Adult ed can light up your night life

Light up your nightlife this Fall with Laconia Adult Education, invites Mrs. Peggy Selig, Program Director. Laconia Adult Education kicks off a new season of exciting enrichment courses. Water Yoga, Welding, Quilting In “8" Weeks, Spanish, Machine Tool Basics, Tai Chi, French, Water Color Painting, Ball Room Dancing, Chair Caning, Dog Obedience and Computer classes are just a few of the courses offered for the Fall Semester 2007. Enrichment classes are scheduled to begin the week of September 24, 2007. Laconia Adult Education truly offers something for everyone, notes Mrs. Peggy Selig, Program Director.

You can prepare for the SAT or the GED Exams, attend Laconia Academy to get your high school diploma, or enjoy an evening Wine Tasting Seminar with Hors D’oeuvres. Take a “FREE” seminar on learning how to make smart investments in stocks, bonds and mutual funds and learn how to make informed decisions in planning for retirement. Enroll in a Reiki, Meditation or a Pilates 101 class. Take the stress out of your life with Tai Chi and Yoga classes for relaxation and pain reduction. Be adventurous and try your hand at Knitting for Beginners, or Fly Tying. Learn Sign Language or how to speak Italian, German, Spanish or try your hand at Oil Painting or Drawing, How to Design your own Wedding Cake, or learn how to make Simply Sweet and Fancy Deserts. Take off pounds while enjoying Ballroom, Line or Swing Dancing classes.

Take a class in Welding Basics: Arc, Gas & Tig or sign up for a Mig Welding Class. Machine Tool classes are offered in order to learn basic manual machine shop skills using mills and lathes. A Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) Introduction class is also offered for people in the machine tool trade. Find out about the benefits of Meditation, Reiki, Tai Chi and Yoga. Define and Improve your life with Feng Shui. Delight in learning how to improve your Digital and Photoshop Photography skills in order to enhance the quality of your photos.

Algebra, Chemistry, Human Biology & Lab or Algebra II/Geometry are all available for pre-nursing students. Learn how to use Microsoft Word, Excel or Computer Basics for the computer illiterate and an Introduction to Blogging and YouTube. Curious about your dreams and nightmares? Find out what they can tell you and become part of a dream sharing group. Have fun in Water Yoga, Woodworking, or Mahjohgg Made Easy. Enroll in a mini seminar on Holistic Roots to Healthy Living with Lifestyle Choices with Brian Paterson, ND or learn about Acupuncture, Herbs and Holistic Medicine in addition to a one-night Reiki seminar. A FREE Seminar on Estate, Wills, Trusts & Guardianship Planning is offered by Atty. Scott McGuffin. Thinking about starting a small business? Enroll in Accounting Basics. Learn to train your dog in a Basic or Advanced Dog Obedience class that will help fill leisure evening hours productively. Learn about Herbal Medicine and Homeopathy with Katherine

Cranford, ND.

Learn to speak, read, write and understand English for those individuals living in the Lakes Region from a foreign country. The classes are FREE and meet Tuesday & Thursday from 6:30-9:00 p.m. for ten (10) weeks. Learn to speak and understand English in a friendly environment. If you know of someone who needs ESOL help, please call the Adult Education Office at 524-5712.

A high school diploma enables one to get a job promotion, enlist in the military service, get a pay increase, and improve one’s sense of self-esteem and personal self-worth. Laconia Academy, the adult high school diploma program, enables anyone wishing to return to the classroom at night, the chance to get a high school diploma. Classes run from 6:00-9:00 p.m., Monday - Thursday nights. A high school transcript from the last school attended is necessary. Credit is given for those courses successfully passed. Life experience credits are also given for work and military experience. Laconia Academy is also approved for anyone eligible for Veterans’ Benefits.

Laconia Academy also enables In-School Youths, lacking the proper number of credits to graduate in June 2008 with their class. Permission is needed from the principal of the sending school in order for an in-school youth to enroll at Laconia Academy. Credits for courses successfully passed at Laconia Academy will be transferred back to the day program prior to the June graduation date.

Laconia Savings Bank, in conjunction with their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Plan, is providing limited Scholarship help to residents of Laconia, Gilford, Meredith, Moultonborough and Center Harbor, wishing to attend Laconia Academy and get a High School Diploma or a GED Certificate. Financial need must be demonstrated.

Statistics show that one out of seven adults in New Hampshire does not have a high school diploma. You are not alone. 1,041 Lakes Region adults have earned their high school diploma through Laconia Academy. Everyone knows how important an education is. Do something special and treat yourself to a more successful career by earning a high school diploma. Laconia Academy gives Lakes Region residents a second chance to go back to school and earn a high school diploma so that no one is left behind. Call 524-5712 to set up an appointment to enroll in classes for the Fall Semester 2007.

Adult Basic Education Classes help adults to improve their basic math and reading skills in a classroom setting. The Adult Math and Reading Clinics emphasize basic math competencies and reading comprehension skills. It helps adults feel more competent in being able to meet their personal, vocational and family obligations by improving their life coping survival skills. Classes are FREE and meet from 6:30-9:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Limited transportation is also available.

The High School Equivalency (GED) Preparation classes are due to start on Monday, September 24 from 6:30-9:00 p.m. and Tuesday, September 25 and Thursday, September 27 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. for a 10-week semester. The GED Exam offers adults a quick way to gain a secondary completion. It is a GED Certificate and not a diploma. A GED Certificate enables you to attend a Vocational-Technical College. The GED Exam is given by appointment only. You must be 18 years of age or older and out of school to be eligible to take the GED Exam. Anyone under the age eighteen must obtain a waiver from the NH Department of Education in order to be able to take the GED Exam. Information can be obtained by calling the Laconia Adult Education Office at 524-5712.

The Adult Tutorial Program for Belknap County helps non-reading adults learn to read, write, and do simple mathematical computations needed for everyday life. The Tutorial Program also needs tutors who are willing to help people learn to speak, read and write English as a second language. Volunteer tutors are needed to work on a one-to-one basis with adult students who cannot read and need to learn to speak English. There is no pressure in the Tutorial Program. There are no grades involved. The Tutorial Program is always on the lookout for adults who need help with reading or adults who are unable to read. Perhaps you know of a relative, friend, or someone you work with who can’t read or needs to speak English. Call 524-5712 and make a referral. All information is strictly confidential. In 2007 there is no need for people to be embarrassed because they can’t read or speak English. Help is only a phone call away.

Light up your nightlife this fall with Laconia Adult Education. Life-long learning and continuing education enables one to enrich leisure hours. Laconia Adult Education offers a wide variety of enriching opportunities for everyone in the community. Call

524-5712 or stop by the Adult Education Office in Room #108 at Laconia High School.