December 2025 eNews

Recent and Upcoming Spotlights

43rd Annual Great Osprey 10k Ocean Run

We had a wonderful day for a race last month, and are glad to report another successful event. Thank you to all our volunteers that helped out, and to Bath Savings for sponsoring!

Congratulations to our two First Place Overall Finishers - Hannah Bewsey of Topsham in the Female Division and Steve Bazant of Freeport in the Male Division!

Full results can be found here.

Next Catalog Coming Soon!

Do you have a fun skill or hobby that you would like to share with others? Are you interested in offering a new program or class through our office? Our next catalog will be published in early January, and we would love to advertise your program in there! Please send inquiries to our team via email at cp@rsu5.org no later than December 8th to be featured.

Winter Programs

We still have a handful of programs beginning in the next few weeks and as we enter the new year. Head over to our website for a full list, or check out these featured programs below.

Adult Programs

Trip to Berlin, Germany (April 2026)

If you are interested in exploring another country in the near future, consider checking out this trip! We have an info night coming up on January 8th where you can learn more and ask any questions you might have. Please RSVP for the info night by signing up online.

Youth Programs

We have a number of youth programs starting soon! Registration will be available online in the next few weeks, but for now, check out these program details:

Youth Soccer - Winter Indoor Sessions

3rd-5th Grade & 6-8th Grade Age-Groups

Sunday afternoons @ DCS beginning in January

Youth Ultimate Frisbee - Winter Indoor Sessions

3rd-5th Grade, 6-8th Grade & High School Age-Groups

Sunday mornings @ FHS beginning in January

Youth Volleyball - Winter Indoor Sessions

Sunday evenings @ FHS beginning in January

High School Rugby - Winter Indoor Sessions

Sunday afternoons @ FHS beginning in February

Local Events & Activities with

Age Friendly in Freeport/Pownal



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.

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!

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.

Adult Education

Join us for an open house to learn more about our Adult Ed and HiSET Programming! A virtual call will take place January 13th from 6:30-7:30pm, or you can join us in person either of the following two days at FCS (9am on the 14th, 4pm on the 15th).

Don’t Miss Out on Free College!

The Free Community College benefit ends December 31 — which means time is running out! If you’re thinking about completing your HiSET (High School Equivalency Test), now is the time to finish and lock in this incredible opportunity! Complete your HiSET before the deadline and take advantage of tuition-free college while it lasts. Let’s make it happen!

Contact our Adult Ed Coordinator, Liza Gerber, at:

207-865-6171 x8322 or GerberM@rsu5.org

Laugh & Learn

Our Laugh & Learn programs in Durham, Freeport and Pownal have had a fun fall season and spent lots of time playing outside, doing fall crafts and more! We enjoy having conversations with children about what the seasonal changes bring to each of them, and our community. We look forward to playing outside in the snow in the coming months! 

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. In November, our Preschoolers stamped their classroom passports and continued their journey of learning about different regions and cultures around the world- adding to their “travels” by visiting Mexico, Italy and now Germany! While “visiting” Mexico, children learned about the region’s people, animals, foods, and transportation. Preschoolers are working their way through the alphabet one letter at a time and are already on letter “F”. What better way to end the month than celebrating Thanksgiving, learning about the holiday’s history and working together to host a feast? Thank you to our community members that joined in on the fun. Looking forward to what we have to explore through December!



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

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

Gift Cards

Are you looking for a quick and easy holiday gift? Community Programs sells gift cards of any value! Give us a call at 207-865-6171 for details and to purchase.

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).

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.