Journey through American history while savoring the vibrant culinary scene of Quincy, the City of Presidents. This walking tour intertwines the stories of Presidents John and John Quincy Adams with the city’s authentic flavors. Sample breakfast tater tots from a neighborhood favorite, refreshing smoothies, a buttery French croissant from Niveaux Patisserie, tempura green beans, and creamy hand-crafted ice cream. Along the way, learn about Quincy’s growing Asian American community and its influence on the city’s thriving food culture, and discover fascinating tales of the Adams family legacy at the Adams National Historical Park. Perfect for history buffs and food lovers alike. All ages are welcome.

Elevate your impact in this focused leadership intensive. Through guided reflection, facilitated discussion, and hands-on activities, you’ll strengthen emotional intelligence, build resilience for navigating complexity, and develop adaptive strategies to lead with clarity, confidence, and purpose. Each segment builds on the last, giving you practical tools and a personalized leadership development plan while fostering the capacity to continuously learn—and unlearn—in dynamic environments. Ideal for mid-career professionals, leaders navigating change, or anyone seeking to enhance self-awareness, decision-making, and overall leadership effectiveness.

Learn Reiki for self-healing; to support friends, family, and pets in their healing process; and/or to become a Reiki professional. Level 1: Receive the attunements believed to allow Reiki healing energy to flow through your hands. Each participant will get a complete Reiki treatment and then practice giving one to another student. We will cover health effects, how to best utilize this gentle healing modality for the benefit of yourself and others, and how to open a Reiki practice. Note: Receive a Reiki Level 1 certificate at the successful completion of the training. Level 2: Add power and versatility and enhance your Reiki with three specific practical techniques. Learn to intensify Reiki energy, combine the practice of Reiki with psychological and emotional issues, and discover how to heal from a distance. Note: A Reiki Level 2 Certificate will be issued at the successful completion of the training. Reiki Level 1 Certificate is a prerequisite for taking this class.

Your house tells a story. Its age and architectural style, its place in the community, and the lives of the people who have lived there all contribute to this history. Get an introduction to the methods and sources of researching your home’s history. We’ll look at property deeds and historical atlases, town directories, and annual reports. See how probate records and census listings reveal the families who lived in your house and in your neighborhood. Begin compiling research after the first class and share what you’ve uncovered in the second. Leave with ideas for next steps to finish your house’s story. Please note: Bring the address of a property you wish to investigate or choose one from the instructor’s list of examples. Most of our resources will be Arlington-specific, but the research techniques are applicable broadly.

Prepare for the math section of the SAT in these courses timed for the March and May digital exams. Become familiar with the types of questions and effective methods to handle them through practice tests. Individual analysis of these test results will reveal where improvement is needed for each student, and a post-test will be completed to measure progress. Please note: To each class, please bring a College Board ID and password, a calculator, and a fully charged laptop. Evening spring class: Please add yourself to the waitlist and we will contact you to officially enroll once we have instructor/dates.

Prepare for the Language section of the SAT in these courses timed for the March and May digital exams. Become familiar with the types of questions and effective methods to handle them through practice tests. Individual analysis of these test results will reveal where improvement is needed for each student, and a post-test will be completed to measure progress. IMPORTANT! To each class bring a College Board ID and password, a fully charged Laptop with the Blue Book App downloaded, plus the Official College Board Study Guide.

Have fun doing creative hands-on experiments that go beyond what you would learn in school. We’ll dabble in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Focus on things that fly by constructing paper helicopters, launching straw rockets, and participating in a paper airplane challenge. Build a marble maze, a spaghetti tower, and more. Do chemistry experiments, explore electricity, and get “attracted” to magnetism, then make a flip book about our experiments to take home and share.

Explore the world of scientific discovery as you create a lava lamp, engineer a race car, or make a ping pong ball hang in the air. You may stir up invisible ink, create a volcanic eruption, or build a Newton’s Cradle. We’ll discuss the development and application of various scientific principles and build our science vocabulary using illustrations and handouts that you can use to recreate your experiments at home.

Discover how science can ignite your imagination and fuel your artistic side. Explore force and motion with spin art, harness the sun for solar prints and color changing bracelets, mix colors for rainbow inspired art, and experiment with states of matter as you make oobleck. Science can be beautiful!

Visual art has ingredients, just like your favorite recipe. Experiment and explore while creating a visual “cookbook” of the principles and elements of art and design to refer to in the future and help you understand why you like—or don’t like—what you see around you. Whether you consider yourself not creative or live creatively every day, this workshop invites you to see the world in a new way. Basic materials are provided, and you’re welcome to bring your own tools if you’d like to work in a specific medium.

Make fantastic creations, including bags, pillows, and stuffies, as you learn how to sew both by hand and using a sewing machine. Each week we’ll have “sew” much fun as we alternate between hand and machine stitching.

Take your sewing skills to the next level and create something you can actually wear. Make comfy pajama pants (or shorts!) or a twirly skirt in this advanced beginner class. You'll follow a simple pattern, thread elastic through a waistband, and topstitch a hem.By the end of the week, you’ll have a handmade garment—and the ultimate bragging rights: “Thanks, I made it myself!” You must already know how to use a sewing machine and sew a straight stitch.

Have a game-changing idea for a new product? Learn essential skills in business planning and persuasive marketing as you design a flagship store model, craft a prototype, and act out an attention-grabbing TV commercial. Then deliver your polished elevator pitch and wow the audience in our very own “Shark Tank.”

Use your imagination to bring the settings of popular books to life. We will read a new story each day and create a detailed miniature scene in a shoebox inspired by your favorite part. Use a variety of mediums such as clay, paint, markers, and popsicle sticks as your building materials. You’ll also make up your own story and craft a shoebox scene depicting its setting.

Whether you’re a seasoned soccer fanatic or just stepping onto the field, build confidence, teamwork, and control as you take your game to the next level. Practice shooting techniques, throw-in form, one-on-one defense, footwork, and smart moves that help you think fast and play with purpose. Then put your skills into action with scrimmages as well as fun variations on the game that keep everyone involved and moving.