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Spring weather is here, and it's time to get out and be active! Please join us for some of the great activities highlighted below.
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Community Programs Spotlight
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Harraseeket Adventure Triathlon - Saturday, May 30th
Less than one month now until race day! Join us for an afternoon paddle, bike and run - all taking place on the Wolfe Neck Peninsula in Freeport. This year we are excited to partner with the LL Bean Paddling Center, Wolfe's Neck Farm Center, and Wolfe's Neck State Park for our route and accomodations; in addition, we will be continuing our partnership with SeaSpray Kayaking for gear rentals. We hope you will consider taking part in this fun race!
Here is a direct link to the detailed event info and registration page
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Volunteers needed for this event!
Please email <cp@rsu5.org> if you are interested in helping out.
We will need help with a variety of tasks including but not limited to: course flaggers/directional assistants, water station attendants, timers, start/finish line helpers, and more. If you're not taking part as a competitor, please consider lending a hand to make it all happen!
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Spring Programming
Click each program title to go directly to its registration page, or head over to our website for a full list of programs.
These programs below are open for registration:
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Youth Sports & Fitness Programs
Learn to Play Disc Golf @ FMS
Grades 6-8. After school on Mondays
This new program is open to anyone interested in learning the basics of disc golf. Join us for after-school practices and challenges; friendly competitions may be scheduled with neighboring towns. Players will learn standard throwing techniques and rules of the game, as well as course etiquette. Discs may be provided upon request.
FUNdamentals of Rugby
Join us for these fun sessions to learn the game of rugby! Coaches from the Freeport High School team and Portland Rugby Football Club will teach players the basics of playing offense and defense, passing and receiving, teamwork, and sportsmanship -- all in a friendly flag-football-style setting. Click the program title above for details.
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High School Summer Sports
Registration will be available in the coming weeks for:
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer
Football
Girls Basketball
Boys Basketball
Check back on the website soon to sign up for the summer season!
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Youth Enrichment Programs
Babysitting Course with CPR Training
This fun, interactive course teaches infant & child CPR along with safety skills needed to prevent and respond to emergencies. Participants will learn basic first aid and how to get professional assistance. They will go over basic routines for infants through school age children, such as diapering, feeding and dressing. Gain the skills and confidence you need to be a great babysitter!
Participants MUST attend both classes to gain certification. Click the program title above for more information.
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Adult Programs
Wok and Cleaver Bootcamp
Participants will learn how to season, care for, and use a Chinese wok and cleaver. The recipes for the class will include stir-frying, oven roasting, and preparing steamed rice.
Each student will take home a specially selected kit including a lightweight cast iron wok, wok spatula, carbon steel cleaver, honing steel, a heavy duty cutting board, and one of Chris Toy's 6 cookbooks!
Maine Sandlot Baseball League
The MSBL is a supremely player-friendly league for players who have completed their high school eligibility right up through their 20s. We've got a June-July regular season of approximately 15 games, followed by an early August championship tournament. It's excellent baseball, a ton of fun, and insanely affordable. Join us!
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Summer Camps
Check out the list of summer camps below, or go to our website for more!
Top Rockers Hip-Hop and Jazz Dance Camp
Students will learn various styles of hip hop and choreography. Instruction in the fundamentals and vocabulary of hip-hop will help to round out the week. Techniques include: popping, locking, waving, isolation, breaking and tumbling. We will finish out the day with dance games, crafts and other fun activities. An outdoor demonstration on Friday will complete this high energy week. Beginner Level.
Fairy Dance Camp
Encourage your child to use their imagination, spread their wings and join us for a week of Fairy Fun Dance Camp! Daily activities include ballet and creative movement dance instruction, with an emphasis on vocabulary and technique. We will round out the day with tumbling, crafts, and dance games.
Fairy Tale Princess Dance Camp
A magical experience to become the princess of your dancing dreams! Come dressed in your favorite Princess dance outfit. Students will learn themed movements and all the essentials of becoming a true princess! Activities include tap and ballet instruction, tumbling and creative movement, technique and vocabulary. Family and friends are invited the last day to join the Royal Celebration!
High School Sports Camps
RSU5 Varsity sports offer a number of summer camps led by head coaches and players of each team. Click each link below to go to their registration page with more information.
Falcon Basketball Camps
Falcon Field Hockey & Lacrosse Camp
Falcon Football Camp
Falcon Co-ed Soccer Camps
Falcon Fusion Track and Field
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Local Events & Activities...
...with RSU5CP
Join us for a fundraiser and community night at Maine Beer Company on May 7th! Come and go at your leisure; 20% of all food sales from 4-8pm will be donated back to Community Programs.
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...with Other Local Groups
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The Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce presents:
Boots & Brews 5K Run
Join us for the annual Boots and Brews 5K and Kids’ Fun Run—a fun, family-friendly event celebrating Freeport's rich history and vibrant future! The Boots and Brews 5K starts and ends in downtown Freeport, showcasing the beauty and charm of this historic town. After the race, stick around to sample brews from local favorites like Brickyard Hollow, Goodfire Brewing, Maine Beer Company, and Mast Landing Brewing. All proceeds from the "Fun Run" will be donated to RSU 5 Community Programs to help support our mission to provide scholarships for local children, ensuring access to opportunities for those who may lack the necessary resources to participate.
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Our partners at Freeport Community Services...
...offer community events taking place regularly at their location at 53 Depot Street in Freeport:
Art Van
Every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the Month, from 10:30am-12pm. Meet in the FCS courtyard to create art with your neighbors.
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Tech Time with the Library
Every 1st Thursday of the month, from 1-3pm. Meet in the FCS lobby. Come with questions, curiosity, and any gadgets you may need help troubleshooting!
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Free Lunch Friday
Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month, from 12-1pm in the Bradley Room at FCS. Free meals for everyone in the community, prepared by local volunteers.
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For questions about our Adult Education programs, you may contact our Adult Ed Coordinator, Liza Gerber, at:
207-865-6171 x8322 or GerberM@rsu5.org
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Laugh & Learn
Our Laugh & Learn programs in Durham, Freeport and Pownal have enjoyed a great start to the spring and soaked in as much extra time to play outside as they can! We enjoy celebrating seasonal changes, making observations of their “signs” and having conversations with children about what these seasonal changes bring to each of them, and our community. We look forward to enjoying warmer weather this spring!
Our Laugh & Learn team works hard to prepare an inclusive, educational and fun environment for children throughout the school year; we hope to grow and become even more involved in our school and local communities. Throughout the month of April, our Preschoolers stamped their classroom passports in the land down under- Australia! Students learned about and created their own didgeridoos and familiarized themselves with some of the animals that live in the region like kangaroos, koalas and platypus. They also learned about the Great Barrier Reef, and even created their own version of the Great Barrier Reef in the classroom, take a look below! Preschoolers have made it to the letter “T” in the alphabet and look forward to chipping away at more letters as well as learning about countries in Africa in the month of May, starting with Ghana.
Want to hear more? Check out our L&L Spring Newsletter.
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Our Laugh & Learn team works hard to prepare an inclusive, educational and fun environment for children throughout the school year; we hope to grow and become even more involved in our school and local communities.
Registration for Laugh & Learn Preschool, Before and After Care is still open however spaces are limited for the 2025-2026 school year. Visit the Laugh & Learn page on our website for more details and to begin the registration process. Any questions? Reach out to: ChildhoodEd@rsu5.org
Registration for the 2026-2027 School Year:
Preschool: Monday, February 2nd 2026 -- still a few spots open!
Before and After Care: Wednesday, April 1st 2026
Laugh & Learn programs are growing so fast that we’re looking to add more teachers to our team! This fun and fulfilling position can be viewed and applied for by visiting this link. Questions? Please reach out to: ChildhoodEd@rsu5.org
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Gift Cards
Need an idea for a quick and easy gift? Community Programs sells gift cards of any value! Give us a call at 207-865-6171 for details and to purchase.
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Reminder to Use Credits on Your Accounts!
Many credits have been issued over the past year, which means you could register for a program using money that has already been applied to your account. To see whether or not you have a credit, you can log into your profile at this link - after logging in, click "My Account" and any credits will be listed under the "Account" menu on the left (see example image below).
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Information on Scholarships
One of our goals here at Community Programs is to make our programming accessible to everyone. To help us reach that goal, we offer scholarship funding to anyone who may need it - all you have to do is apply!
If you are interested in applying for a scholarship (full or partial), we ask you to please submit our application form BEFORE registering for the program. The earlier we are able to process these requests, the better, as it helps us budget and plan our programming each season. You may submit your application/request to our office by emailing the completed form to cp@rsu5.org. All information provided will be kept confidential.
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