Boston’s Chinatown is filled with so many little shops and restaurants—it’s easy to get lost amid its colorful window displays and enticing aromas. Our journey begins in the heart of Chinatown, where we’ll learn about its history while stopping at a few shops and bakeries for samples. Next, we’ll visit a Chinese herbal shop to examine traditional Chinese medicinal remedies before touring a Chinese market to explore exotic produce and other unique offerings. We’ll also try dim sum from a traditional and popular restaurant. Please note: Dietary restrictions CANNOT be accommodated on this food tour.

Street food is a popular part of China’s culinary scene. Along hidden alleyways and busy streets, food stalls tempt passersby with enticing aromas. Explore this culinary adventure by recreating a few beloved favorites. Learn to make crispy, flaky scallion pancakes and golden curry chicken puffs, then try xian bing, a savory stuffed pancake. At the end of class, everyone will eat their creations and debate their favorites.

Peru’s diverse landscape produces an extraordinary range of flavor profiles, with roughly 70% of the world’s genetic diversity of cacao found within its borders. Taste Peruvian-origin chocolate with an expert chocolate sommelier who recently traveled to cacao farms and historical sites across the country. Hear stories and view images from the journey, including meeting Awajún Indigenous women, exploring archaeological evidence of some of the earliest known cacao use, and tasting rare cacao varieties and their botanical relatives. Discover how geography, history, and culture come together in every bite.

Celebrate the season with this intermediate Christmas cookie decorating experience focused on refining and elevating royal icing techniques. You will practice smooth, professional-quality flooding for sugar cookies and learn to work with piping consistencies that support more detailed, dimensional designs. Instruction will emphasize precision, control, and design building for a more polished finished product. All supplies are provided, including baked sugar cookies, colored royal icing, tips, and boxes. Note: This is not a family class, ages 18+ only. Tuition includes all food fees and take-home cookie boxes. Bring an apron, if you like.

Let’s get creative with electricity! Create your own electronics, such as light-up greeting cards, electric games, mazes, and even musical instruments. Each class consists of a circuitry lesson and a hands-on electronics project using components like lights, buzzers, switches, motors, and sensors. Most class days will include a project you can take home.

Prepare for the 128-question U.S. citizenship test. Gain a deeper understanding of how the government works and of your rights and responsibilities as a citizen. Review the answers to the civics and history questions, strengthen your English skills (if applicable), and build the confidence you need to pass the exam. Important: Requirements to apply for citizenship are a green card for five years (or married to an American citizen and green card for three years) and intermediate level English.

Enter the exciting world of robotics using tiny, smart robots. You’ll use colors and digital blocks to tell your Ozobot what to do as you design mazes, plan speedy races, and build playful storytelling adventures. Along the way, you’ll discover how computers “think,” practice problem-solving, and bring your ideas to life. If you enjoy art, science, or puzzles, come spark your curiosity as you create, code, and set your ideas in motion.

Make robots and electronic devices follow your instructions. Start with hands-on games to master the basics, then program a screen-free, educational coding robot to navigate a series of mazes. Once you’ve mastered those concepts, explore more complex programming in Scratch Jr. to create animated stories and games, turning coding logic into fun, interactive projects.

Please note: For AHS students only. All four days are in person. This four-day course is designed for rising seniors who want help managing the many requirements of the college application process, and fine-tuning their essay. Work with AHS school counselors Danielle Rakowsky and Kathy Hirsch, along with English teacher Erin McLean, to explore topics including: an overview of the college application process, completing the Common Application, timelines/time management for applying to college, resume building, essay and supplement writing, interview preparation, and financial aid awareness. For AHS students only.

This four-day course is designed for rising seniors looking to write and polish their college essays. Work with English teacher Lianna Bessette to explore topics such as hooking your reader, eliminating wordiness, and adding descriptive detail, with opportunities for individualized feedback. For AHS seniors only. Please note: Come with ideas, part of a draft, or a full draft.

Explore the art of visual storytelling through comics and digital animation. Plan your shots, design storyboards, and develop original characters with personality and flair. Turn your hand-drawn comic into a digital creation using Procreate, then bring it to life frame by frame to create a short animated story.

H Mart is a supersized Asian market chock full of culinary treasures. But for some, the unfamiliar ingredients, unrecognizable labels, and football-field size of the store can be overwhelming. Join a culinary expert for a guided and curated tour around the market. We’ll highlight certain sections: sauces, noodles, dumplings, seaweed, rice, tofu, fresh banchan (Korean side dishes), an ocean of fish, meats, and condiments. If you like, bring along a recipe to help focus our search. The last half hour will be for sourcing specific ingredients or Q&A over tea and sweets in the food court. Receive a goody bag, recipes, and tips on how to stock your own “starter” Asian pantry.

Become a hero and embark on a Dungeons & Dragons adventure in the land of Ithreach, a fantasy setting where seasons change and the story continues to grow. This game emphasizes heroism, teamwork, empathy, and storytelling skills. Continue D&D: Ithreach Adventures Each week, embark on a new adventure where personal heroics and group cooperation go hand in hand. Uncover strange plots, battle evil creatures, and bring justice and prosperity to the kingdom. Campaigns will be selected based on the group in attendance, ensuring new and exciting experiences for both novices with some D&D experience and seasoned players. Full-Day: Want to make it a full day? Simply sign up for both the morning and afternoon sessions and join Roll Models for a full day of D&D fun! In addition to playing in a D&D adventure, we are pleased to offer a full-day program for kids who want to explore other D&D activities that happen away from the game table. Every day, our full-day players will join one of the tabletop games, then spend the rest of the day trying something new: we’ll paint miniature figures, learn about Live Action Roleplay (LARP) combat with foam weapons, collaborate on world-building and storytelling, even create an entire custom D&D encounter from scratch, then play it!

Spend time with fellow French language lovers, conversing in a warm and inviting setting. This class is designed for students who are proficient in present, imparfait, and passé composé, and who are able to use object pronouns. The instructor will offer exercises designed to increase fluency.

Spend time with fellow French language lovers, conversing in a warm and inviting setting. This class is designed for students who are proficient in present, imparfait, and passé composé, and who are able to use object pronouns. The instructor will offer exercises designed to increase fluency.

Get cozy and creative in this hands-on cookie decorating workshop inspired by the colors and comforts of fall. You’ll learn step-by-step techniques for outlining, flooding, and decorative detailing using royal icing as you create seasonal designs. This relaxed evening blends creativity and technique, and you’ll leave with a finished set of cookies plus new confidence in your decorating skills. Provided cookies and icing are celiac-safe, gluten-free, and dairy-free.