Posted on January 3, 2011

STAR Registrations Open NOW!

Five Town Communities That Care launches a new session of its award-winning STAR after-school program on January 12 (registrations due by January 7th). This will be the 21st cycle of STAR, which has engaged over half of all the area’s public middle school students since its inception in the spring of 2004. Thanks to robust funding and donorship, the STAR program is offered at no charge to participants and transportation between local public middle schools and program locations is provided.

This year’s winter line-up includes Bookmaking: The Artist’s Book, Childcare Education, Creative Writing, Cooking, Aldermere Farm Hands, Jewelry-Making, Freestyle Jiu Jitsu, Korfball, Music & Lyrics, Snow-shoeing, Stop Motion Animation and Woodworking for Wildlife. The program, featuring an exciting team of area instructors and support staff, takes place locally at sites such as Camden Hills Regional High School, Merryspring Nature Center, the Penobscot Bay YMCA, the Mid-coast Martial Arts studio at the Midcoast Recreation Center, Peopleplace Cooperative Preschool and Farmers Fare.

Participants join skills-training classes on either Mondays and Wednesdays OR Tuesdays and Thursdays and then come together for group activities on Fun Fridays. Winter 2011 Fun Fridays will include trips to State of Maine Cheese Company, Merryspring Nature Center, The Teen Center, Freyenhagen Family Maple Farm, The Penobscot Bay YMCA and The Camden Snow Bowl.

Registration packets have been mailed to parents of all grade 5-8 students enrolled in public schools in Appleton, Camden, Hope, Lincolnville, and Rockport. Registration packets are also available for middle school students from the Five Towns who attend private schools or who are home schooled by calling the Five Town Communities That Care offices at 236-9800 or emailing star@fivetownctc.org.

The STAR program is made possible by a generous grant from Maine’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Group and local donations. For more information about STAR, visit http://www.fivetownctc.org/programs/star/, call 207-236-9800, or email info@fivetownctc.org.

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