This Live Action Role Play (LARP) games class is an introduction to LARPing and is perfect for beginners and casual players. Each week you will be led through tournaments and mock combat challenges using padded foam props. These games encourage critical thinking skills in addition to being a fun way to exercise. Prior experience is not required, nor are costumes or characters, so it’s easy to jump right in and give LARPing a try. LARP Adventure Program’s Heroes Academy® is a combination of theater, martial arts, and costume/prop/stage design. We combine these arts with critical thinking, creative problem solving, and community leadership skills. For more information about our curriculum please visit our website: https://www.larpadventureprogram.com/curriculum Please note: There will be no class on October 9

Get outdoors and enjoy the natural world. Hike local wilderness areas such as the Middlesex Fells Reservation, Prospect Hill Park, and the Western Greenway, led by an experienced guide. Engage your curiosity, seek out adventure, build camaraderie, and increase your stamina on hikes of varying distances and challenges. Gain confidence as you learn how to read trail maps, use a compass, and employ other navigation techniques, as well as read the forest for clues about the non-human life around us. Our club will culminate in an optional full-day hike* in the White Mountain National Forest. Transportation from Gibbs/OMS/AHS and all necessary equipment will be provided for both the club and the hike.

This energetic dance class features a combination of street dance styles, including hip hop, locking, and house. Created in the 70s and 80s, these styles have roots derived from even earlier times. Each week you will learn a new routine choreographed to different music. The focus is on having a good time—the only real structured moves are smiles and laughs!

Crochet is a fun, relaxing craft with endless creative possibilities. Make wearable pieces like hats, scarves, wraps, and bags; home décor such as baskets, placemats, and blankets; stuffed toys; and decorative embellishments including flowers, ruffles, and trims. Beginners: Designed for true beginners, this class introduces the essential techniques needed to start crocheting with confidence. Learn basic stitches, including single and double crochet, along with shaping, increasing and decreasing stitches, reading patterns, and finishing techniques. During the final sessions, put your new skills into practice by completing a beginner-friendly project, such as a hat or basket. Please note: The class fee includes the supplies to get started. Once you decide on a project, you will need to purchase additional supplies specified by instructor ($10-$15). This class is paced for students new to crochet. If you are interested in a class where you can join others and get help working on your own project, please consider the Project Workshop. Project Workshop: For those with some experience or who have taken the beginners class, build your skills in a relaxed, supportive environment while working on projects of your choice. Get ideas, troubleshooting help, and inspiration from the instructor, who will provide a variety of patterns, or bring your own project to work on. Please note: You should already know single and/or double crochet and be comfortable creating a flat piece of crochet.If you have questions about whether or not this class is right for you, please contact ACE before registering.

Take your drawing skills to the next level. Strengthen observation, proportion, value, and line quality while tackling more complex subjects and compositions. Through structured exercises and guided projects, you’ll practice with purpose, solve creative challenges, and develop a more confident, personal approach to drawing. The class materials list can be found here. Please do not purchase materials until we confirm the class has met minimum enrollment.

Explore the guitar fretboard like never before by focusing on musical intervals—the building blocks of chords, scales, and arpeggios. Learn to navigate the neck fluently, create any chord in any key, and begin playing solos with intention and purpose. Using intervallic maps and practical music theory, you’ll gain a deeper, genre-independent understanding of the guitar and expand your creative possibilities. Ideal for guitarists comfortable with open and barre chords who want to elevate their skills and start playing confidently.

Challenge yourself on the climbing wall in the AHS gym in this class for beginners. Get the skills needed to safely belay on a ropes course, including how to fasten your climbing harness, tie a figure 8 knot, and participate in a team belay. You will also have the opportunity to learn how to solo belay using the PBUS (pull, brake, under, slide) method.

Challenge yourself on the climbing wall in the AHS gym in this class for beginners. Get the skills needed to safely belay on a ropes course, including how to fasten your climbing harness, tie a figure 8 knot, and participate in a team belay. You will also have the opportunity to learn how to solo belay using the PBUS (pull, brake, under, slide) method.