The Community Regional Charter School in Cornville in Somerset County is participating in the 9th annual WinterKids Winter Games, running from Jan. 13 through Feb. 6.

This year’s theme, HEART, emphasizes caring for personal health and for one another, both physically and emotionally. The theme will guide outdoor learning experiences as students move through weekly focus areas, including physical activity, nutrition, family engagement and winter carnival activities. All are supported by the program’s annual PLAYBook, a resource that provides schools with structured outdoor activities, learning ideas and weekly challenges.

WinterKids, a Maine-based nonprofit organization, helps children develop healthy lifelong habits through education and fun outdoor activity, with a focus on inclusivity, movement and experiential learning that supports children’s physical, social and emotional well-being.

The school serves children and families across Somerset, Franklin and Kennebec counties. Students will take part in a variety of activities, including an upcoming ice fishing event.

Community and family recreation continues across western Maine through the WinterKids event calendar, which runs alongside the Winter Games.

In Rumford, Black Mountain of Maine will host a WinterKids Family Day on Feb. 17, offering Passport members up to two free junior lift tickets along with discounted tickets for adults and siblings.

In nearby Greenwood, Mt. Abram Ski Area & Bike Park will welcome families for a WinterKids Family Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 25. Passport members are eligible for a free junior lift ticket and reduced-price lift tickets and rentals, with additional family days scheduled for Feb. 18 and Feb. 19.

In Farmington, Titcomb Mountain will round out the region’s offerings with a WinterKids Family Day on Feb. 20, featuring free and discounted lift tickets for Passport families to enjoy alpine skiing and outdoor winter recreation.

Rangeley Lakes Trail Center, a community partner featured by WinterKids, offers miles of groomed cross-country ski and snowshoe trails at the base of Saddleback Mountain where families can enjoy outdoor movement and winter recreation as part of the WinterKids Passport program and community highlights

The WinterKids Winter Games is a statewide outdoor learning and movement challenge that brings thousands of Maine students outside each winter, encouraging daily physical activity, nutrition awareness and winter-based learning in a fun, schoolwide format.

More information about the WinterKids Winter Games is available at winterkids.org/winter-games.