Mount Auburn, designated a National Historic Landmark, is one of the country’s most significant designed landscapes. Here, the arts of horticulture, architecture, and sculpture blend seamlessly with the beauty of nature to create a place of comfort and inspiration. This 1.5-mile walking tour will focus on the stories of history, monuments, and the lives of those buried here.

Design and create custom clothing for your Barbie or fashion dolls using a variety of fabrics, embellishments, and sewing techniques. Learn both hand and machine stitching to craft everything from trendy tops to chic accessories. Take home a runway-worthy collection of stylish, one-of-a-kind outfits and the confidence to continue designing your own fabulous fashion creations.

Arlington Community Education provides thousands of dollars each year in financial assistance to qualifying Arlington adult and youth residents to participate in ACE's broad range of enrichment programs. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to help community members in need, select the denomination of your choice in the drop-down menu to the right. You will receive an email confirmation upon completion of the donation. For more information or if you have questions please contact the ACE office at CommunityEd@arlington.k12.ma.us or 781-316-3568. Thank you. Tax ID # 046-001-070

Connect with your inner animal—on the mat and on the page! Stretch like a cat, hop like a frog, and flutter like a butterfly while building balance, strength, and focus. Then get inspired to draw, paint, collage, and craft “paw-some” artwork of the animals we meet and the places they call home.

If you love to draw, join us for an art adventure. We will play drawing games, design imaginary creatures, and be inspired by our surroundings. We’ll use classic drawing materials as well as paint sticks, watercolor pencils, and sparkle markers to invent magical worlds made of pizza hills and ice cream clouds and endless other possibilities.

Winter Term Registration is Closed. Registration opens February 24 for Spring Term. Learn English and build your speaking and writing confidence. ACE is pleased to fully fund these classes for those who live or work in Arlington. The daytime class is co-sponsored by the Robbins Library. Level 1 (Low Beginner): For beginner-level students with little to no knowledge of the English language. Learn the alphabet, numbers, pronouns, be verbs (am, is, are), and basic verbs and adjectives, as well as everyday vocabulary and simple conversation phrases. Level 2 (High Beginner): For students who have taken the Level 1 course or for students who are familiar with the grammar concepts taught in the Level 1 course. Learn simple present, past, and future tenses and strengthen conversation skills. Level 3 (Low Intermediate): For students who have taken the Level 2 course or who are familiar with those grammar concepts. Build your confidence, improve your speaking skills, and learn more advanced grammar including modals (e.g., must, should), adverbs of frequency, first and second conditionals, and comparative and superlative adjectives. Level 4 (High Intermediate): For students who have completed ACE Level 3 or are familiar with its grammar concepts. Practice communicating on a wider range of topics with greater accuracy and fluency while learning advanced grammar, including passive voice, third conditionals, and future forms. Please note: Priority goes to Arlington residents. Register for one session only. If you live outside of Arlington, please add yourself to our “non-resident waitlist” class and we will contact you if we have space. Attendance Policy: Limited to one class per person per term. Students are expected to attend regularly. If you have to miss a class, you must notify the instructor in advance. Students who do not show up for the first class without notifying the instructor will be removed from the roster and will not be allowed to register for the following term. Students who miss more than three classes in a term will not be allowed to register for the following term.

Celebrate Earth Day a few days early with a nature walk. We’ll take a brief look at the origins of the holiday, celebrated every April 22 since 1970. Then we’ll head into the sanctuary to search for early-blooming wildflowers and other signs that spring has arrived. The walk will emphasize plant identification and natural history, with a sprinkling of poetry and readings along the way. Please note: Children ages 10+ are welcome to register if accompanied by a registered adult.

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PLEASE NOTE: The class fee is for one adult and one child. 
Please register under adult’s name only. Roll up your sleeves and make pasta from scratch together, shaping it into gnocchetti, fettuccine, and farfalle. Explore the traditions behind each shape and the Italian regions where they were born. End the evening by enjoying a farm-to-table pasta meal, and leave ready to bring the fun of fresh pasta-making into your own kitchen. Ages 8+ Please note: This class is not a good fit for those who cannot consume gluten.

Imagination meets engineering in this hands-on design workshop. Create and build contraptions like multilevel marble mazes, Rube Goldberg-style devices, and safety capsules to protect an egg. Test, refine, and experiment with cardboard, modeling materials, and everyday objects while thinking like an inventor. There’s also time for open-ended free builds, giving you space to bring your own ideas to life.

Discuss, laugh, and be inspired as we explore the lives of Bostonians whose ideas and actions have shaped the world. We’ll share stories of influential artists, scientists, writers, chefs, and even two 19th-century women bicyclists. Designed for high intermediate and advanced English learners, the group will help you build vocabulary and speaking skills while deepening your appreciation of Boston. Two field trips will be planned with input from participants.

IMPORTANT! This page is informational only. To officially register, go here: These daytime and evening conversation groups are for adult learners at an intermediate or higher level of English who want to practice speaking and listening. A new term begins in September. Visit EnglishAtLarge.org and click on the button that says Interested in Fall Conversation Groups. You will be contacted when registration officially opens.