Lifelong Learning for the fun of it.
No tests, no papers, and no grades.
Paul Kando
CSC instructor Paul Kando will give a talk entitled “An Optimist’s Approach to the Climate Crisis.” The talk, sponsored by the Midcoast Green Collaborative and the MIdcoast Outreach and Peace Center, will take place on Tuesday, January 29 from 2-4 pm at the Friends Meeting House, Belvedere Road, Damariscotta. The talk is free and open to the public.
Do you enjoy teaching adults who love to learn?
Do you have an interest in topics that you’d like to share with your friends and neighbors? If so, we invite you to become a member of the Coastal Senior College faculty and our learning community of over 400 members. Our mission is to enrich the lives of seniors through the joy of lifelong learning. CSC is one of 17 members in the Maine Senior College Network (maineseniorcollege.org).
Our 30 plus volunteer faculty include academics, professionals, and knowledgeable instructors who graciously teach classes in the liberal arts and sciences, healthy living and outdoor and hands-on learning to those 50 and older in Lincoln and Knox counties. We invite you to discuss teaching opportunities by contacting the curriculum committee co-chair, Byron Stuhlman, bstuhl@tidewater.net.
Mid-Coast Transportation Options
Lincoln County Fish: LC FISH is a volunteer driving program that works to match Lincoln County residents with drivers at no cost. Please call 350-9808 if you need a ride for any reason. Success is not guaranteed but FISH will do their best to assist you.
Mid-Coast Public Transportation (MCPT) is for everyone! You don’t need to meet any qualifications to use it. Two business days advance notice is required to schedule a ride. For more information on availability and fares, please call 338-4769.
MaineCare offers Non-Emergency Transportation (NET) for eligible members. You may be able to get a ride to your appointment or your ride reimbursed by MaineCare if the appointment is covered by MaineCare and you are eligible for transportation services. Knox and Lincoln Counties are covered by Midcoast Connector. You can call them at: 1-855-930-7900.
Rockland area: Mid-Coast Public Transportation and United MidCoast Charities is now running hourly bus trips between Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport and Walmart in Thomaston on the DASH bus. Check out the ROCKLAND DASH Schedule!
Please do not contact CSC or AMA Rockland Center for further information or to schedule transportation.
Winter 2019 Adventures
Registration begins December 18
First session is January 29
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Click here for information about signing up
With Pick, Axe, & Trowel: The Folk Architecture of America, Aho
Jail, July 4th, and John Brown: Henry Thoreau and Slavery in America, Gordon, FULL
Natura’s Poets, Robinson & Liss
Women in the American Civil War, Mayer
Jewish and Muslim Refugees in Palestine: From the First World War to the Six Day War, Rackmales
War & Peace in the Balkans: Cold War, Ethnic Conflict, & the Return of Russia, Sell, FULL
The Crusades and the Crusader States: Through Christian and Muslim Eyes, Stuhlman, FULL
For the People, by the People: A Revolution in Poetry, Ward & Ward
Games and Spectacles, Winkes, CANCELLED
And the Continuing Groups will continue:
The Challenge of Change, Jon Olsen
Where do Courses Come From?
The Curriculum Committee is responsible for the quality of our classes and is always on the lookout for new instructors with new subjects. Here is the story of one course. If you know someone with expertise and passion for a subject who may be interested in teaching for CSC, please contact a member of the curriculum committee. For more information about teaching for CSC, click here. For a summary of the Curriculum Committee process, please click here.