing skills. You will learn to identify and correct common writing errors, and learn helpful techniques to get your ideas down on paper. We will read short stories, a novel, opinion essays and non-fiction articles. The class will benefit students preparing for the HiSET or college and credit recovery students needing English credits for their high school diploma.

Instructor: Benjamin Bachelder

By appointment

Location: MCHS

Registration: Free to diploma and HiSET students Contact Steve Vose, Adult Ed Director, for enrollment information 685-4923 x1009

This course is designed to provide students not ready for algebra with a strong foundation in basic arithmetic skills. Skills covered include: fractions, decimals, percents, word problems and variables. The goal is that all students pass the Accuplacer in arithmetic.

Call Adult Ed Director, Steve Vose, at 685-4923 x 1009, for more information

Instructor: Scott Harmon

Tuesdays and Thurdays, 5:30-8:30 pm

Begins:September 2020

Location: MCHS

Commercial Driving License (CDL) Class B: Dump Truck or Bus

This class prepares you to meet the Maine DMV Class B driving requirements. The course consists of 42 hrs of classroom instruction to prepare you for the state CDL written and skills exam and 30 hours of one-on-one driving instruction to prepare you for the state road test.

Class fee covers:  class and driving fees, permit fee made payable to Secretary of State, one endorsement (Bus, Tank, or Hazmat), physical examination by certified doctor, one state test (including one use of the vehicle for testing purposes). Additional endorsements of Bus, Tank and Hazmat are $25 each.

Instructor: Nancy Frost

Classes meet on the following dates and times:

Saturdays: September 12 & 26, October 24, November 7, 2020  

Time: 8 am-2:30 pm  

Thursdays: September 17 & 24, October 1,15, 22, & 29, 2020  

Time: 5:45 pm-9 pm

Driving time arranged individually.

Location: PDC, 75 North Road, Readfield

Registration: $2,500

Safety in a Modern World

In this 3 hour course, participants will learn some basic ways to handle everyday situations that have the potential to turn violent. It is not unrealistic to be in a situation where you have to control a scenario involving a family member or friend that has escalated out of hand.  

This course looks to bridge that gap and address what happens in a situation when reasonable force is needed.  A potentially dangerous situation where injuring one of the parties is not necessary, but some level of physical component is likely to be utilized.  Conflict resolution skills will be taught in the form of de-escalation strategies, avoidance, restraining and controlling techniques.

Adults 18 and over are welcome to attend. No prior martial arts experience necessary.

Instructor: Sensei Kevin Webb

Saturday, September 12, 2020

Time: 11 am-2 pm

Location:  Martial Arts Institute, 23 Leighton Rd, Augusta

Registration: $30

The Martial Arts Institute would like to introduce a new class series called... 

"Character through Karate"

The first of the series will focus on GOAL SETTING.

Goal setting is not just about starting from one place to get to another.  It is about the process in between."Goal Setting in Karate" is a class designed for all ages and abilities who wish to learn karate through an intentional step by step process. Goal setting application and strategies will be taught as well as how they can be translated into real life scenarios. 

You are never too old or too young to set goals for yourself. You are never too old or too young to try something new! Come join us, invite your friends and family.  This is a new class designed for you!

This class is for beginner practitioners. All ages and abilities encouraged. Families encouraged!

The Character Education program at the Martial Arts Institute was developed in partnership with Dr. Ron Fish, psychologist and martial arts practitioner. The goal of the program is to demonstrate and articulate how traditional martial arts training can enhance and improve the quality of life of the student both inside and outside of the dojo.  Whether it is for self improvement, our daily interactions with other people or how to handle different life situations, each component of the program is specifically geared to correlate and transform the benefits of traditional martial arts training with every-day life.

This class is Zoom capable in the event large gatherings are not permitted. 

Instructor: Sensei Kevin Webb

3 Tuesdays, 6:30-7:15 pm

Begins: September 15, 2020

Location:  Martial Arts Institute, 23 Leighton Rd, Augusta

Registration: $30