Next Driver Ed Class begins June 4, 2013 at Winthrop High School

Class begins June 4, 2013, 6-9pm at Winthrop High School.

Area Driving School provides driver education classes that consists of 30 hours classroom instruction and 10 hours of behind the wheel instruction. All of the instuctors are licensed by the State of Maine and certified in First-Aid.  The vehicles are fully insured and inspected by the bureau of Motor Vehicles. Students must be 15 years of age by the first class. You'll need to bring your birth certificate, social security card, corrective lenses (glasses or contacts), blue or black ink pen and paper.

To register for class or for more information, please contact Area Driving school at 207-933-2034 or email admin@areadrivingschool.com.

Posted by Wendy Shoppe  on May 22, 2013 | Read more in: News

Maine Connect ME Technology Initiative

Monmouth/Winthrop Adult Education recently received a Connect ME Technology Grant to help promote the values of broadband internet to our community members. Broadband now covers most all of Maine wherever people have access to a computer and the internet. Money from this grant is enabling our Adult Ed program to now purchase 6 new computers that can handle this vast new world of knowledge and pass it on to people in our area. Soon we will be “up and running”.

 As Adult Ed director, I recently attended a chamber of Commerce meeting where the guest speaker was the head of The Maine Small Business Development Center who talked about the support they lend to our local area. Many area employers were at this meeting and it gave me a sense of what our local economic services provide. As a result, our Adult Ed program now will join the Winthrop Chamber and will be given the opportunity to speak about our grant and begin to make ties with our local businesses.

 Some of the more specific benefits of this grant (called the ConnectME Community Connection) focuses on; high speed broadband internet, online instruction anywhere-anytime, communicate with friends face-to-face, “visit” far off lands, attend performances, find help to build a new business and market your business on line, access health information (including your own medical records) and conduct business with local, state and national government services. It’s all out there for anyone and even if people do not have a computer at home, they can come into our Adult Ed facilities and we will help!

Posted by Wendy Shoppe  on April 11, 2013

Community Connection for High-Speed, Broadband Internet Technical Assistance

Monmouth/Winthrop Adult Education is your Community Connection for information on how you can use Maine’s expanding high-speed, broadband internet connectivity to help you meet education goals, enrich your life, obtain health information, access governmental services and enhance economic and community development. This community education program is presented in cooperation with the Maine Department of Education and the ConnectME Authority. Learn more at www.maine.gov/connectme and check the speed on your internet connection.

  The MARTI project is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act State Broadband Infrastructure Program.                

Posted by Wendy Shoppe  on February 15, 2012 | Read more in: News