Did you miss it! Here is your chance to see Thelia Schnaufer as she explains “The Genius of the Aeneid Book1”
Did you see Dr. Beal’s conversation on the Downeast Institute and “The Future of Shellfish in the Gulf of Maine”? Here’s your opportunity to view this wonderful presentation. Share this with your friends.
Did you miss the presentation on the “Sinking of the SS Connaught” – The Greatest Maritime Rescue in History? Join maritime historian, Taylor Zajonc, as he tells this exciting story of the SS Connaught and its recent discovery.
Our Winter-Spring 2025 session has started so check out the courses we have posted and see if there is something that is of interest to you.
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It’s time to Renew / Sign Up for your SSC Membership for the 2024-2025 Season – Just Click Here!
It’s time for you to renew your Membership for the 2024-2025 season or, if you’re not a member, to join SSC – and the cost is still only $25.00! Membership for the year begins with our summer session on June 1st and runs to May 31st, 2025. This gives you all the summer classes for free during that time while you only pay the base cost for all other classes with books and/or supplies covered by SSC. You can select your Membership at the same time you are registering for any of our exciting programs – just make sure that you have selected your 2024 Membership before you checkout. **Please note that to take a class for free the $25 membership fee for the 2024-2025 year must be paid unless otherwise stated.
If you want to register for your Membership but you’re not ready to enroll in any of our stimulating classes yet, click here to go directly to Membership registration: https://machias.edu/ssc/class/2024-2025-membership/
Class Offerings – Winter-Spring 2025
 | Maine’s World War II POW Camps – Houlton, Maine and Elsewhere Class Completed |  | Petra – The Lost City – A Brief Look at Jordan’s Most Wonderful Gift to the World Class Completed |  | The Wonder of Birds Catherine Hunter February 4th to 25th, 2025 Class Completed |
 | “Evangelical Religion” and Maine Statehood, 1800-1820 Dr. Joshua M Smith February 6th, 2025 Class Completed |  | Black Mainers: A History of Resistance and Resilience Alexandra Magnaud February 13th, 2025 Class Completed |  | Scam Awareness and Fraud Prevention Ree Anna Bridges February 20th, 2025 Class Completed |
 | Introduction to Brain Health Amanda Strand March 4th, 2025 Class Completed |  | PFAS 101 – Understanding this Emerging Contaminant and its Potential Impact on You Meredith Harris March 11th, 2025 Class Completed |  | Kilting 101– A Primer on the History and Fashion of Kilts Dr. Eric Jones March 27th, 2025 Class Completed |
 | 1177 BC – “Why is This Date so Important?” Dr. Mark Brown April 8th to April 22nd, 2025 |  | Knitting on a Round Loom – Its Easy and Fun Suzie O’Clair April 25th to May 23rd, 2025 Class is Full – Waitlisting |  | The Genius of the Aeneid: Books V and VI Thiela Schnaufer April 28th to May 5th, 2025 |
 | Courage: The Heart of Leadership Dr. Annabel Bereel May 8th to 15th, 2025 |  | America’s Secret War in Laos Fifty Years Later: “Clearing the Bombs” Michael Ambler May 12th 2025 |  | Maine’s Opioid Response: “A Six Year Report Focusing on Washington County” Gordon Smith May 21st, 2025 |
| 2024- 2025 Membership Membership runs: June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025 |
A Learning Experience for those age 50 and over and their spouse or partner of any age.
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SSC is a member run, all volunteer organization, deeply committed to providing intellectual stimulation, practical knowledge, fun and social interaction for those 50 and over in our community.
