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Barre Bootcamp (ZOOM)

$44

with Jenna Chase

Calendar Next available session starts Jan 20, 2025 at 6:15 am
1 additional session on Mar 10, 2025

Barre Bootcamp is a low impact workout that will produce a big burn! Barre combines elements of strength training, Pilates/Yoga and dance. Small movements and many reps will help sculpt and tone muscles you didn’t even know you had! 

Instructor Jenna Chase was a ballet dancer from a young age and when she went to college she fell in love with group fitness classes. She loves how Barre Bootcamp can combine elements of ballet with strength training to give a powerful low impact, total body workout!

Recommended equipment that will be used in class includes: 
- A chair or countertop or something to hold onto
- Light hand weights (3lbs - 5lbs)
- Resistance bands
- Gliding disks (for hardwood floors - or socks or face cloth for carpet floors or use paper plate)
- A bender ball/pilates balls (or equivalent)

Instructor: Jenna Chase

Location: Online via download or Zoom

Dates & Times: Mondays, 6:15 AM - 7 AM 

Session 1 - Mondays, January 20th - March 3rd, 2025 at 6:15 AM - 7:00 AM (No class 2/17)

Session 2 - Mondays, March 10th - April 14th, 6:15 AM - 7:00 AM

Cost: $44

Human Reformer Pilates (ZOOM)

$44

with Jenna Chase

Calendar Next available session starts Jan 22, 2025 at 6:15 am
1 additional session on Mar 12, 2025

A brand new fitness class format that Jenna recently became certified in!  

Human Reformer Pilates is a way to harness the potential of your own body, using it as the ultimate reformer.  With just 1 resistance band, you can capture all the postural, core, and alignment challenges that reformer work is famous for– courtesy of Pilates mat programming that mirrors traditional reformer exercises. 

Equipment that will be used in class includes: 
- A yoga mat
- Flex Cord or 48” resistance band or something equivalent

Instructor: Jenna Chase

Location: Online via download or Zoom

Dates & Times: Wednesdays, 6:15 AM - 7 AM

Session 1 - January 22nd - March 5th, 2025 (No class 2/19)

Session 2 - March 12th - April 16th, 2025 

Cost: $44

Pumped Up Strength (ZOOM)

$44

with Jenna Chase

Calendar Next available session starts Jan 24, 2025 at 6:15 am
1 additional session on Mar 14, 2025

Pumped Up Strength is a new approach to resistance training. Utilizing combination movement patterns in a targeted, rhythmic progression, its superpower is the dynamic integration of upper and lower body movements set to fun music.

The result? A sweat-drenched, functionally efficient workout that will challenge your body in new ways, improve lean muscle mass, and rev your metabolism.

This is one of Jenna's favorite formats to teach as she loves to empower people to feel strong and confident when finishing a workout!  

Recommended equipment that will be used in class includes:
- A set of hand weights anywhere from 5-15lbs.

Instructor: Jenna Chase

Location: Online via download or Zoom

Dates & Times: Fridays, 6:15 AM -7 AM

Session 1 - January 24th - March 7th, 2025 (No class 2/21)

Session 2 - March 14th - April 18th, 2025

Cost: $44

 

Conservation Options for Your Property

$5

with Scott Kunkler

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 19, 2025 at 6 pm

Are you interested in conserving your property into the future? Do you want to ensure that special natural areas or certain uses, such as farming or forestry, won’t be lost to development? Join the Scarborough Land Trust in an informational program discussing the different options available to landowners to protect their properties.

Instructor: Scott Kunkler, Conservation Director, Scarborough Land Trust

Location: Scarborough High School

Dates & Times: Wednesday, March 19th, 2025 6 PM - 8 PM

Cost: $5

Fly Tying with Maine Fly Guys

$75

with Greg LaBonte

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 1, 2025 at 5 pm
2 additional sessions through Apr 15, 2025

These courses on fly tying with educational input on entomology, fisheries, and stream ecology. Learning the skill of fly tying is fun and exciting, but understanding the theory behind why flies are made the way they are, when and where to use them, and why they work adds a new dynamic to the sport of fly fishing! Come join us for one, two, or all three classes to expand your fly fishing horizons!

Class 1 is required if you are a beginner. Class 2 and 3 builds on  basic skills, such as whip finishing or starting your thread.

We will tie two patterns per class:
Session 1 - Streamers - Woolly Bugger and Leech
Session 2 - Nymphs - Frenchie and Pat's Rubber Legs
Session 3 -  Dry Fly and Emerger - Emerging Caddis and Dry Caddis. 

Instructor: Greg LaBonte, CEO of Maine Fly Guys

Session 1 - Tuesday,  April 1st, 2025 at 5 PM - 7 PM

Session 2 - Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 at 5 PM - 7 PM

Session 3 - Tuesday, April 15th, 2025 at 5 PM - 7 PM

Cost: $40 each session OR $75 for all three sessions - includes all materials 

An Introduction to Birds and Birding

$35

with Andrew Mackie

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 8, 2025 at 6 pm

Led by an experienced birder and ecologist, this course will walk you through identifying birds found in Southern Maine. We will cover the different families of birds, habitats, life histories, binoculars, field guides, and more. In addition, we will discuss several natural history and conservation topics related to the world of birds.

This is a two-part evening program followed by a Saturday field trip.

Instructor: Andrew Mackie, Executive Director, Scarborough Land Trust

Location(s): Scarborough High School for Classroom dates (April 8th and 15th) and local Saturday field trip location To Be Announced.

Dates & Times:

Classroom Session - Tuesday, April 8th and 15th, 2025 at 6 PM - 8 PM

Field Trip Session - Saturday, May 3rd, 2025 at 8 AM - 10 AM

Cost: $35

Landscaping 101 – A Mini Course for Beginners

$79

with Amy Witt

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 29, 2025 at 6 pm

Are you a do-it-yourselfer who wants to give your yard a simple makeover or design a new garden?  Do you need to add curb appeal to the house you are getting ready to put on the market?  Or do you simply want to enjoy enhanced beauty in your backyard?

In this class, you will learn how to assess your needs, evaluate your site, come up with a plan, and select the right plants.

Instructor: Amy Witt

Location: Scarborough High School

Dates & Times: Tuesdays, April 29th - May 6th, 2025 at 6 PM - 8 PM

Cost: $79





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