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Understanding Debits & Credits

$195

with LERN U Got Class

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 1, 2024 , runs for 4 weeks
1 additional session on Jun 3, 2024

This is an online course.

In this course, you will learn about the accounting equation and the five categories involved in every business (Assets, Liabilities, Owner’s Equity, Revenue and Expenses). Every financial transaction falls into one or more of these categories. Learn how to create a chart of accounts that meet the needs of your business. You will learn how double entry bookkeeping works and the process of recording debits and credits. This course will show you how to identify, analyze and record transactions using journal entries under the cash basis accounting method.

For full details, see  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfs/Sanford

SCAEcertificate

Video Marketing

$245

with LERN U Got Class

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 1, 2024 , runs for 4 weeks
1 additional session on Jun 3, 2024

This is an online course.

Sight, sound, and motion are much more compelling than static words on a page. Video is very hypnotic and it quickly speeds up the “know, like and trust,” factor with your audience. In this course, you will discover how to use simple online videos to quickly bond with your viewer, drive traffic to your website, boost business, and build brand awareness. Find out how to shoot simple, effective videos without costly fancy equipment or savvy technical skills.  Discover the secrets to creating content that commands attention.  Learn how to dominate Google and YouTube with your video and to strategically use YouTube to market your business 24/7 -- even while you sleep. 

For full details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

SCAEcertificate

Word Level Grammar

$145

with LERN U Got Class

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 1, 2024 , runs for 4 weeks
1 additional session on Jun 3, 2024

This is an online course.

Get reacquainted with the parts of speech. Don't worry! There's no painful memorizing involved. With these fundamentals in your back pocket, you'll learn how to choose the right word from pairs that sound alike but have very different meanings. 

Then you'll learn about subjects and predicates, the very foundation of sound sentence structure. You will build a grammar vocabulary and discover the value of using a dictionary as an everyday grammar research tool.

For full details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

 

Writing News and Press Releases

$195

with LERN U Got Class

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 1, 2024 , runs for 4 weeks
1 additional session on Jun 3, 2024

This is an online course.

Being able to write a good news story, press release or publicity notice is a skill that can set you apart in the workplace. Getting the word out is an essential activity for every organization. Acquire the skills good journalists have and learn how to craft a news story, press release, or publicity notice that will get attention.

For full details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

SCAEcertificate

Digital Photography

$40

with Frank Casper

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 1, 2024 at 7 pm, runs for 4 weeks

Fundamentals of beginner photography.  Come learn the basics of digital cameras from an experienced photographer.

Drawing Nature Up Close

$70

with Evelyn Nitzberg, SWA

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 2, 2024 at 5:30 pm, runs for 4 weeks

As a Gray Whale Census Biologist and Biological Illustrator I look closely, observe, and transfer what I see onto a two-dimensional surface.  The more we look deeply, the more we notice, the more information we can transfer and express.  Apply the Elements, Line, Shape, Value, and Texture to Draw what you see.  Use a magnified glass and your power of observation to draw natural objects.

Materials Fee:  $25 (If you have not taken her classes before).

(If you have taken her class before, bring your supplies and your Materials Fee is $10)

Watercolors for Beginners

$60

with Judy Gaudet

Calendar Next session starts Apr 3, 2024 at 3:30 pm, runs for 5 weeks
1 additional session on Apr 3, 2024

Learn and practice watercolor techniques by painting four subjects designed to present a variety of painting challenges.  This course is intended for persons with little or no previous art experience.  Both new and returning students are welcome.

A $5 material fee is payable to the instructor at the first class.

First night of class is strictly for beginners.  (Students that have not taken her class before).  Then seasoned students will start the following week.

Limited seating. 

7 Secrets to Mindful Organization - How to Plan, Prioritize & Take Action to Save Time, Energy & Resources

$45

with Roz Applebaum

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 3, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Are you experiencing challenges in prioritizing and planning?  Do you routinely lose important items?  Do you find yourself always rushing and pressed for time?  Are you neglecting your purpose, your interests, your family, self-care, or something else you truly value?  Do you have piles of clutter?  Are you overwhelmed? I challenge you to move out of your comfort zone and gain a new awareness that empowers you to transform chaos and disorder into mindful organization and uncover behavior patterns and routines that contribute to disorganization.  Replace old habits with previous techniques that give you a new-found freedom to be more productive, effective, peaceful, and joyful.

  • Learn practical list writing and management skills to complete daily activities on time, build action plans, and achieve your long-term visions and dreams.
  • Apply proven scheduling techniques to organize your life - effectively using the calendar & other planning tools.
  • Break down big projects into manageable segments and create a new list of actions in prioritized order.
  • Create a plan to clear physical, mental, and digital spaces to implement new ideas, routines, activities, plans, goals & aspirations.
  • Find time wasters to add more minutes and hours to your day to do the things you love.
  • Transform haphazard thinking and behaviors into organized thoughts and meaningful activities

 

Roz Applebaum is a 30-year veteran of the conference industry and a successful life coach.  Juggling speakers, hotel logistics, audiovisual, attendee demands, and a myriad of other conference details demands strong organizational skills.  Today, Roz helps her coaching clients apply organizational skills to their daily lives to achieve short-and long-term goals while maintaining an ideal life balance.  Roz lives in Southern Maine where she dabbles in various art projects, walks the beach daily with her labrador retriever Conway, and engages extensively with her community, friends, and family.  She still has time to travel, go to the theater, and practice healthy self-care utilizing her core principles of planning, prioritizing, and actioning.





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