Much of the Arlington Community Education (ACE) spring semester has been moved online with school buildings being closed through June. Registration is now open for a broad selection of classes to keep residents connected and learning.
Now is the perfect time to learn something new! ACE currently has nearly 75 online evening and daytime class offerings for adults, with more still being added. There are one-night and multi-week classes beginning each week now through mid-June. Most classes are held via the popular and easy-to-use online video platform, Zoom.
Many perennial ACE favorites are available. Fitness offerings include Essentrics, barre, yoga, Qigong, tai chi, learn to run, and fitness for aging adults. Make music with a group ukulele, guitar, or banjo class. Have an at-home dance party with country western line dancing, hip hop or Zumba. Exercise those creative muscles with watercolor pencils, acrylics, or landscape drawing. Take up a new language, whether it be Spanish, Italian, French, Arabic, and Russian.
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Find out how to raise chickens, compost in your backyard, or get a deeper understanding of climate change. Learn to play bridge or write haiku. For those considering buying or selling a home, discover how to maximize its sale price, downsize your belongings, or find out everything you need to know about home inspections. Take charge of your digital life with “Cutting the Cable? Your TV Options in the Digital Age,” “Intro to Photos on an iPhone,” or “Advanced Photo Management on Apple Devices.” Get financial savvy with “Financial Literacy Workshop,” “Navigating the Stock Market,” or “Estate Planning: Preparing for Long Term Care Costs with Strategies to Protect Your Assets.”
Several classes have been specifically designed to help participants through these unprecedented times, such as “How to Relax and Do Nothing During Self-Isolation (and be ok with it)”; “Brave New Friendships: Building Support and Community (even while social distancing)”; “Journaling in Times of Upheaval”; and “Financial Well-Being: What to do NOW and into the Future.” “Well-Being in Five Easy Practices” and “Meditation for Stress Relief” will help students stay balanced and release tension.
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Current youth offerings include Spanish and French languages for grades K-5, LARP for grades 5-8, and Dungeons & Dragons for grades 6-8. Families can start cooking together with “Family Knife Skills: Slice and Dice 101.” Some adult programs are open to youth 14+. Many additional youth programs are in development and will be enrolling soon, so please check back regularly for new offerings.
Visit ArlingtonCommunityEd.org to register for any class. Email CommunityEd@arlington.k12.ma.us for more information. Arlington Community Education is a program of the Arlington Public Schools that is completely supported by tuition received from our courses. ACE provides affordable education and enrichment for residents of Arlington and surrounding communities.
