Cape Elizabeth natives Wayne Brooking, left, and Norm Jordan, members of the Cape Elizabeth Historical Preservation Society, will share stories about Cape history and about familiar and not-so-familiar places around town on a school bus tour planned from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 6. The bus will leave the back of the Community Center at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $10 per rider, and funds raised will benefit CEHPS. Sign-up is required. Call Community Services at 799-2868 to register. Call Jan Reale-Hatem at 799-2457 for more information.
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343 Ocean House Road
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 207-799-2868 |
Cape Elizabeth Community Services
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Summer 2010 Brochure - due in homes around April 1 Click the image to the left to view/download our Summer 2010 Brochure. Signup for adult classes begins Wednesday, April 7. Registration for youth and teen programs begins April 12. Registration for day camp will be held the evening of May 3, and registration times may be drawn at the Community Center April 12-20. See brochure for complete information. (pdf format. Requires Adobe Acrobat) |
As a division of the School Department, Community Services provides a versatile community education program offering educational, cultural, recreational and social enrichment opportunities for a wide segment of the citizenry. A School Board commitment to lifelong learning has resulted in a flexible, comprehensive system for delivering services to meet the changing needs and interests of the community. Program registrations exceed 14,000 annually. It provides an extended school care program servicing more than 100 families. Brochures detailing programs are mailed in September, January, March and April to all residents.
Community Services is located at 343 Ocean House Road, between the High School and the Pond Cove Shopping Center.
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Mon., Tues., Thurs., 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Wed., 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Storm Cancellations
If school during the day is canceled due to inclement weather, classes starting prior to 9 a.m. will be canceled as well. Please check this Web site or call Community Services for information regarding programs starting after 9 a.m. If the weather becomes questionable after the school day, please check program status after 4 p.m. for cancellation
information.
Community Services offers children from kindergarten through fifth grade social, educational and recreational opportunities. Field trips, crafts, specials in art, music and computers along with a daily snack are included in tuition fees. An experienced teacher acts as the program director with other qualified adults and student assistants completing the staff.
'Escapade' mentors help all kids participate in Community Services activities
Escapade is a program offered by the Community Services that matches high school and adult mentors with younger children who could benefit from some assistance in order to successfully participate in extra curricular activities.
Community Services offers many opportunities for your student to be involved in an extra curricular activity. Escapade has trained mentors eager to accompany your student to an activity if he/she might benefit by having a companion or helper. The mentors are trained to encourage the students to be as independent as possible and often merely serve as a help in refocusing the students. The mentors work directly with the specific program director and with you, the parents. The school staff is always available, with your permission, to offer guidance to the mentors as well.
If you would like to request a mentor to help your student have a positive experience in an after-school activity, please call youth program coordinators Leslie Young or Kelly Phinney at Community Services, 799-2868. Also please call if you are wondering if Escapade would be a good match for your student.
Janet
Hoskin, Director
Betty Roker, Administrative Assistant
Cape historians to share stories on bus tour
‘Career Club’ to meet Tuesdays, March 2-16
Community Services will sponsor the “Career Development Job Club,” a three-session class for people dealing with job- change and career-direction issues. Mindy Ruth Novick, a strategic advisor offering career counseling, training, and resume writing, will lead the sessions, set for 6-7:30 p.m.on Tuesdays, March 2, 9, and16, at the Community Center.
The program, which will cost $49, will teach strategies for success in a challenging job market, including how to identify and reposition transferable skills and how to get past companies’ “online gatekeepers.”
Job-seekers will be coached on how to strengthen marketing skills and develop ongoing consulting connections.
Call 799-2868 to register or get more information.
Community Services has adult class openings
Community Services has openings in several adult classes. Three are planned at the Community Center and a fitness class will be held at the Donald L. Richards pool.
Karen Henderson, who manages Ram Island Landscape & Design, will present, “What is an Invasive Plant?” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Henderson will discuss invasive plant vegetation and how the issue has reached the political forefront. The cost will be $14.
Staff members from Youth Alternatives Ingraham in South Portland, which partners with communities and individuals to deliver social services and mental health care, will offer two programs for adults. The first, “How to Foster Self-Esteem and Increase Resiliency in Children,” will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, at a cost of $10. The second, “Dealing with Difficult Behaviors from Toddlers to Teens: A Mandt Systems Approach,” is planned from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, at a cost of $10.
Cape resident Kathy Sheehan’s program, “It Tastes Too Good to Be Healthy!” will include ways to cook while reducing carbohydrates and boosting fiber. Two classes, both featuring cooking demonstrations, recipes, and samples, will be offered, each at a cost of $22. “This Can’t Be Diet” will focus on desserts, sweet treats, and low-carbohydrate baking and will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11. “How to Love Vegetables” will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 11.
Trainer Sarah MacColl will lead a class, “Boot & Suit Camp at the Pool,” in which participants will work on strengthening core and shoulders, improving swimming techniques, and doing interval training with deep-water running and swimming. The class has two sessions: one from 8 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Feb. 2, and another from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Feb. 1. Each sessions is $96.
For information about the classes, call 799-2868. To register, go to the Community Services office in the Community Center, 343 Ocean House Road
Pickup games for adults, open gyms held every week
What will it be tonight? Basketball among high school students and adults? Basketball with fellow “over-40” players? Volleyball?
Cape athletes have a lot of opportunities in pickup games this winter—and a lot of choices, too.
Youth-adult hoops
Community Services is offering open basketball to high school students and adults from 7:45 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at the high school gym at a cost of $4 per session.
Over-40 basketball
An “over-40” hoops program is held from 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesday nights through April 14 at the middle school gym. Cape residents pay $4, and nonresidents $5.
Volleyball
Pickup volleyball games happen from 7:45 to 10 p.m. on Wednesdays through May 26 in the high school gym at a cost of $4 for Cape residents and $5 for nonresidents.
Open gyms
Open gyms, where families and athletes, young and old, can play indoor soccer, shoot hoops or play pass, are offered from 2:45 to 4:45 p.m. on Sundays through March 28 in the high school gym. Students pay $1, and adults pay $2.
Call 799-2868 for more information.
Monthly composting workshops through May
Expert composters and members of the Cape Elizabeth High School Environmental Club are presenting a series on composting.
In the course, which meets11-1 p.m. Saturdays through May, participants have an opportunity to learn how to make Bokashi, hot, or worm compost systems, rent units, or buy composters. Cape resident Kate Williams-Hewitt, a veteran composter, will lead the series, which will also include guest speakers.
“This is meant to educate the public about home composting choices, as well as remind people that anything that does not go into the hopper saves the town money in transportation fees,” Williams-Hewitt said.
Sessions are planned Jan. 16, Feb. 13, March 20, April 17, and May 8 at the Community Center. Each workshop costs $20 per person or family. Call Community Services at 799-2868 to register.
Newsletter details upcoming senior events
Adults 55 years old and up can receive regular newsletter updates in the mail about a wide range of adult activities offered at the Community Center throughout the year, including luncheons, trips, theater performances, exercise programs, art classes, card playing, and more.
To get on the mailing list, residents pay $8 and nonresidents pay $10.
Call 799-2868 for more information.
Indoor walking for seniors mornings at Community Center Tuesdays, Thursdays
Community Services’ indoor walking program for senior citizens is under way Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the Community Center. Seniors can drop in any time between 8 and 9 a.m. to walk at any pace and for any length of time.
Although there is no fee, participants are asked to sign in at the front desk and to bring walking shoes or sneakers to change into before walking.
For more information, call Community Services at 799-2868.