Over (2) 3.25 hour-long classroom sessions in a safe environment, you will learn the mindset and skills to protect yourself and those that you care about with and without a firearm. Women shoot and learn differently from men, so this is a class for women ONLY. You will learn or review the basics of handling a firearm, self-defense, and how to be safe when moving in public. Learn the difference between accurate target shooting and defensive shooting. Practice will be inside the classroom using SIRT pistols (laser only shooting pistols) but you will be seriously challenged. Holsters and special clothing will be used. A $35 textbook is included. NO firearms are to be brought to class. This course meets Maine's Concealed Carry Permit application requirements. A two-hour semi-private range instruction is offered at a separate cost. Master Maine Guide Alice Bean Andrenyak is a Maine native who lives at Mere Point in Brunswick. Owner of Alice's Awesome Adventures and Maine e-Learning, she is an outdoor enthusiast, naturalist, teacher, solo entrepreneur, a Kripalu trained Outdoor Guide, and a great cook. She has been visiting Malaga Island for over 30 years and has seen it change. She also trains future Registered Maine Guides and outdoor enthusiasts in navigation, canoeing, SUP, sea kayaking, snowshoeing, nature studies, and overnighting skills. She is a Kripalu Mindful Outdoor Guide leading Forest Bathing sessions and leads regular sea kayak and hiking tours of Malaga Island.