This course is offered through our partner Ed2Go. Reigstration and payment is made directly to Ed2Go. You can read more about this course and to register by going to: https://www.ed2go.com/telstar/online-courses/constitutional-law/

This course examines the United States Constitution, its development and its importance in all aspects of judicial decisions.

This course breaks down the Bill of Rights and the Amendments as incorporated into constitutional cases that impact major legislation.

In addition, you will learn the concepts of due process, equal protection and the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

Topics will include:

I. Introduction

II. Powers

III. Article II

IV. State Powers

V. Bill of Rights

VI. Article III

VII. Rights and liberties

VIII. Equal Protection

IX. 1st Amendment

The course is offerred to WMSC members only. If you would like to learn more about becoming a member, please go to: https://sad44.coursestorm.com/category/membership

Feet are our foundation. Our toes, at the peripheral edge of our feet, help translate information to our body, informing balance, flexibility, happiness...Toes and feet are often neglected parts of us, and often a source of pain. This interactive class will be grounded in the latest sciences of fascia, body mobility, and health practices. 

Taught by Janet Willie, LMT, LPN, who is a licensed massage therapist, serving our Bethel Community since 1991. Janet has been consistent with continued education, with fascia at the center of her 34 years of study, practice, and experience. 

This class is being taught at Cafe DiCocoa's on Main St. in Bethel.

Tuesday, April 29th

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m

***NEW CLASS*** 

Get ready for our spring visitors early!!!

  Join Debbie Brown and learn what essential oils will help keep those pesky  Maine mosquitoes and ticks away! This tincture is made safe for you and the environment using natural ingredients. Each student will make and bring home an 8 ounce spray bottle of the  Insect Repellant.

Research has found that playing games online has benefits for mental health, such as improvingmemory, enhancing cognitive skills and helping focus. In this class we will visit several great siteswith a wide variety of fun games.

Requirmements;

No devices are required but a device that can connect to the interent may be useful. 

When: May 1

Time: 11:00-noon

Where: Telstar Adult Education

NEW DATE: Thursday, May 1st  from 4:30-6:00 p.m. 

February is American Heart Month. To Your Health is pleased to host its popular annual heart-health educational program presented by Dr. Daniel van Buren, FACC, Director of Cardiovascular Medicine at the New England Heart Institute at Androscoggin Valley Hospital of Berlin, NH.

A resident of Bethel and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Dr. van Buren will discuss recent advances in cardiovascular medicine.

Popular and well-respected on this subject, Dr. van Buren returns for the 11 th year, having presented a broad range of topics to the community over the past decade including Women and Heart Disease, Facts about Cholesterol, Atrial Fibrillation, Congestive Heart Failure, Valvular Heart Disease and more.

This year’s topic, entitled “Recent Advances in Cardiovascular Medicine,” will provide up-to-date information about new developments in the field. Following the program, Dr. van Buren will address questions from the audience and the program will conclude with an expression of gratitude and honorary recognition for Dr. van Buren’s decade of service to the community.

Dr. van Buren has been a member of the Androscoggin Valley Hospital Board of Directors since 2014, having joined the medical staff there in 2010. He received his Doctor of Medicine from Ross University School of Medicine, and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine, and Adult Echocardiography.

Now in its 19 th year, To Your Health, in collaboration with Western Mountains Senior College, the Bethel Family Health Center, and MSAD#44 Continuing Education, has been providing free health education programs to the Bethel area communities.

For more information, please contact MSAD#44 at 207-824-2136 X1340 or email wmsc@sad44.org

When: Thursday, May 1st. 

Time: 4:30-6:00 p.m.

Where: West Parish Congregational Church, 32 Church St. Bethel, Maine

How you breathe influences how you feel. 

Lay essential foundations for developing a safe, effective home practice. 

Learn different breathing exercises and how to apply them in real life.

Guided breathwork practice.  

This course can help you: 

- Reset and calm your nervous system

- Relieve stress & anxiety

- Restore quality sleep

- Improve attention & focus

- Increase energy levels

Please bring a yoga mat, comfortable clothing, and a light stomach. 

T.J. Farnum is a Breathwork Coach and a Registered Respiratory Therapist.

**Participants can attend all four sessions, or drop-in attendance is available at $15/session, payable at the time of the class. 

When: Mondays, starting May 5th-June 2, for four weeks. (No class May 26th)

Where: Telstar High School

Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Tuition: $60 

**POPULAR CLASS**

Erin is a former teacher of Deaf students in Vermont and loves to share this beautiful language with others. This class is geared towards new and beginner signers.  We will go over some basics of the language,  learn the alphabet and progress to short conversations.

4 Weeks

Wednesdays: May 7-28

Time: 4:15-5:30

Tuition: $50

   Using old books, and your senses, letting your eyes and fingers finding the words, you will find poetry hidden within. Starting with a single page or two, you will individually use words found on these pages to compose short poetry, which you will then share with each other. 

   With this beautiful way to upcycle, you will create a very uniqie poem and learn to see the old books you in your posession in a new way. Old books to reuse will be provided. 

   Pat Little will instruct this class for WMSC at the Whitman Memorial Library. This class is free and open to the public. You do NOT have to be a member of WMSC to participate in this class. Please register here on course storm. 

When: May 9th

Time: 1:00-2:30 p.m.

Where: Whitman Memorial Library

Tution: FREE