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Enriching programs & events for adults, teens & kids FEATURING KIDZONE, TEENZONE, DRIVER’S ED, AND COLLEGE PREP New classes each week January–March 2 Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

Welcome to the Winter Term! lease enjoy browsing through these pages and we hope Table of Contents Pyou find classes and events that will draw you out of hibernation during these winter months. Classes for Adults (14+) As developer of ACE’s youth classes, I’m thrilled by the Around Town ...... 5 growing demand for our KidZone and TeenZone programs. Business, Technology, & Finance . . .6 KidZone was launched 7 years ago by my colleague Nina Conversations ...... 4 Coles who worked tirelessly enlisting the support of the Crafts ...... 9 elementary schools to start a handful of after-school classes. Daytime & Weekend Classes . . . 24 By the time I began with ACE in 2015, KidZone had grown in Family Nights ...... 36 size and reputation, and TeenZone at the Ottoson became a Food & Drink ...... 12 natural next step. Today it’s wonderful to see 200 students Highlights ...... 3 participate in our language programs, 350 in our running Home & Garden ...... 15 clubs, and many hundreds more eager to try everything from Important Information ...... 53 programming and cooking, to art, dance and music. And we Instructor Bios ...... 47 love to see first hand how classes come to life, like when the Languages ...... 16 Music, Art, & Photography . . . . .19 Parkour students help each other scale the walls right outside Online Learning (Ed2Go) . . . . . 52 our office window nearly every week, with an intense spirit Recreation, Fitness, & Dance . . . .22 of teamwork. How amazing to watch a class evolve from an Registration Form (Adult) . . . . . 55 idea, to a short catalog listing, then finally into a group of kids Wellness ...... 25 enjoying something new with their peers under the guidance Writing & Literature ...... 29 of an expert instructor. That’s the part we love, making all our planning worth it. Classes for Youth (K–12) Family Nights ...... 36 And speaking of class ideas, we want to hear yours. Send High School & College Prep . . . . 30 us an email or give us a call, and please submit a course KidZone (Grades K–5) ...... 37 evaluation once your class is finished. The more feedback TeenZone (Grades 6–8) ...... 32 from you the better we can serve our wonderful community. VacationFun! ...... 34 Registration Form (Youth) . . . . .54

Andrea Loeb Arlington Community Education... No Class Dates is a program of the Arlington Public Schools that is completely No evening classes will be held at Arlington High School on supported by tuition received from our courses. ACE provides February 19 - 23. The schedule for classes held at other locations affordable education and enrichment opportunities for children may vary; please check class description for details. and adults from Arlington and surrounding communities. Tax identification number: 046-001-070. WINTER COVER ART CONTEST WINNER Jen Rothenberg, Director Andrea Loeb, Youth & Teen Programs Manager Winterberry by Robert Bicknell Nina Coles, Business Manager A resident of Groton, Massachusetts and a native New Tracey Dramstad, Registrar Englander, Bob Bicknell holds a lifelong love of both Donna Eidson, Program Consultant photography and the outdoors. Working on a continuum from Sarah Flanagan, Programs & Promotions Coordinator realism to abstraction Bob strives to capture a sense of place Franca Duffy, Evening Coordinator in his images and the ever-changing beauty that surrounds Tanya Serrao, Evening Coordinator us. A mountain sunrise, a random cluster of white birch trees, Arlington Community Education morning fog, and old farms and barns are among Bob’s favorite Arlington High School subjects to photograph. Bob’s photography maxims include: 869 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA 02476 “lighting is everything” and “you have to be there”. [email protected] Bob is an active member of the Bedford Center for the Arts ArlingtonCommunityEd.org • 781.316.3568 • Fax 781.316.3381 Photo Group in Bedford, MA. For those wishing to see more and/or purchase Bob’s work, please visit robertbicknellphoto.com. Catalog design: Pehlke Design Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 HIGHLIGHTS 3

HIGHLIGHTS To secure your seat, please pre-register, walk-ins are welcome as space allows.

Keeping Bees Earning Their Keep: Living with Cancer: A Alexandra Bartsch The Story of Arlington’s Physician’s Perspective If you are thinking about keeping Working Animals Robin Schoenthaler, MD bees, there’s lots to consider besides Dee Morris Nearly 10 million people are living with the pleasure of harvesting your own Working animals were key to Arlington’s a diagnosis of cancer. As detection pure, wild honey and beeswax. More prosperity for many decades. Draft and treatments improve, many types effort than a cat but less than a dog, horses or oxen were used to cultivate of cancer have shifted from acute to backyard beekeeping requires only market gardens and to transport chronic diseases, and some are even simple management once hives are produce. Charles Jacobs, proprietor of curable. This is a time of unusual established. Local expert Alexandra Arlington House, was especially proud of excitement in the field of oncology, Bartsch has been keeping bees since his livery stable where discerning guests thanks to new treatments that hold 1978, and will help you decide if this and locals could board their animals. the promise of making long, full lives rewarding pursuit is for you. She’ll share Some workers at the Schwamb Mill with cancer far more common. In her experiences, talk about the benefits relied on the Arlington Horse Railroad her work at the MGH Department and importance of keeping bees, the to commute from Boston. In 1908 the of Radiation Oncology at Emerson culture of beekeeping, what it’s like Fire Department described their ten Hospital, Dr. Schoenthaler has treated to keep your own and other aspects horses as being in “first class condition” cancer patients for 25 years and has to consider, including the time and and “good for a number of years to watched the field explode with new financial commitment. Come learn what come,” underscoring the importance of research. Both caring physician and all the buzz is about. the intelligent animals that protected eloquent communicator, she will share CODE: HL010 Thursday, January 18 life and property. Sportsman George her insights into these promising 7:00 - 9:00 pm $10 A. Law raced his trotters at Medford’s developments. Combination Park, introducing other CODE: HL012 Thursday, March 8 Arlington horse fanciers to the thrill 7:00 - 8:30 pm $10 of competition. And the civic-minded OUR CLASSES MAKE Robbins sisters donated a granite GREAT GIFTS! watering trough where working animals could be brought to slack their thirst. Call 781.316.3568 to purchase Still extant at the Foot of the Rocks a gift certificate today. (intersection of Mass. Ave. and Lowell St.), this relic from another time is mute witness to the “invisible army” that served Arlington every day of their lives. CODE: RF035 Thursday, March 1 7:00 - 9:00 pm $10 4 CONVERSATIONS Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

Conversations with David Whitford Join us in the Arlington High Media Center for fascinating conversations with influential thinkers and writers. Hosted byInc. magazine editor-at-large David Whitford of Arlington, these lively evenings actively involve audience members in the discussions.

Daniel Golden on Spy Schools Alex Beam on The Feud Was the person sitting next to you in college Vladimir Nabokov, Edmund Wilson, and the End of a a fellow student or an undercover agent for Beautiful Friendship the CIA? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam’s latest book The Feud Daniel Golden, a senior editor at ProPublica, is a “deliciously ironic (and sad) tale of how two literary makes you wonder in Spy Schools: How giants destroyed their friendship in a fit of mutual pique and the CIA, FBI, and Foreign Intelligence egomania.” It is both literary biography and a chronicle of the Secretly Exploit America’s Universities. dissolution of an intimate friendship. In 1940, Edmund Wilson In labs, classrooms, and auditoriums, was the big dog of American letters. Vladimir Nabokov was a intelligence services from countries like Russian exile seeking asylum in the States. Wilson became a China, Russia, and Cuba seek insights into U.S. policy, recruits mentor to Nabokov, introducing him to every editor of note for clandestine operations, and access to sensitive military and engineering a Guggenheim Fellowship. But then came and civilian research. The FBI and CIA reciprocate, tapping the worldwide best-selling novel Lolita, and the tables were international students and faculty as informants. Taking turned. Suddenly Nabokov was the big (and very rich) dog. advantage of patriotic fervor and fear in the wake of 9/11, The feud finally erupted in full when Nabokov published his the CIA and other security agencies infiltrate almost every hugely footnoted and virtually unreadable translation of aspect of academic culture and enlist professors, graduate Pushkin’s famously untranslatable verse novel, Eugene Onegin. students, and even undergraduates to moonlight as spies. Wilson savaged his friend’s translation in The New York Review Golden documents examples including the CIA placing agents of Books. Nabokov counterattacked, until the narcissism of undercover in Harvard Kennedy School classes and staging small differences reduced their friendship to ashes. Reviews academic conferences to persuade Iranian nuclear scientists to call The Feud “a comic contretemps of a very high order,” and defect; a Chinese graduate student at Duke University stealing “a poignant demonstration of the fragility of even the deepest research for an invisibility cloak; and a tiny liberal arts college of friendships.” Join the author in this evening of spirited exchanging faculty with China’s most notorious spy school—to conversation. Alex Beam is a former Moscow bureau chief for show how relentlessly and ruthlessly both U.S. and foreign Business Week, and author of three other works of nonfiction: intelligence services are penetrating the ivory tower. Don’t American Crucifixion, Gracefully Insane and A Great Idea at the miss this eye-opening evening. Dan Golden is also the author Time. of The Price of Admission: How America’s Ruling Class Buys Its $ Way into Elite Colleges—and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates. CODE: HL013 Thursday, March 15 7:00 - 8:30 pm 10 CODE: HL0007 Thursday, January 25 7:00 - 8:30 pm $10 Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 AROUND TOWN 5

Around Town In Around Town, we are pleased to feature non-profit organizations within the Arlington Community.

Arlington Friends of the Drama St. John’s Coffeehouse 22 Academy Street, Arlington St. John’s Church, 74 Pleasant Street, Arlington A hidden gem in the heart of Arlington Center, Arlington St. John’s coffeehouse-style, informal folk and classical Friends of the Drama mounts four plays each season. Discover concerts take advantage of the superb acoustics of the historic AFD as they bring productions to life. You can attend the plays church, and are often followed by informal musicians sessions or volunteer to build sets, sell refreshments, or usher. Visit and refreshments. Concerts benefit both the musicians who afdtheatre.org or call 781.646.5922 for more information. perform and St. John’s community outreach missions. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at door. Students, veterans, and seniors Arlington Garden Club receive a discount. Concerts begin at 7:30 (unless noted). Visit saintjohns-arlington.org, or call 781.648.4819 for more The Arlington Garden Club was founded in 1931. Comprised of information. nearly 100 Arlington residents and neighbors, they are a group of gardeners interested in conserving natural resources and the environment through educational programs and public works. True Story Theater Membership is open to all and includes all levels of gardeners, Based in Arlington for 16 years, True Story stages shows and novice to master, interested in learning and sharing expertise classes in Arlington two to three times a month at various in home gardening, the environment, floral arrangements, locations. In ​improv performances, ​volunteers from the and supporting the beautification of Arlington. Their ultimate audience share ​experiences, then actors ​embody what they goal is to promote a shared appreciation of and responsibility hear using music, movement, and dialogue. From these simple for the environment with fellow citizens. Meetings are held interactions people laugh, cry, gain insights, and connect. ​ monthly. For more information, visit arlingtongardenclub.org Come to share or just watch. Visit TrueStoryTheater.org for more information. Arlington Historical Society 7 Jason Street, Arlington Arlington Public Schools: Parent Forums The Arlington Historical Society is dedicated to preserving The Health and Wellness department presents this series of the Jason Russell House and the Society’s collections, and to thought-provoking seminars on topics of great importance discovering and sharing information about Arlington’s history. to today’s parents as they navigate the social, emotional, The stories of individuals, families, and events associated with and physical well-being of their children. Forums are held at the town are interpreted in the Society’s collections, programs, Ottoson Middle School from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. All are free and and Smith Museum exhibitions. The Arlington Historical open to the public. For complete details, visit arlington.k12. Society presents a lecture series each year. Programs are free ma.us/news/pdfs/parentforums.pdf for members, $5 for non-members. For more information, visit • 2/1 Mary Grace Stewart: ArlingtonHistorical.org. All events meet at the Masonic Lodge, A Venn Diagram for School Success” 19 Academy Street, Arlington. • 3/28 Michael Thompson: Anxious Parents Anxious Students • 4/3 Michael Brandwein: “I’VE TOLD YOU A THOUSAND Arlington Youth Health & Safety Coalition TIMES!”: How to be Calm, Confident, and Consistent 27 Maple Street, Arlington, 781.316.3179 When Handling Undesired Behavior Arlington Youth Health & Safety Coalition (AYHSC) is a community coalition funded by a federal grant, with representatives from public (police, schools, local government) and private (churches, businesses, youth-serving organizations) GET YOUR CATALOG FIRST! agencies, as well as parents and youth. Using a public health Subscribe to our mailing list and receive an approach to prevention and intervention, AYHSC focuses on email the moment our catalog is posted online! positive community change through education, environmental Go to arlingtoncummunityed.org and select initiatives, policy development, and improving youth access to treatment. Meetings are on the first Thursday of the month in “Contact Us” to sign up. the Whittemore Robbins House from 5:30 - 7:00 pm and open to all. Visit: arlingtonma.gov/ayhsc 6 BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, & FINANCE Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

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●NEW Using Design Principles to Identify Career Introduction to Photoshop CC and Life Directions Ed2Go Leanne Rodd, ReBoot Accel Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop CC, the world’s best Do you feel stuck in a career rut? Are you convinced that graphics program, to edit and process photos and create everyone else has it all figured out? Have you taken a career original images. pause and wonder what’s next? This workshop will lead you Go to Ed2Go.com/arlington to register for this online course; through basic design principles to explore career and life select the start date that works with your schedule. $100 directions based on the best-selling book Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans. Having a clear vision of Investment Basics career and life goals allows you to focus on directions that are meaningful, stimulating, fulfilling and in alignment with Amy Lampert who you are. Together we’ll explore design principles to see Make your money work for you. If investing your money is how curiosity, bias to action, reframing, awareness and radical something you want to do but don’t know where to begin, this collaboration can help you create and build a path forward. course will give you the information and confidence you need This results-oriented workshop will be led by Leanne Rodd, to get started. With the help of an experienced investment Boston City Lead for ReBoot Accel, a career accelerator for professional, you will come to understand and differentiate the women re-entering the paid workforce that hosts continuing advantages and disadvantages of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, education and networking events to help women get current, options, and other investment options; why diversification connected, and confident for their next professional steps. This is important in investing, and how to design portfolios that workshop welcomes both men and women. match your needs. Your in-class questions will further shape course content. Participants will have the opportunity to $ CODE: BT047 Tuesday, February 6 7:00 - 9:00 pm 25 design their own risk-appropriate portfolio. CODE: BT021 2 Tuesdays, January 16 and 23 6:00 - 7:30 pm Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2017 $35/individual or couple Ed2Go Become proficient in using Microsoft Excel 2016 (now available Estate Planning Essentials through Office 365) and discover how to create worksheets, David Adams, Esq. workbooks, charts and graphs quickly and efficiently. Estate planning is not just for the wealthy—or the old. Nearly Go to Ed2Go.com/arlington to register for this online course; everyone has an “estate,” comprised of everything you own: $ select the start date that works with your schedule. 129 your car, home, other real estate, checking and savings accounts, investments, life insurance, furniture, and personal Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2017 possessions. Regardless of the size of your “estate,” good Ed2Go planning lets you control how your assets are given to the Take your Microsoft Excel 2016 skills to the next level as people or organizations you care most about; sets your heirs you master charts, graphs, PivotTables, Slicers, Sparklines, up for success by passing on their inheritance in a way that AutoFilter, macros and other advanced Excel functions. will help them in their life course; helps you and your heirs pay substantially less in taxes, fees and court costs; minimizes Go to Ed2Go.com/arlington to register for this online course; family strife; and makes it easier for your loved ones to handle $ select the start date that works with your schedule. 129 your affairs during a time of loss. In this informative evening, a local attorney and estate planning specialist will address Accounting Fundamentals fundamentals of estate planning including: what happens if Ed2Go you die without a will; probate and how to avoid it; how to Gain a marketable new skill by learning the basics of double- select a guardian; how to minimize estate taxes and more. entry bookkeeping, financial reporting, and more. With both humor and knowledge, the instructor will lead you through this information-packed evening as you learn about Go to Ed2Go.com/arlington to register for this online course; wills, trusts, healthcare proxies, advance directives and powers $ select the start date that works with your schedule. 100 of attorney. MORE ED2GO INFO ON PAGE 52 CODE: BF029 Tuesday, January 30 7:00 - 9:00 pm $25/individual or couple Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, & FINANCE 7

●NEW How to Talk About Money First-Time Home Buying Essentials with Someone You Love Ellen Sullivan Amy Lampert This information-packed workshop will educate and prepare We grow up with different experiences about money, and those first-time home buyers for their entry into the real estate experiences follow us throughout our lives. It’s no surprise that market. We will discuss how to buy smart; what to expect from money can be such a hot button in many relationships. Come a real estate agent; prioritizing your wish list in a home; how learn how to navigate this tricky topic without damaging your much can you afford; understanding the mortgage and closing relationships. You’ll come to understand the source of your processes; making an offer; conducting home inspections; attitudes about money and ways to smooth communications hiring an attorney; and trends in the local real estate markets. about finances. This information can apply to couples, children, You will gain a solid overview of the home-buying process. aging parents, even bosses and colleagues. A realtor, lender, and attorney representative will lead the discussions. CODE: BT048 Thursday, February 1 6:00 - 8:00 pm $25/individual or couple CODE: BT019 2 Tuesdays, March 6 and 13 6:30 - 9:00 pm $49/individual or couple You Can Afford College NEW Don Anderson, College Funding Advisors, Inc. ●Maximize the Sale Price of your Home Financial aid goes to families who plan and act in advance— Bill Butler before December of the child’s sophomore year of high school. Thinking of selling your home in this seller’s market? Learn Learn how to maximize your financial aid by understanding proven ways to maximize your home’s sale price. We’ll discuss the process and why implementing strategies may increase a what today’s millennial and “move up” buyers value in a home family’s eligibility even if you have a “high income” or own a in this area. Learn about specific home improvements that will business. All schools are not alike, so it is important to know yield the highest return on sale price, how to position your your options and opportunities. A free financial aid analysis will home for maximum value, and how to negotiate the highest be available to all attendees. Visit collegefundingadvisors.com price and best terms in crafting your dream offer. We’ll also discuss strategies for moving up to a larger home without CODE: CS003 Wednesday, March 7 6:30 - 8:30 pm having to rent in between selling your old home and buying $35/family your new one. NEW How to Plan a Successful Fundraiser CODE: BT051 Thursday, February 15 7:00 - 9:00 pm ● $25/individual or couple Susan Ruderman Events such as galas, auctions, film screenings, and charity NEW Social Media Marketing 5-K races can be a significant source of revenue for nonprofit ● organizations. They can also be a significant financial risk and Christi Electris major drain on staff and volunteer time, energy, and sanity. We Learn how to grow your business or organization by connecting will cover all aspects of event planning: choosing a theme and with customers and supporters through social media. Explore venue and creating a timeline; soliciting sponsors; recruiting the most popular social media tools, including Facebook, an event committee; selecting vendors such as caterers, LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn to create profiles and pages to musicians, and auctioneers; pricing and selling tickets; attract followers, how to post to encourage conversations with promoting the event, and conducting attendee follow-up. We’ll your audience, and measure the success of your social media review the Ten Worst Things that can happen to your event and efforts. We will also introduce other social media sites such as how to avoid them. Come with an idea for a fundraising event. YouTube, Yelp, and blogs. Class will meet in a computer lab but You’ll leave with an understanding of what to do—and what you may bring a laptop if you prefer. not to do—to make it successful. CODE: BT050 2 Tuesdays, February 27 and March 6 $ CODE: BT049 Tuesday, February 13 6:30 - 9:00 pm $29 6:30 - 9:00 pm 59 8 BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, & FINANCE Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

Crowdfunding DAYTIME Get More from Your iPhone and iPad ✹ CLASS Christi Electris Howard Loewinger Crowdfunding is the use of small amounts of capital from a The iPhone and iPad have taken the world by storm, but large number of individuals to finance a project, nonprofit or most of us still use a fraction of the features on these mobile for-profit business. You may not garner the $145 million raised computers. Since the interface is identical on both, this course by developers of a video game last spring. Still, for artists, is suitable for those who own either one or both devices. We inventors, nonprofits, and entrepreneurs, crowdfunding is will cover basics such as how to use the touchscreen interface, becoming an effective financing tool and a great way to rally email and the internet. We will explore more advanced features supporters before starting a new project. This information- such as how to customize your screen and determine the packed workshop will explore general concepts around amount of storage you have left, delete apps you no longer crowdfunding and crowdfunding models. We will review some use, install new apps, give voice commands and review syncing of the major donation crowdfunding platforms and sites such your contacts, calendar, reminders, and other data between all as Kickstarter and Indiegogo, and talk about how to choose your devices. Meet at Arlington Senior Center, 27 Maple St., a good project, the right platform and right team. We’ll also Arlington. Co-sponsored by Arlington Council on Aging and open review a variety of actual campaigns. to students of all ages. $ CODE: BT038 Tuesday, February 6 6:30 - 9:00 pm 29 CODE: BT010 2 Tuesdays, March 6 and 13 1:00 - 3:00 pm $49; Arlington Seniors $44 Get the Most from Your iPhone Howard Loewinger Build a Website with WordPress In addition to making calls, did you know your iPhone can Eric Wing do virtually all the things your computer can do? Unlock the The success of WordPress for creating websites has everything potential of this device. We’ll cover basics like calling options to do with its user-friendliness and flexibility. For those and different ways to touch the screen. We will talk about apps: interested in creating a custom website that offers you what they are, how to add new ones, see your open apps and the ability to make changes easily and indefinitely. Learn delete apps you no longer use. We will also go over settings, everything you need to get started with WordPress, including messaging, email, voice commands and discover tips and tricks setting a theme, customizing with images, adding videos and for using that pesky screen keyboard, and using the camera for unique text. By the end of the course, you will have a working still pictures and video. We will focus on iPhones running the website or blog ready to show the world. Course meets in a current version of iOS but most will apply to older iPhones as computer lab, so no need to bring your own computer. For well. Bring your questions and fully charged iPhone to class. beginners; basic computer and Internet skills are required. It is CODE: BT003 2 Tuesdays, January 23 and 30 recommended that you come with an idea for a basic website 7:00 - 9:00 pm $49 or blog. CODE: BT023 4 Wednesdays, January 17 - February 7 ●NEW Explore MS Office 7:00 - 9:00 pm $89 Howard Loewinger Get an overview of the most widely used programs in MS SEO Basics: Build Website Traffic Office. We will review the three main applications in Office— Eric Wing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint—and look at how each program is With 571 new websites joining the internet every minute, organized and where to find things. We will create basic word you need a way to build traffic to your site. Search Engine processing, spreadsheets and presentation documents and Optimization (SEO) is the ongoing process of marketing your share where you can learn more online. We will use Office 2016 website by adhering to the many rules imposed by Google for Windows, but these skills apply to later versions as well. To and other search engines. This course will provide you with a take this course you must have experience with a Windows- solid understanding of SEO, and enough knowledge to make based computer, file saving, and some typing and mouse skills. changes that will increase traffic to your sites. CODE: BT052 3 Thursdays, February 1 - 15 CODE: BT041 4 Wednesdays, February 14 - March 14 $ 7:00 - 9:00 pm 69 (no class 2/21) 7:00 - 9:00 pm $89 Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 CRAFTS 9

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●NEW Adults & Kids: Pop-Up Card Workshop Pottery Wheel for Beginners WEEKEND Susanne Agerbak and Beyond ✹ CLASS Learn how to make delightful pop-up cards, just in time for Indigo Fire Ceramics Studio Valentine’s Day. We’ll master a couple of simple designs and For those interested in learning the pottery wheel or who want then spend the rest of the class producing a stack of them, or to get back into it. Those new to the wheel will learn the basics move on to explore more complicated designs. Children ages of wedging, centering and throwing a piece on the wheel. 8 and older are welcome to register when accompanied by a Those with experience can build their skills to make larger registered adult. Tuition includes a $5 fee that covers materials pieces, handles and lids. We’ll start with a demonstration and for making and decorating 12 cards each. then everyone will have time at a wheel. Make as many pieces CODE: CN069 Tuesday, February 6 6:00 - 8:00 pm as you like, but select two to go in the kiln to be fired. Return $23/person about two weeks later to glaze. Your pieces will return to the kiln for a second firing before you pick them up. Your final NEW Fabulous Felting project will include bowls, cups or dishes that you can use at ● home. Tuition includes all materials. Meet at Indigo Fire, 60 Betsey Cogswell Concord Ave., Belmont. Felting is a magical process where layers of wool fleece are $ agitated with hot soapy water, then rolled by hand. The result CODE: CN063.1 Saturday, January 20 6:30 - 8:30 pm 45 is a fabric that is strong, textually interesting and beautiful. CODE: CN063.2 Saturday, March 17 6:30 - 8:30 pm $45 We will make our own fabrics and then turn our creations into pillows, small rugs, table runners, scarves and more. Each Adults & Kids: Pottery Wheel for Beginners student should be able to finish two items of their choice in our FAMILY and Beyond  NIGHT time together. Tuition includes a $25 fee for fleece in assorted colors and soap. Appropriate for new and experienced felters. Indigo Fire Ceramics Studio A modest materials list will be sent after registration. This class is for those interested in learning the pottery wheel or those who want to get back into it. If new to the wheel you CODE: CN068 4 Tuesdays, February 6 - March 6 will learn how to center and pull pieces to make small bowls and (no class 2/20) 6:30 - 9:00 pm $125 mugs. Those with experience can build on their skills. We’ll start with a demonstration and then everyone will have time on their ® SoulCollage Workshop own wheel. Make as many pieces as you like and select two to Joanne Rothstein go in the kiln to be fired. Return about two weeks later to glaze. SoulCollage® is a joyful and creative process for accessing Your pieces will return to the kiln for a second firing before your intuition. You do not need to be artistic or creative to you pick them up. Your final projects will be food safe. Children enjoy this revelatory process. Using collage, you create a must be 8+ to register and be accompanied by a registered deck of cards in which each card represents an aspect of your adult. Each family member must register separately. Meet at authentic self. You then learn to use these cards to tap into Indigo Fire, 60 Concord Ave., Belmont. your intuition and inner wisdom. The series begins with the CODE: CN070.1 Saturday, February 10 4:00 - 6:00 pm process of creating and working with collage cards; returning $45 per person students will use this time to delve deeper into card-making. CODE: CN070.2 Saturday, March 3 4:00 - 6:00 pm Subsequent evenings will focus on a different card suit(s), as $45 per person you build your personal SoulCollage® card deck and deepen your familiarity with the process of self-inquiry. Each class is led by a certified SoulCollage® instructor and will begin with a short guided meditation. A great experience alone or with PARKING IS FREE! friends, experienced ‘SoulCollagers’ are also welcome. Please bring scissors and a glue stick to class. Visit soulcollage.com. You can park in any of the reserved Tuition includes a $15 materials fee. parking spaces in the driveway, and CODE: WE002 3 Tuesdays, January 23 - February 6 on surrounding streets. 6:00 - 9:00 pm $105 10 CRAFTS Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

Woodworking Open Shop Get to Know Your Sewing Machine Nathan Muehleisen Mary Kenny A great opportunity for aspiring or experienced woodworkers, Whether you have no experience or just need a refresher, bring this course is structured as an open shop so all students can your sewing machine and thread to class and in one night we’ll get exactly what they want out of the experience. Learn how cover all the basics you need to know to start sewing: proper to safely operate hand tools, power tools and other equipment. machine threading, changing out bobbins, figuring out those Beginners will work on a project to be determined with the daunting dial settings, and more. Gain the confidence to start instructor. Students who have taken this course before can sewing your own clothes or home decor accessories. Perfect bring their own plans or choose some on the first night of class. intro class to Sewing Basics (see below). We’ll also discuss buying wood and materials for your project. CODE: CN005.1 Thursday, January 18 7:00 - 9:00 pm $35 Meet in the Woodworking Shop at Arlington High; follow signs $ from main lobby. CODE: CN005.2 Thursday, March 15 7:00 - 9:00 pm 35 CODE: CN002 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 (no class 2/22) 6:30 - 9:00 pm $199 Sewing Basics Mary Kenny Art Journaling as a Creative Process For both beginning sewers and those with experience. It’s Edwige Donlan never too late to learn this valuable skill—or learn new skills—from a talented and patient instructor. Choose the Unlike a standard written journal, art journaling is a creative patterns you want and then use store-bought fabric or recycled way to incorporate words, images and mixed media onto the materials, or make a copy of a favorite garment. We will cover page. It allows you to follow your intuition and express your the use of the sewing machine, sewing techniques, selection of unique voice and style using written passages, drawings, maps, patterns, fittings, using zippers, and more. Email the instructor photos, paint, ticket stubs—the list is truly endless. Whether at [email protected] before the first class to discuss you are just discovering your creative spirit or you’ve been what kinds of projects are suited to your skill level. Please bring creating for years, art journaling can be an amazing tool for a notebook, pencil, tape measure, and SEWING MACHINE in self-discovery and creativity. Come join the fun, and feed your good working order to the first class. soul. Tuition includes a $20 materials fee. CODE: CN011 6 Thursdays, January 25 - March 8 CODE: CN064.1 4 Wednesdays, January 17 - February 7 (no class 2/22) 7:00 - 9:00 pm $119 7:00 - 9:00 pm $99 CODE: CN064.2 4 Wednesdays, February 14 - March 14 NEW (no class 2/21) 7:00 - 9:00 pm $99 ●Sewing: Beyond the Basics Mary Kenny Calligraphy for Beginners For serious sewers who know the basics (how to use your machine, cut a pattern, assemble a garment) and want to Rachel Diamond Calow acquire even more skills. We will focus on tailoring a garment Calligraphy is a visual art related to writing traced back to the to fit an individual’s shape and size, and learn to make Roman Empire. It is both an artistic expression and an exercise alterations such as trouser and sleeve length, taking in or in patience. This course will focus on calligraphy using a broad letting out pants, skirts and other garments. Come to the first nibbed fountain pen. We will start by learning strokes and class with a project in mind, commercial pattern, and washed encouraging muscle memory to form beautiful lettering. We fabric. Please bring a notebook, pencil, tape measure, and will learn the Chancery Italic style and then explore the myriad SEWING MACHINE in good working order. ways to use it creatively. Tuition includes $20 fee for paper, pens, cartridges and worksheets. CODE: CN071 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 (no class 2/21) 7:00 - 9:00 pm $159 CODE: CN065 6 Wednesdays, January 31 - March 14 (no class 2/21) 7:00 - 9:00 pm $139

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NEW DAYTIME Knitted Heart Workshop Learn to Knit ✹ CLASS ● Valerie Wey Joy Spadafora Knitting is huge on the modern craft scene, and it’s easy to Show your love this Valentine’s Day with a quick-knit heart- learn. Together we’ll work on a simple project to practice a shaped valentine. Use for decoration, attach to a gift, or make variety of skills. Learn how different yarn, stitches and gauge a set of 4” x 5” heart coasters. Bring to class U.S. size 8 needles affect the end result. Casting on, knitting, purling, changing and worsted weight yarn in your choice of color and fiber. colors, picking up stitches, binding off and finishing will be Previous knitting experience required. covered. Please bring a pair of U.S. size 8 knitting needles, CODE: CN089 Wednesday, February 7 7:00 - 9:00 pm $19 either straight or circular, and some worsted-weight yarn in a mid-to-light toned color to the first class. Students may also Crochet for Beginners and Beyond bring an unfinished project they wish to continue working on Janet Peluso or the instructor can guide students in choosing a new project. Course is open to both new and returning knitters who want to Crochet can be used to make all sorts of fun, cool accessories: refresh their basic skills. Meet at Arlington Senior Center, 27 hats, scarves, wraps, shrugs, embellishments (flowers, ruffles), Maple St. Co-sponsored by Arlington Council on Aging and open fingerless gloves, boot-toppers, bags/purses, and more. to students of all ages. Designed for beginners and those with some experience, you will learn basic crochet techniques and stitches, including CODE: CN048 7 Mondays, January 22 - March 12 single and double crochet. Choose from a variety of projects $ $ (no class 2/19) 10:00 - 11:30 am 105; Arlington Seniors 94.50 to try out your new skills. As the course progresses, additional crochet stitches will be introduced. Learn how to read crochet Knitting for Beginners patterns, crochet different shapes (circles, squares, triangles, Karen Roth & Hariet Vanderput etc.), increase/decrease, and how to finish pieces. Tuition This workshop will give those new to knitting—or returning to includes a $10 materials fee; feel welcome to bring yarn or it—the foundation to move on to independent projects. We will other material if you like. start with the basic skills of casting on and knit-stitch, teach CODE: CN060 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 new skills such as purling, straight needles and knitting-in-the- (no class 2/22) 7:00 - 9:00 pm $155 round, how to change colors, casting off, and more as time and interest allow. Learn how needle size, yarn size, yarn texture Needle Felting: Fun and Easy Wool Sculpture and gauge affect the end result. Practice your new skills by Anastasia Semash creating a simple hat and cowl, or choose a different project to work on with our help. List of supplies will be provided at the Needle-felted sculpture is deeply relaxing and therapeutic. first class. Nearly anything can be made using wool and special barbed needles. In this two-night workshop you will learn how to turn CODE: CN026 6 Tuesdays, January 16 - February 27 unspun wool into miniature 3D creations. We’ll make cute $ (no class 2/20) 7:00 - 9:00 pm 119 wool pets during the first class and then make needle felted brooches or necklaces. You’ll be provided with a basic felting ●NEW Advanced Knitters’ Workshop kit to work with in class and beyond the classroom. Instruction Joy Spadafora will also include: use and purpose of various felting tools, fiber Warm up this winter and take your knitting to the next level sculpting tips, techniques for making smaller features, and with three weekly skill-building sessions: Cables (headband), best sources of felting materials. Needle felting is an ideal Lace (sachet), and Fair Isle (snowflake cup cozy) will be craft—it has a quick learning curve, requires minimal supplies, covered. Project patterns will be provided each week. Bring doesn’t make any mess and can be done almost anywhere. to the first class U.S. size 8 straight needles and worsted A $10 materials fee will be collected at class. See instructor’s weight yarn in your choice of color and fiber. Previous knitting amazingly creative work at artsemash.com experience required. CODE: CN041 2 Tuesdays, January 16 and 23 $ CODE: CN088 3 Wednesdays, January 17 - 31 6:00 - 9:00 pm 69 7:00 - 9:00 pm $59 12 FOOD & DRINK Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

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Food fees often provide for ample leftovers—bring containers, just One-Pot Italian Cooking in case, and an apron. Francesca Montillo The pots! The pans! The dishes! Ever find yourself in the Beer Tasting and Brewery Tour kitchen with one meal completed and a sink full of stuff Aeronaut Brewery to wash—all for what was suppose to be a quick dinner? A French Saison, Cocoa Milk Stout, Imperial IPA­—happy Prepare one-pot dishes that make cleanup a jiffy! Start with a learning what these are all about! Aeronaut, a brewery and heartwarming Tuscan bean soup with added pasta, then move community space in Somerville, brews world-class beer. This onto a sheet-pan oven dish with chicken and artichokes—so tour and tasting class is a reason to check it out! The tour easy to assemble, it hardly feels like cooking. And how about will take you behind the scenes of the brewery operations the classic Italian peppers and onions with sausage? Come and laboratory space. A member of the Aeronaut brewing learn family-friendly dishes that are pleasing and easy on the $ team will discuss the brewing process and then guide you cleanup! Bring a your beverage of choice. Tuition includes a 20 through a formal tasting sessions consisting of a flight of four food fee. unique beer styles. Brewery Director, Mike Smith, will join this CODE: FD192 Thursday, January 25 6:00 - 9:00 pm $59 session to answer questions and introduce you to The Comic Book Story of Beer. Meet at Aeronaut Brewery, 14 Tyler St., Tastes of Western India Somerville. Sarita Bhagwat $ Code: FD184 Monday, February 5 6:00 - 7:30 pm 25 Americans continue to explore new cuisines, apparent in the number of ethnic restaurants emerging throughout towns like Modern Mixology Arlington. When it comes to Indian cuisine, it’s time to look Bistro Duet Mixology Team beyond the proverbial chicken tikka masala (in fact, a British Move your hosting skills to the next level by learning to build invention), naan and paneer and head west toward Mumbai, delicious and sophisticated craft cocktails like a professional. where spice blends and ingredients can shift every few miles. Great for the novice or intermediate mixologist, this fun Delight in the simplicity and intensity of flavors from west evening will provide you with a list of basic bar utensils India. We will make batata bhaji (a tempered potato side dish); and staple liquor and liqueurs needed for successful home masoor amti (curried red lentils); kolambi kalvan (sweet and bartending. Bistro Duet’s mixology team will demonstrate sour shrimp curry); beetroot raita with rice; and a traditional techniques used for blending classic cocktails, as well as more regional sweet made with Greek yogurt. Learn where to find modern themed creations. Cocktails will feature a variety of ingredients, including items you might already have in your $ seasonal ingredients and interesting craft spirits. This class freezer. Tuition includes a 20 food fee. will leave you ready to impress your guests! Tuition includes CODE: FD147 Tuesday, February 6 6:00 - 9:00 pm $59 all beverages and tasting appetizers. Meet at Bistro Duet, 190 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington. Limited to 20. Code: FD162 Wednesday, February 7 7:00 - 8:30 pm $55 I learned to cook with Simply Versatile Pate a Choux  Janine Sciarappa ‘‘ someone who was Though it may seem intimidating, pate a choux, a light pastry knowledgeable and could dough, is made with only four ingredients and cooked on the stovetop. Once mastered, it can be used to make a wide range provide direction and of delicate pastries that can be filled with sweet custards and guidance. creams or savory vegetables and cheese. Learn how to make Cooking with Kimi this simple pastry dough and, using a pastry bag, practice ’’ forming it into sweet profiteroles and eclairs, and savory gougeres. We’ll make pastries perfect to serve as small hors d’oeuvres or desserts. Tuition includes a $15 food fee. Code: FD160 Wednesday, January 24 6:00 - 9:00 pm $55 Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 FOOD & DRINK 13

Cake Decorating 101 Valentine’s Date Night: Couples Cook Italian Janine Sciarappa Francesca Montillo Make cakes that not only taste delicious but look beautiful! Tired of waiting in overcrowded and overpriced restaurants on Learn the basics of cake decorating in this hands-on workshop. Valentine’s Day? Here’s an idea: you and your love join Chef You’ll learn how to make a buttercream that won’t harden Francesca Montillo, a native Italian, in preparing a memorable and crust; crumb coat to create a smooth buttercream base dinner to mark the occasion. Each couple will prepare seasonal for decorating; and use a piping bag to create borders, roses, risotto, chicken saltimbocca, and broccolini sautéed in olive ribbon swirls, and texture to give your cakes that professional oil. Then for dessert we’ll make some Sicilian cannolis. Learn look. A materials list will be emailed upon registration. Tuition new culinary skills while spending quality time with your includes a $15 food fee. significant other and as always, enjoy the laughs as you cook alongside other couples. The evening will include additional Code: FD043 Wednesday, February 7 6:00 - 9:00 pm $55 treats prepared by Chef Montillo as she sets the stage for a fun Valentine’s Day cooking adventure. Feel free to bring your Warm and Comforting Stews beverage of choice. Limited to 5 couples. All food fees are Kimi Ceridon included in tuition. Stews are the original one-pot meal. Warm, inviting, rich and CODE: FD190 Wednesday, February 14 6:00 - 9:00 pm filling, stews are a wonderful winter go-to for dinner. The best $109/couple part is that stews can be easy to prepare and are ideal for single pots, slow cookers and multi-cooker appliances. While we prepare delicious stews such as chicken coconut curry, Melt-in-your-Mouth Middle Eastern Desserts Moroccan beef stew, and spicy vegetables with lentils, we will Janine Sciarappa discuss ways to use cooking techniques for your own stew Satisfy your sweet tooth with classic Middle Eastern desserts. creations. Tuition includes a $20 food fee. Demystify and explore the flavors of this popular region as you learn accessible, fun recipes to share with friends and family. CODE: FD186 Thursday, February 8 6:00 - 9:00 pm $59 Make phyllo dough your phriend, as you master bird’s nests packed full of gooey syrup and sweet pistachios, and walnut Candy Science: Caramel and Brittle cigars, a delicate and flaky finger dessert perfect for dipping. Kimi Ceridon We will also make kourabiedes, traditional Greek butter From tender fudge to delectable truffles, sugar is the culinary cookies that melt in your mouth. These delicacies will leave chameleon behind our most revered confections. This sugar you with a warm feeling and a craving for more sweetness and “shape-shifting” is coaxed out with heat. During this hands-on crunch! Tuition includes a $15 food fee. cooking class, we will learn what happens as sugar turns into Code: FD183 Tuesday, February 27 6:00 - 9:00 pm $55 candy at a molecular level. Then observe the candy stages in our kitchen laboratory by making salted caramels, chocolate fudge, coffee candies, and chocolate truffles—all in time for Drunken Italian Cooking Valentine’s Day. Note: This class heats sugar to 300F, so please Francesca Montillo be prepared to be safe and observant. Tuition includes a $20 Winter is just the time for heart-warming recipes that include food fee. a touch of spirits. Italians love cooking with alcohol and aren’t shy about using it. Learn to prepare one of Italy’s most famous CODE: FD146 Tuesday, February 13 6:00 - 9:00 pm $59 pasta dishes, penne alla vodka. Our second course will include chicken Marsala, a deliciously boozy dish that is favored by many. Our contorno (side dish) will be a stir-fry using FOOD FEES OFTEN PROVIDE FOR AMPLE delectable artichoke hearts in dry white wine. Feel free to bring your beverage of choice. Tuition includes a $20 food fee. LEFTOVERS. BRING TAKE-HOME CONTAINERS, JUST IN CASE, AND AN APRON. CODE: FD194 Wednesday, February 28 6:00 - 9:00 pm $59 14 FOOD & DRINK Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

Artisanal Cheese Making Asian Fusion Kimi Ceridon Kimi Ceridon Join us for a cheese-making adventure. We’ll begin by initiating Learn how to incorporate some of your favorite flavors from a few chemical reactions to start the process. While the curds Asian cuisine into your home cooking. Layer a few staples and whey separate, we’ll review the steps of cheesemaking, of Asian cuisine into your cooking to create a bowl of slurp- learn why artisan cheeses are more complex in taste and worthy noodle soup and satay skewers. Then, we will try our variety, and sample New England artisanal cheeses. Individual hand at rolling sushi into California rolls, sake maki and spicy teams will then make a variety of cheeses such as ricotta, tuna rolls. Finally, we’ll wrap things up with shrimp fresh rolls. queso blanco, and panir (an Indian variety similar to cream Tuition includes a $25 food fee (covers the cost of fresh fish). cheese). Together we will try our hand at stretching mozzarella CODE: FD187 Tuesday, March 13 6:00 - 9:00 pm $64 balls. Leave with the skills to continue your cheese-making adventure at home, along with a starter culture for making the overnight fromage blanc sampled in class. Tuition includes a Calabrian Cuisine $20 food fee. Francesca Montillo CODE: FD113 Thursday, March 1 6:00 - 9:00 pm $59 An undiscovered region surrounded by crystal blue seas, Calabria prides itself on dishes not frequently found in other parts of Italy. Learn to prepare a few dishes using some of Costa Rican Casado Calabria’s most beloved ingredients. We will start with a red Leda Muñoz Orians onion bruschetta, a regional favorite from the city of Tropea, Join a native Costa Rican to prepare an authentic Costa Rican followed by a pasta dish of spaghetti and swordfish in red casado—a traditional meal with arroz blanco and black beans, sauce. For the contorno (side dish), we will prepare eggplant ensalada de repollo (cabbage slaw), queso fresco (soft white tramezzini topped with cheese. Be prepared to fall in love with cheese), and ajiaco (zucchini and corn soup). And to scoop, Calabria cuisine! Tuition includes a $20 food fee. dip and roll all these wonderful flavors, tortillas must be CODE: FD195 Wednesday, March 14 6:00 - 9:00 pm $59 made! We will finish the meal with flan de coco prepared by the instructor. Along the way she will share cultural insight, geographic details, and personal stories of her beloved Pie Essentials: Pate Brisee homeland. Tuition includes a $15 food fee. and Crème Patissière CODE: FD185 Tuesday, March 6 6:00 - 9:00 pm $55 Suzana Samad Pate brisee is a French pastry dough used especially to make Mughalai Cuisine of India flaky tart shells and pie crusts. This class will give you plenty of hands-on experience making full-proof dough, shaping it, Shruti Mehta and then filling it. We’ll make two scrumptious open-face pies: Afghan and Turkish armies began establishing Muslim a traditional apple galette and a banana cream. In the process, kingdoms in northern India as early as 1000 A.D., bringing you will acquire two other pastry techniques: creme patisserie with them a rich cuisine of exotic spices, nuts and cream, and (pastry cream) and caramel. Come expand your pastry-making clay ovens called Tandoor where delicate breads and hearty repertoire. C’est magnifique! Tuition includes a $15 food fee. meat dishes were prepared. Mughalai cuisine represents a $ combination of the cooking style and recipes of Central Asia CODE: FD196 Thursday, March 15 6:00 - 9:00 pm 55 and North India. In this introduction to the cuisine, we will prepare vegetable biryani (basamati rice cooked with saffron, vegetables, two types of spice blends and yogurt), hari mirch ka salan (a spicy curry of peppers in a creamy sauce), and a FOOD FEES OFTEN PROVIDE FOR AMPLE vermicelli dessert with almonds and pistachio. Tuition includes LEFTOVERS. BRING TAKE-HOME CONTAINERS, a $20 food fee. JUST IN CASE, AND AN APRON. CODE: FD188 Thursday, March 8 6:00 - 9:00 pm $55 Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 HOME & GARDEN 15

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Adults & Kids: Cooking with Chef Kimi Terrariums: Gardens Under Glass Kimi Ceridon Derby Farm Flowers & Gardens Staff Cooking together is a great way to spend family time while If you hanker to get your green thumb going during these teaching kids valuable life skills. This series of fun classes is colder months, this 90-minute workshop should do the trick. designed to both engage kids and teach parent and kids new Using a vessel, easy-care plants, and decorative elements, you cooking techniques that they can replicate at home. If you like, will learn techniques for creating long-lasting and delightful bring an apron and container for leftovers. Tuition includes a indoor gardens. Each participant will leave with a completed $15 food fee per pair. terrarium and the skills to create more to keep or give as original gifts. Tuition includes a $40 materials fee. Meet at Bento Box Fun Derby Farm Flowers and Gardens, 218 Mass. Ave., Arlington. In Japan, bentos are single-serving lunches that range from CODE: HG057 Monday, January 29 7:00 - 8:30 pm $59 basic to elaborately arranged meals. Learn some cool techniques for making lunches fun and delicious. Floral Design and Flower Arranging $ CODE: FD173 Monday, February 5 5:30 - 7:30 pm 45/pair Derby Farm Flowers & Gardens Staff If you love flowers—purchasing them or plucking them from Valentine’s Day Treats your garden—and you want to explore a new level of creativity, Homemade Valentine treats have a secret ingredient store this is a fabulous introduction to basic floral design and flower bought ones don’t—they are made with love. Starts with a arranging. Using premium seasonal flowers and interesting unique hand decorated box that we then fill with handmade greens you’ll learn some simple ways to set up a vase chocolate truffles, chocolate dipped fruit and chocolate bark. arrangement, choose the right blooms for your vase, ways to CODE: FD193 Monday, February 12 5:30 - 7:30 pm $45/pair incorporate your sense of style, and how to care for cut flowers to make them last as long as possible. Bring a favorite vase from home; we will provide flowers and tools. Tuition includes Dumplings a $40 materials fee (vases available for an additional fee). Meet Every culture has a dumpling. We’ll try our hands at a few at Derby Farm Flowers and Gardens, 218 Mass. Ave., Arlington. varieties such as Japanese gyoza, Cuban papas rellenas, Polish $ pierogi and Indian samosas. CODE: HG025 Monday, March 5 7:00 - 8:30 pm 59

$ CODE: FD179 Monday, February 26 5:30 - 7:30 pm 45/pair Organizing Made Simple Sara Valverde, Living Peace Homemade Pasta and Sauce Someone who makes her home on a sailboat has mastered Starting with a basic egg pasta dough, we will make spaghetti the art of keeping it simple. A professional organizer and with tomato sauce, squash ravioli with sage butter, and linguini self-proclaimed “minimalist,” our instructor thrives on helping with alfredo sauce. others make space both mentally and physically for the things CODE: FD180 Monday, March 5 5:30 - 7:30 pm $45/pair that matter most to them. You will learn an eight-step process for organizing any project—from a junk drawer to a garage— Taco Night and other simple and practical tips for clearing the clutter in your life. Her approach keeps it simple, so you have the mental We’ll make tortillas from scratch and experiment with and physical space for maintaining clarity and peace of mind. delectable meat and vegetarian fillings, topping it off with homemade pico de gallo and guacamole. CODE: HG058 Tuesday, February 27 7:00 - 8:30 pm $19 CODE: FD191 Monday, March 12 5:30 - 7:30 pm $45/pair

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Decorating 101: Accent Improvement Workshop Fall in Love with Your Home Again Diane Winkelman Andrea Canty & Allison Tilly Carswell, Accent modification is about speaking with more confidence Red Door DesignWorks and being more easily understood in professional and social How do you pick the right paint color when options seem situations. Learn to hear and correct accented speech sounds endless? Do you decide on the rug first, then the color of that can contribute to misunderstood speech in a supportive, the walls? Hide the TV, or not? Window treatments? Yikes! interactive learning environment. Learn how to interact Decorating your home can be a fun and artistic expression of smoothly and effectively during misunderstandings. This you and your family. Learn how to work with what you already course is geared toward non-native English speakers who are own and create a coherent color scheme with accessories. fluent in English and are interested in improving their accent Explore ways to place an inherited family heirloom to create to be more clearly understood at work and during social visual interest. We will also share how to hang a gallery wall interactions. and pictures and mirrors at the correct height. Please bring CODE: LA030 3 Tuesdays, January 16 - 30 your design questions—and room photos if you like—for a lively $ 7:00 - 8:30 pm 45 evening filled with insider tips and expert decorating advice. CODE: HG050 Wednesday, March 14 7:00 - 9:00 pm $25 American Sign Language (ASL) 1 Linda Brite Hygge and Feng Shui: Creating a Home for Signing is a useful skill that can open up a new world of Connection and Calm relationships and understanding. For those who have no Linda Varone experience with ASL or who need a refresher on the basics. Learn the ASL manual alphabet, numbers, greetings, feelings/ How do people in Denmark with their long, dark winters expressions, family, time, clothes/body parts, and other basic get ranked #1 in a global happiness survey? (The U.S. ranks conversational tools. #10.) Hygge (pronounced hYoo-guh) means “coziness,” and “enjoying the simple things of life with family and friends, CODE: LA038 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 or alone.” Who would guess that hygge and feng shui have (no class 2/21) 6:00 - 7:30 pm $119 something in common? Both provide insight into how to create homes that bring people together and support personal American Sign Language (ASL) 2 relaxation. Learn the principles of feng shui and hygge from Linda Brite a Best of Boston consultant. Beat the winter doldrums with Further explore the beauty of this visual language and learn simple changes in your home, using what you already own. The about Deaf Culture. For those who have completed ASL 1, evening is generously illustrated with photo slides, handouts, or who have comparable experience. Learn signs relating to and real life examples. school, home, animals, food, and other basic conversational CODE: HG059 Thursday, February 1 7:00 - 9:00 pm $25 tools; we will also focus on the grammatical structure of ASL. CODE: LA040 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 (no class 2/21) 7:30 - 9:00 pm $119 Fantastic instructors and ‘‘ very informative! They The teacher allowed also provided snacks which for individual creativity was nice. ‘‘ and helped guide us First Time Home-Buying’’ Essentials very well! Art with Anastasia’’ Semash Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 LANGUAGES 17

English as a Second Language (ESL) French for Beginners, Level II DAYTIME Level 1 ✹ CLASS Erica Adelson Andrea O’Leary Take another step toward growing your confidence and fluency Learn to understand, speak, and write American English in in French. Hone your conversational abilities with common a friendly classroom setting. For those who have little or no verbal expressions and more irregular present tense verbs. knowledge of English, we will review the alphabet, numbers, Learn to speak more efficiently with object pronouns and and work on listening. Basic words for daily living, and common delve into past tense, asking questions, and describing the phrases will also be taught. We will use worksheets and world around you. For students with the basics already under practice pronunciation, listening, and conversation skills in their belt and a desire to reach the next level and feel more class. Please bring a 3-ring binder to class. Meet at Arlington comfortable operating in an immersion (French-only) context. Senior Center, 27 Maple St., Arlington. Co-sponsored by Ideal for those intending to travel to a Francophone area. Arlington Council on Aging and open to students of all ages. Tuition includes all materials. CODE: LA017 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 CODE: LA044 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 $ (no class 2/22) 9:30 - 11:30 am $99 (no class 2/21) 7:30 - 9:00 pm 119

English as a Second Language (ESL) Level 2 ●NEW Intermediate Italian Andrea O’Leary Irena Stanic Rasin This course is a continuation of the Level 1 class. Building on For students who have taken Italian for Beginners and Italian what was covered previously, we will continue working on for Advanced Beginners or similar courses and who have some present, past, and future verb tenses, listening, and speaking to knowledge of presente indicativo and passato prossimo. Through be understood. For those who have studied some basic English games, music and conversation about everyday life, we will and who want to improve grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, continue our grammar studies and expand our vocabulary, and conversation skills. Topics will include: adjectives, gaining more knowledge about Italian culture and life. Expect adverbs, articles of speech and idioms. We will use customized to master imperfetto, futuro, and condizionale, as well as direct worksheets, and we will practice pronunciation, listening, and and indirect pronouns. Improve your spoken Italian through a conversation skills in class. Improve your understanding of variety of topics including vacationing, climate and geographical $ American English, as well as your speaking and writing skills. features, and art. Tuition includes a 10 materials fee. Please bring a 3-ring binder to class. CODE: LA048 7 Wednesdays, January 24 - March 14 $ CODE: LA022 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 (no class 2/21) 6:30 - 8:30 pm 149 (no class 2/21) 7:00 - 9:00 pm $99 ●NEW Italian through Opera French for Beginners, Level I Irena Stanic Rasin Erica Adelson What better way to enjoy the language of music than to listen Lay the foundation to become a confident French speaker to it sung in some of the greatest operas of all time? In this by learning pronunciation, vocabulary, basic grammar, and advanced beginner class, we will explore some of the most present tense verbs in this first level course. Emphasis will be beloved arias by great Italian composers or composed in on useful, everyday words and phrases including greetings, Italian (Verdi, Rossini, Puccini, Donizetti, Bellini, Mozart), we numbers, weather, travel, and food. This course is for beginners will touch upon the language, culture, and art of the Italian or those who wish to review the fundamentals. Tuition includes peninsula. Gain an understanding of present, past, and future all materials. tenses, and imperative mood. Use colors and adjectives to describe people and objects, and learn time, weather, CODE: LA027 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 geography, and kinship terminology. Tuition includes a $10 $ (no class 2/21) 6:00 - 7:30 pm 119 materials fee. CODE: LA049 7 Tuesdays, January 23 - March 13 (no class 2/20) 6:30 - 8:30 pm $149 18 LANGUAGES Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

Learn Spanish I Modern Standard Arabic: Beyond Beginners I Cinthya Soto Rania Nasser Come learn beginning Spanish in a dynamic classroom For those who know the Arabic letters and are able to read environment. Through fun activities you will learn and practice and write simple words. Use your Arabic reading skills to read the alphabet, numbers, greetings, gender agreement, simple short paragraphs while learning some grammatical structures. present tense of regular verbs, basic vocabulary and more. No Conversational themes will include nationalities, family textbook is used; handouts will be provided for use during class members, describing neighborhoods and residences, food and time and for practicing at home during the week. Morning class drink, clothing and colors, weather and more. meets at Arlington Senior Center, 27 Maple St., Arlington. CODE: LA047 7 Tuesdays, January 23 - March 13 Co-sponsored by Arlington Council on Aging and open to students (no class 2/20) 7:30 - 9:00 pm $105 of all ages. CODE: LA007.2 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 Modern Standard Arabic: Beyond Beginners II (no class 2/21) 10:00 - 11:30 am $129; Arlington Seniors $116 DAYTIME Rania Nasser ✹CLASS We will add to the materials covered in Beyond Beginners I to CODE: LA007.1 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 further our understanding of sentence structure and more (no class 2/21) 7:00 - 8:30 pm $129 advanced grammatical concepts. We will also expand our vocabulary and ability to converse on a number of topics. Learn Spanish II CODE: LA050 7 Tuesdays, January 23 - March 13 Cinthya Soto (no class 2/20) 6:00 - 7:30 pm $105 For those who have taken Learn Spanish I or equivalent. We will continue with more conversation and new grammar concepts to help you gain confidence in the language. You will learn ordinal numbers, simple present tense of irregular verbs, how to express likes and dislikes and more. You will also improve WOULD YOU LIKE TO TEACH? your pronunciation and increase your vocabulary as we explore topics such as traveling, ordering food, and giving directions. We’re always looking for No textbook is used in this course; handouts will be provided enthusiastic teachers who want for use during class time and for practicing at home during the week. to share their expertise. Take a CODE: LA0311 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 look through our catalog to be (no class 2/22) 7:00 - 8:30 pm $129 sure we aren’t already offering Mandarin Chinese for Beginners II the course you have in mind, then Konwen Yuen For students who have taken Mandarin Chinese for Beginners I go to ArlingtonCommunityEd.org or have some familiarity with the language, this course will cover broader topics as well as more detailed sentence and click on “Contact us” to structure and grammar. propose a class. CODE: LA034 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 (no class 2/22) 6:45 - 7:45 pm $79 Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 MUSIC, ART, & PHOTOGRAPHY 19

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●NEW Everyone Can Sing! Continuing Guitar Mahir Can Küçük Phillip Grannan Are you tired of silently mouthing the words to songs if others This course is perfect for anyone who has completed are listening, or simply humming along because you think Introduction to Guitar or who has been playing guitar for a you can’t sing well? Our instructor believes that everyone can while. Come join us if you are looking for a fun and supportive sing—even you! He will help you discover your singing voice environment to continue learning and playing. We will focus on by learning the basics of breathing, tone and other time-tested developing stronger musical skills through playing individually techniques. Instruction includes group exercises and personal and with the group. attention. No prior musical experience necessary, just an open CODE: MU031 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 mind and a desire to sing! Please bring a small, hard throw (no class 2/20) 7:30 - 9:00 pm $129 pillow to the first class to use during breathing exercises. CODE: MA069 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 Play Ukulele $ (no class 2/20) 6:00 - 7:30 pm 129 Phillip Grannan NEW Have you always wished you could play a musical instrument ●Love To Sing, Love Your Voice but thought it would be too hard—or too late—to learn? Try the Mahir Can Küçük ukulele! In this class, you will learn basic strumming patterns For those who want to take their voice to the next level. Our and common chords. Through familiar song examples, no-frills instructor will help you develop your voice and unleash its explanations, and demonstration of basic techniques, you will be full potential by practicing the fundamentals of breathing, picking and strumming in no time. Whether you are brand new to tone and performance. These time-tested techniques not only musical performance or looking to add a new twist, it’s time to get improve your singing but also help you feel more relaxed and in on the fun. Bring a ukulele and, if you have one, a music stand. confident in daily life. Instruction includes group exercises and CODE: MU022 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 personal attention. No prior musical experience is necessary. (no class 2/22) 6:00 - 7:25 pm $129 CODE: MU002 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 (no class 2/20) 7:30 - 9:00pm $129 Continuing Ukulele Phillip Grannan Broadway Bound Show Chorus The ukulele revival is bringing people together worldwide Gregory Condakes & Randi Flynn and the instrument is growing more popular each day. This For those who love to belt out showtunes in the car or shower— course is designed for the ukulele player who has taken our or imagine their name in lights! Join this fabulous opportunity Play Ukulele class or has already played for a while. Learn new, to sing songs from Broadway musicals in harmony and along complex strumming patterns, basic fingerpicking technique, with fun choreography (dance steps can be modified to all levels and expand your repertoire. You will be exposed to various of comfort and ability). We conclude our time together with a tempos, styles, and basic elements of music theory. Bring a high-spirited performance for friends and family. Come have a ukulele and, if you have one, a music stand. blast; you won’t be disappointed. No experience is necessary. CODE: MU033 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 CODE: MA065 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 (no class 2/22) 7:30 - 9:00 pm $129 (no class 2/21) 6:30 - 8:30 pm $169

Introduction to Guitar Phillip Grannan The medical information Our talented and passionate instructor will help you learn the was understandable and in elements of guitar and the basics of music in a fun, group- ‘‘ oriented format. You will acquire the tools you need to play layman’s terms. She helped songs with the group, or to continue learning on your own. No experience required; all you need is a guitar and one or two allay my fears. hours a week to practice. First Aid for Grandparents with’’ Juanita Kingsley CODE: MU023 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 (no class 2/20) 6:00 - 7:25 pm $129 20 MUSIC, ART, & PHOTOGRAPHY Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

Harmonica: Basics and Blues for Beginners DAYTIME Landscape Drawing for Beginners ✹ CLASS Vinny Serino Anastasia Semash Carrying around a harmonica is like a party in your pocket! Learn tips and techniques to drawing landscapes from life Come learn to play your favorite tunes and blues riffs on this and photo references. During these classes, we will study simple, take-anywhere instrument under the direction of an proportion, perspective, basics of composition, tonal and linear enthusiastic and highly experienced instructor. Learn basic drawing and other artistic principles. You will create a series of skills including positioning the harmonica properly in your drawings including architectural sketches, parks with trees and mouth and hand techniques to create nuance in your playing. alleys, beach and rural scenes. A materials list will be emailed We’ll also work on breath control and get tips on music upon registration. Meet at Arlington Senior Center, 27 Maple fundamentals such as chords and rhythm. Bring a diatonic (not St., Arlington. Co-sponsored by Arlington Council on Aging and chromatic) C harmonica, a.k.a. “blues harp,” (recommended open to students of all ages. are Marine Band or Lee Oskar) plus a notebook and pencil. No experience necessary; all are welcome. CODE: MA070 8 Fridays, January 19 - March 16 (no class 2/23) 10:00 - noon $149; Arlington Seniors $135 CODE: MA042 7 Wednesdays, January 24 - March 14 (no class 2/21) 6:30 - 7:30 pm $75 Botanical Drawing ●NEW Harmonica: Beyond Beginners Anastasia Semash Vinny Serino The natural world provides endless opportunities to create art for those captivated by the myriad details that flowers, For harmonica players who want to take their skills to a more fruit, and trees provide. Come discover techniques to illustrate intermediate/advanced level. This course will cover harmonica nature using pen, ink and colored pencils on paper and hone techniques like draw bends, blow bends, tongue block and your observational skills as we draw together. We’ll work both pursing methods to move more fluidly around your instrument. from observation and photo sources. All skill levels welcome Learn to play octaves, chords, warbles and other more in-depth in this introductory class. A materials list will be emailed upon techniques. We will work toward building solos that reflect registration. your style. Bring a “C” harmonica and, if possible, other keys such as A, Bb, D, E, F, and G, to learn about the tonality of CODE: MA044 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 $ various harmonicas. (no class 2/21) 7:00 - 9:00 pm 149 CODE: MA074 7 Wednesdays, January 24 - March 14 (no class 2/21) 7:30 - 8:30 pm $75 Acrylic Painting: Color Explorations Anastasia Semash

DAYTIME Acrylic paints provide bright, bold colors, and an endless range Watercolor Pencils ✹ CLASS of textures and effects. This course will help you understand Charlotte Kaplan color theory and practice color mixing while painting Watercolor paintings are among the most beautiful and various subjects in acrylics. You will be introduced to basic luminous works of art and also one of the most difficult to painting methods, tools and techniques, the fundamentals create. But new materials such as watercolor pencils have of composition and tone as we work from both observation made this process a little easier. We will work with these and photographs. Possible projects include still life, botanical specialized color pencils to create beautiful paintings. All levels and animal painting, abstract and decorative compositions. A are welcome. A materials list will be emailed upon registration. materials list will be emailed upon registration. Meet at Arlington Senior Center, 27 Maple St., Arlington. Co-sponsored by Arlington Council on Aging and open to students CODE: MA071 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 $ of all ages. (no class 2/22) 7:00 - 9:00 pm 149 CODE: AP055 7 Mondays, January 22 - March 12 (no class 2/19) 1:00 - 3:00 pm $129; Arlington Seniors $116 ALL CLASSES MEET AT ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 MUSIC, ART, & PHOTOGRAPHY 21

●NEW Animal Illustration Digital Photography: An Introduction Katherine McGough Suzi Grossman Learn to capture your pet or the wildlife outside your door—on Are you still not sure what all the buttons on your digital paper that is! Render all types of fauna in pencil and then move camera mean? For those who want to move off “auto” setting into different media. We will work from photographs, artwork and learn what their digital cameras can do. We’ll explore your done by other artists, as well as anatomical guides to learn camera’s features and menus and then cover basic elements proper animal structure. Emphasis is placed on techniques of photography including shutter speed, aperture, metering, for representing fur, feathers, scales, or skin, as well as on focus, and ISO speed. We’ll build on these basics, adding capturing the unique expression that reveals your animal’s lighting and composition, and apply them to common subject spirit. This course builds upon foundational drawing skills. A matter, such as portraits and landscapes. Camera must have a materials list will be emailed upon registration. “manual” mode that allows adjustment of both shutter speed and aperture settings. Bring your camera and camera manual CODE: MA072 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 (no class 2/20) 7:00 - 9:00 pm $145 to the first class. CODE: AP056 6 Wednesdays, January 17 - February 28 Explore Your Inner Artist: Beginner Level (no class 2/21) 7:00 - 9:00 pm $115 Patsea Cobb A welcoming and supportive course for those just developing Intermediate Digital Photography their artistic expression. We will experiment with different Suzi Grossman media—watercolor, pen and ink, pastels and charcoal—and This course will build on and refine your existing photographic discover their expressive possibilities. We will learn how to lay skills, teaching you to use aperture and shutter settings to take a wash in watercolor and ink and mix color; what produces a creative control of your photographs. Through discussions hard edge for contrast and what produces a soft and smudged about composition and lighting, you will learn to capture the area for tone and expression. As we work with various media, moment and tell a story through your photos, and look at how we will deepen our understanding of tone, texture and color, images in sequence can be used to communicate a larger idea. and experience the wide world of visual arts. A $25 materials We will use short assignments between classes to practice our fee will be collected at the first class and an additional list new skills and review photographs as a group. Camera must of brushes, paper and optional items will be emailed upon have a “manual” mode that allows adjustment of both shutter registration. speed and aperture settings. Bring your camera and camera manual to the first class. CODE: MA067 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 (no class 2/20) 7:00 - 9:00 pm $149 CODE: AP061 6 Thursdays, February 1 - March 15 (no class 2/22) 7:00 - 9:00 pm $115 NEW DAYTIME ●More Portraits ✹ CLASS Sue Funk Working with a variety of mediums and photos, we will acquire the “how to’s” of observing and drawing faces—front view, This class provided me profile, multiple faces, young and old. If you have a special with the skills to play photo to work from, please bring to class. We work in a very ‘‘ relaxed atmosphere, and both veterans and newly minted simple songs, and I can artists are welcome. A materials list will be emailed upon registration. Meet at Arlington Senior Center, 27 Maple St., now improve using proper Arlington. Co-sponsored by Arlington Council on Aging and open playing techniques. to students of all ages. Harmonica: Basics with Vincent Serino CODE: MA073 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 ’’ (no class 2/21) 10:00 am - noon $149; Arlington Seniors $135 22 RECREATION, FITNESS, & DANCE Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

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DAYTIME Learn Bridge Art & Soul: Six Intriguing Museums ✹ CLASS Mary Hurley Elizabeth Gompels Visit six off-the-beaten-track museums in our area. We will “Bridge is such a sensational game that I wouldn’t mind carpool from our different towns and meet for docent-led tours being in jail if I had three cellmates who were decent players, of an intriguing variety of historic, artistic, and educational and who were willing to keep the game going 24 hours a venues. Discover where we live through museums and what day,” Warren Buffet, an avid bridge player, once professed. they tell us about our place in history. Docent tours add a new Sociable and enchanting, a hand of bridge takes only a deck dimension to the museum-going experience. After registering, of 52 cards, four people and about 10 minutes to play. Easy send an email to [email protected] to receive a list of to learn, the game can take a lifetime to master and is fun meeting places and directions. Please note that museums may to play at all levels of expertise. Over eight weeks, you will charge additional entrance fees, generally in the $5-$10 range. learn the basics of bidding, playing, and scoring. Each session begins with a 45-minute lesson, followed by 75 minutes of CODE: FG006 6 Wednesdays, February 14 - March 28 practice play. Classes will include guided demonstrations, (no class 2/21) 10:00 am - 1:00 pm $89 group discussions, and bridge hands to practice techniques and have fun. Handouts will be provided for each lesson. The ●NEW The Flat of Beacon Hill: book Easybridge! by Edith McMullin is optional and may be WEEKEND purchased from the instructor for $15. Tuesday class meets in A Walking Tour ✹ CLASS Boston by Foot the basement of St. Camillus Church, 1175 Concord Turnpike. Enter door on the far right of the parking lot side of the church. This walking tour is inspired by Samuel Eliot Morison’s childhood memoir, One Boy’s Boston. Discover Morison’s neighborhood on CODE: RF024.1 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 $ this tour through one of Boston’s least known yet most delightful (no class 2/21) 7:00 - 9:00 pm 159 areas. The Flat of Beacon Hill is built on 19th century-made land CODE: RF024.2 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 $ DAYTIME along the Charles River, that is geologically part of Back Bay and (no class 2/20) 9:30 - 11:30 am 159 ✹CLASS culturally part of Beacon Hill, with the architecture of both. This intimate patch of real estate soon acquired carriage houses and Learn American Mah Jongg horse stables owned by wealthy families living on Beacon Hill. Today, many of these edifices have been converted into charming Laura Zoll residences that seamlessly blend among the notable landmarks Learn to play this fun and fascinating game which combines a such as Charles Street Meeting House, Church of the Advent, and Chinese set of tiles with American rules and strategy. We will the Sunflower Castle. What do Sam Mayday Malone, a private-eye cover all aspects of the game, progressing through familiarity named Spenser, and a fox terrier named Igloo have in common? with the tiles, building the wall, dealing the tiles, understanding Come find out. Meeting place will be sent with registration. Tour the Charleston series of tile exchanges, and learning the hands. runs rain or shine. A game of skill and luck, rules and informal conventions, Mah Jongg often bonds a table of friends. Bring a family member or $ CODE: RF033 Saturday, March 3 10:00 - 11:30 am 19 a friend and learn it together. Tuition includes a National Mah Jongg League official card. Limited to 8. WEEKEND Spring Walk at Great Meadows  CLASS ✹ CODE: RF017 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 Boot Boutwell (no class 2/22) 7:00 - 8:30 pm $210 Spring is a time of rebirth and renewal. In New England, weather begins to moderate, the first flowers are poking their heads above Hip Hop ground, and our days are finally getting longer. We’ll belatedly Cedric Crowe celebrate the Vernal Equinox by heading out into Arlington’s Join Boston Mobile Dance Studio for the winter session of Great Meadows in search of signs of spring. We’ll begin with a Hip Hop. Coach Cedric’s dynamic and motivating style will little poetry and solstice lore, and focus on plant identification get you off the couch and moving as you learn basic street and fun and interesting natural history. Directions to our meeting dance movement and how to follow choreography. Great for place will be sent after registration. Children ages 10 and older beginners as well as advanced dancers alike. You will leave the are welcome to register when accompanied by a registered adult; class energized and inspired! limited to 15. Pre-registration is required. CODE: RF029 7 Wednesdays, January 24 - March 14 CODE: RF032 Saturday, March 24 9:30 am - noon $20 (no class 2/21) 7:00 - 8:00 pm $75 Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 RECREATION, FITNESS, & DANCE 23

Fabulous Zumba! ●NEW Training Happy Hour Cheryl Keane Dorien Keusseyan Imagine burning up to 1,000 calories per hour as you shake, Structured for all fitness levels, this course is designed to shimmy, slide, and sweat your way through great music that maximize caloric burn in just one happy hour! Get fit, challenge gets your heart pumping and your body moving. Zumba is your body, boost your confidence and, most importantly, make based on the simple idea that a great workout should be fun! fitness fun! Learn proper form and body positioning while Join this energizing and calorie-burning workout session avoiding injury. Each class is divided into two sections: cardio moving to salsa, merengue, swing, and more. You’ll get a total boost with body weight agility, followed by high-intensity workout through cardio, muscle conditioning, balance, and interval training (HIIT) stations that will challenge your entire flexibility and you won’t even realize what a great workout body. Everyone will get something out of this course and you’re getting because you’ll be having so much FUN! Dances exercises will be adapted for various levels of difficulty. Meet in are easy to learn, fun to follow, and gentle on your joints. the Fitness Room at AHS. Enter class through courtyard gate Open to all fitness levels, teens and adults; no experience is off of lower parking area behind AHS. See map at the back of necessary. Wear comfortable clothing and sneakers; bring a this catalog. hand towel and water. Meet at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 74 CODE: RF034 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 Pleasant St., Arlington; enter rear door. (no class 2/22) 7:00 - 8:00 pm $89 CODE: DE002 9 Mondays, January 22 - March 26 (no class 2/19) 6:45 - 7:45 pm $109 LaBlast® Dance Fitness Beth Canuel DAYTIME Fitness for Active Aging Adults ✹ CLASS LaBlast® is a fun-filled, high-energy dance fitness class that will Joe Rindone both challenge and inspire people of all ages and fitness levels. We all want to be strong, independent, and fully functioning Developed by Dancing with the Stars pro Louis Van Amstel, the adults as we age into our 60s, 70s and beyond. Strength workout combines a variety of dance styles with music of all training is one proven way to achieve this goal. Just like genres. Do the cha cha, disco, jive, merengue, salsa, samba, younger adults, aging adults should continue to build flexibility Viennese waltz, and tango set to music of all genres—while and balance. Done regularly, strength training builds bone you burn fat and blast away calories. No experience or partner and muscle and helps to preserve strength, independence, necessary. Just wear comfortable fitness clothes and sneakers; and energy. These exercises are safe and effective for women bring water and a towel. and men of all ages, including those who are not in perfect CODE: DE063 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 health. Learn how to train using smooth, slow, and controlled (no class 2/20) 7:00 - 8:00 pm $115 movements that will increase your balance and flexibility. Meet at Back Bay Fit, 180 Mass. Ave., Arlington. Parkour CODE: DE074.1 6 Wednesdays, January 10 - February 14 Parkour Generations Boston 12:00 - 1:00 pm $89 Parkour, also known as freerunning or l’art du déplacement, CODE: DE074.2 6 Fridays, January 12 - February 16 originated outside Paris in the late 1980s and has since become 9:30 - 10:30 am $89 one of the fastest growing sports in the world, largely due to the popularity of viral videos and action film stunt sequences. Parkour practitioners, known as traceurs, learn to navigate their environment and overcome mental and physical challenges in Through practice I gained a safe and creative manner. Traceurs learn to look at the world  through the lens of “parkour vision,” turning any environment ‘‘ a deeper understainding into a playground for movement and physical challenge. Classes are designed to accommodate a wide range of fitness and ability of how it works. levels, and are all taught by ADAPT-certified instructors. Open to Mindfulness Meditation with Kimber’’ Green ages 14+. Drop-ins welcome for $20. CODE: RF012 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 (no class 2/20) 7:00 - 8:30 pm $145 24 RECREATION, FITNESS, & DANCE Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

Belly Dancer’s Workout Social Dance: Salsa and Club Latin Karen Uminski Beth Canuel Come rock the Kasbah! Join a fun workout that will whittle your Hola! Come immerse yourself in dynamic and exciting Latin waist and tone your core. Class includes a warm up, individual dances, including Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, & Cha Cha. Once exercises, drills and a cooling down stretch, all done the belly you learn the basic steps, you’ll be able to spice up any dance dancer’s way. Easy to learn, you’ll be sore in places you forgot floor you step on! Classes feature a strong focus on partnering, you had! Open to all levels of fitness as all movements can be styling, and the characteristics of each dance. No partner modified. Wear comfortable, loose fitting clothing; hip scarves required. will be provided. CODE: RF013 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 (no class 2/20) CODE: DE070 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 8:00 - 9:00 pm $115 (no class 2/22) 7:00 - 8:00 pm $99 Social Dance I: Smooth Moves Barre Basics Workout Beth Canuel Amber Breimeir You will be amazed at how smoothly you can move and how For those new to barre workouts, learn to safely sculpt long, much fun you can have on the dance floor. You’ll learn the basic lean legs and flat abs using traditional ballet exercises and patterns of popular social dances such as the Waltz, Foxtrot, Pilates mat work. Check out the hottest workout around! No Rumba, Cha Cha, Tango, and Swing. You’ll explore footwork, injuries or pregnancies, please. Bring a mat to class. Meet in timing, and etiquette while having fun, fun, fun! What are you the Fitness Room at AHS. Enter through courtyard gate off of waiting for? Take that first step toward being confident on the lower parking area behind AHS. See map at the back of this dance floor! No experience or partner required. catalog. CODE: DE007 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 CODE: DE062 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 (no class 2/22) 8:00 - 9:00 pm $115 (no class 2/20) 7:15 - 8:15 pm $99 Daytime and Weekend Classes Country Western Line Dancing Art & Soul: Six Intriguing Museums...... 22 Julie Kaufmann English as a Second Language (ESL)...... 17 What’s more fun than country-western line dance? And you Essentrics: Gentle Stretching...... 27 don’t even need a partner. Young and old, men and women, First Aid for Grandparents...... 25 athletes and couch potatoes—everyone can have a great time. Fitness for Active Aging Adults...... 23 You’ll also get low-impact exercise as we dance to (mostly) Get The Most from Your iPhone...... 8 country-western music. No experience needed. Just bring your Joyful Morning Yoga...... 27 two left feet, because in line dancing there are no mistakes! Landscape Drawing for Beginners...... 20 Laughter Therapy Workshop ...... 25 CODE: DE067 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 Learn Bridge...... 22 (no class 2/21) 6:30 - 7:45 pm $119 Learn Spanish...... 18 Learn to Knit...... 11 Swing Dance Plus Memoir Writing Workshop...... 29 Julie Kaufmann Mindfulness Meditation ...... 26 For those comfortable with the triple step, here’s your chance More Portraits...... 21 to add to your repertoire and improve your swing style. We’ll Pottery...... 9 introduce 8-count moves, including a Lindy turn, and learn Reading Novels for Greater Pleasure...... 29 some fun variations. Learn to become a better leader/follower. Reiki Level 1 Certification ...... 26 Come with a partner, or come alone. Add to your fun and get Spring Walk at Great Meadows...... 22 some terrific exercise! Tai Chi ...... 28 The Flat of Beacon Hill: A Walking Tour...... 22 CODE: DE029 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 Watercolor Pencils...... 20 (no class 2/21) 7:45 - 9:00 pm $119 Yoga for Every Body...... 28 Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 WELLNESS 25

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NEW DAYTIME NEW ●Laughter Therapy Workshop ✹ CLASS ●Introduction to Aromatherapy and Sandra Daitch Essential Oils Who doesn’t feel better after a good laugh? Even research Cher Kore shows the clear benefits of frequent laughter to one’s health, Essential oils are so—essential! They can be used to treat a including decreased stress, improved mood and mental multitude of conditions including stress, insomnia, headaches, outlook, lower blood pressure and more. Join a certified sinus congestion, sore muscles and joints, as well as skin laughter yoga leader and licensed massage therapist for a irritations. Cut through the complexities and discover which fun, interactive and healthful session that includes playful essential oils and methods of aromatherapy work best for you laughter exercises, gentle stretching, breathing, guided and your family. Learn how to make your own beauty products relaxation and self massage. At the end of the session, we’ll and healing treatments (soaps, lotions, massage oils, shampoo have the opportunity to talk about our experiences. Wear and more). Smell and choose from dozens of common and loose comfortable clothing that allows ease of movement. uncommon scents, then make one essential oil blend and Everything will be done seated, standing or walking around. an essential oils mister to take home. Tuition includes a $15 Meet at Arlington Senior Center, 27 Maple St., Arlington. materials fee. Co-sponsored by Arlington Council on Aging and open to students CODE: WE025 Wednesday, February 7 6:30 - 9:00 pm $45 of all ages. CODE: WE023 2 Wednesdays, January 17 and 24 NEW Recipes for Winter Health 2:00 - 3:00 pm $25; Arlington Seniors $22 ● Abigail Wolf NEW Women’s Self-Defense Fortify yourself against cold and flu season—naturally—with ● the power of medicinal plants. The instructor will share her Beth Capotosto, Tenacity Self-Defense educational background in herbalism as she teaches you how Boost your inner tigress and discover how strong you to prepare a selection of easy and palatable herbal remedies really are. This five-week women’s self-defense course will to support your immune system all winter long. Go home with introduce you to a combination of martial arts skills including three remedies: fire cider (a tonic vinegar with horseradish, Empowerment Self-Defense—the first fighting system created ginger, garlic, onions), elderberry herbal syrup made with local by women. Classes cater to the specific needs of women and honey, and echinacea boost (the root infused in alcohol for a are designed to teach participants how to effectively and safely tincture). Tuition includes a $20 material fee which includes navigate aggressive or violent scenarios most often faced by ingredients, mason jars and labels to bring the recipes home. women. Course will conclude with an optional graduation $ ceremony where students can demonstrate their new powers. CODE: HG060 Tuesday, January 30 7:00 - 9:00 pm 39 Open to students ages 16+. DAYTIME First Aid for Grandparents  CLASS CODE: WE021 5 Thursdays, February 8 - March 15 ✹ (no class 2/22) 7:00 - 8:30 pm $89 Juanita Kingsley If you’re a grandparent caring for kids, you want to know how ●NEW Get Your Gratitude Going to respond in case of a first-aid emergency. Much has changed Janet Kessenich since you may have used first aid with your own children. In two sessions, you’ll learn to handle injuries and manage illness Gratitude is an appreciation or thanks, and its highest form is a for the first few minutes until help arrives. We’ll cover first aid simple appreciation of the gift of life. Being consciously grateful basics; medical, injury, and environmental emergencies; and and appreciative on a regular basis has been shown to have pediatric CPR. We’ll learn about allergies and epipens too. You positive results—spiritually, mentally, and physically. It seems to will receive certification through American Safety and Health provide the energetic basis for shift, change and feeling better Institute upon successful completion of this course. Meet at about yourself and your life. This evening will explore what Arlington Senior Center, 27 Maple St., Arlington. Co-sponsored might seem like an obvious and simple practice, but which can by Arlington Council on Aging and open to students of all ages. actually be more complex and rich than we realize. We’ll discuss Sorry, no senior discount available. and learn from each other, set our intention to connect with gratitude and take steps to establish this practice in our lives. CODE: WE017 2 Tuesdays, January 30 and February 6 10:00 - 11:30 am $89 CODE: WE024 Tuesday, February 13 7:00 - 8:30 pm $19 26 WELLNESS Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

Adult, Infant and Child CPR with AED Mindful Eating Workshop Jeffrey Bruno Nicole Patience Heartsaver CPR AED is an intensive, three-hour course that In our food-abundant, diet-obsessed culture, eating can covers adult/child CPR and AED, adult/child/infant choking, sometimes feel mindless, consuming and guilt-inducing. and infant CPR. Following the course, participants will be Mindfulness is tuning into the present moment without comfortable assessing a victim, checking for breathing, judgment. In this workshop led by a registered dietitian/ performing rescue breaths and chest compressions, and licensed nutritionist, we will conjure up curiosity about food activating the emergency response system. This course also choice, mealtime habits and what motivates us to eat. We will teaches participants how to help someone who is choking, focus on basic mindfulness techniques to explore a healthier how to respond in other emergency situations, and how to use relationship with food and eating. The instructor will reach an AED. A course completion card good for two years will be out by email before the first class to accommodate any food mailed to participants following the course. Tuition includes allergies or intolerances, as the workshop includes exercises the cost of card. using real food. Tuition includes a $6 food fee. CODE: MB001 Wednesday, March 14 6:00 - 9:00 pm $89 CODE: WE007 3 Tuesdays, January 23 - February 6 7:15 - 8:30 pm $54

WEEKEND Reiki Level 1 Certification✹ CLASS Ulrike Dettling Kalthofer Mindful Self-Compassion For those who seek to become reiki professionals, learn Fanny Van de Poel reiki for self-healing, or who wish to use the practice to When we are harsh with ourselves or self-critical, we can support friends, family and pets in their healing process. trigger uncomfortable feelings such as anxiety or depression, Learn traditional hand positions and receive the attunements or controlling and aggressive behavior that isolates us from believed to allow reiki healing energy to flow through your others. Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) teaches us how to give hands. You’ll receive a complete reiki treatment and then to ourselves the same kindness and care we would give to a practice giving one to another student. We’ll cover licensing, good friend in a time of need. In this two-hour workshop, you code of ethics, hygiene protocol, and malpractice insurance. will discover and practice the power of MSC and experience for Please wear comfortable clothes and bring a journal/notebook. yourself the self-acceptance and emotional well-being it can bring. Meet at Arlington Reiki Associates, 366 Mass Ave #304, CODE: WE011 Wednesday, February 28 7:00 - 9:00 pm $25 Arlington. Continuing Education credits available for mental health professionals and nurses. Mindfulness Meditation: CODE: WE013 Saturday, February 24 One-Night Workshop 10:00 am - 6:00 pm $155 Kimber Green NEW Most of the time we are unaware of the incessant chatter that ●New Year’s Resolution: Stay Fit and Lose goes on in our heads that can distract us and contribute to Weight with Self-Hypnosis stress and anxiety. This mental “noise” can cause us to miss Fanny Van de Poel out on important moments: a colleague’s request for help, a A certified hypnotherapist will teach you specific self-hypnosis friend’s desire for connection, a child’s need for our complete techniques to help you reach your health goals and feel better attention. Mindfulness meditation helps us notice what is going about yourself. She will share practical tools that you can on in our minds and slows this unconscious chatter so that we integrate into your daily life. Come with an open and curious can appreciate the quiet, rich fullness of each moment. This mind, and discover how practicing self-hypnotic techniques for workshop provides a great overview of mindfulness meditation: just 20 minutes each day can change your life for the better! what it is, how it works and how to establish a regular practice. No previous experience with hypnosis necessary. We will also experience this restful practice together. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a blanket and pillow or CODE: WE026 Wednesday, January 24 7:00 - 9:00 pm $25 meditation cushion if you have one. Chairs will be available for those who prefer not to sit on the floor during our practice. CODE: MB017 Thursday, January 18 6:30 - 8:30 pm $25 Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 WELLNESS 27

Mindfulness Meditation for Everyone Turnpike in the Parish Center located across the parking lot Kimber Green from the church, up the ramp. Church. Friday class meets at Arlington Senior Center, 27 Maple St., Arlington. Co-sponsored These sessions will provide the foundation of mindfulness by Arlington Council on Aging and open to students of all ages. meditation and then gradually build on your understanding and practice of these concepts. We will learn how to make CODE: DE069.1 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 meditation a regular practice and how to bring it into our (no class 2/20) 12:00 - 1:00 pm $115; Arlington Seniors $104 daily lives in ways that calm and enrich us. Sessions include CODE: DE069.2 8 Fridays, January 19 - March 16 meditation, suggestions for home practice between classes, (no class 2/23) 11:45 am - 12:45 pm $115; Arlington Seniors $104 handouts, and readings. Please wear comfortable, loose clothing and bring a blanket and meditation cushion or pillow Hatha Yoga if you have one. Chairs will be available for those who prefer Bettina Velona & Ruth Lieberherr not to sit on the floor during our practice. Friday class meets at Green Room Wellness, 8 Park Ave, Arlington. This moderately-paced yoga class encourages students to move with meditative awareness and attention to alignment and CODE: MB019.1 4 Thursdays, February 1 - March 1 breathing. Class may include active and physically challenging $ (no class 2/22) 6:30 - 8:30 pm 99 poses as well as more passive, longer holds. Students are CODE: MB019.2 4 Fridays, March 2 - 23 9:30 - 11:30 am continually encouraged to explore their inner flow and turn $ DAYTIME 99 ✹CLASS within for guidance—on and off the mat. Regular practice of hatha yoga brings calm, focus, increased flexibility, and strength Essentrics: Full-Body Workout to your life. Bring a yoga mat and a yoga strap or belt and wear comfortable clothing. Suitable for beginners as well as more Severina Gates experienced students. Monday class with Bettina meets at Fox Essentrics is a full-body workout that rapidly changes the Library, 175 Mass. Ave. (at Cleveland Street); Thursday class shape of your body through a dynamic combination of with Ruth meets at Arlington High, 869 Mass. Ave. strengthening and stretching. The technique develops lean, strong, and flexible muscles with immediate changes to your CODE: DE015.1 8 Mondays, January 22 - March 19 $ posture. Ideal for physically active men and women, this (no class 2/19) 7:15 - 8:30 pm 105 program re-balances the body, prevents and treats injuries, CODE: DE015.2 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 $ and unlocks tight joints. The Essentrics workout draws on the (no class 2/22) 7:30 - 8:45 pm 105 flowing movements of tai chi and ballet to create a balanced, flexible, and pain-free body. This course moves at a faster DAYTIME Joyful Morning Yoga ✹ CLASS tempo than Gentle Stretching (see below). Please bring a yoga Linda Del Monte mat, towel, and water. Morning yoga classes ease you into your day with poses that CODE: DE072 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 connect the mind, body, and spirit. Particular attention is given $ (no class 2/22) 7:00 - 8:00 pm 115 to helping each student understand and work with their body to strengthen balance, increase flexibility and properly align DAYTIME Essentrics: Gentle Stretching ✹ CLASS the body. Regular practice of yoga brings calm, focus, increased Severina Gates flexibility, and strength to your life. Bring a yoga mat, blocks if you have them, a blanket if you like, and wear comfortable A gentle way to lubricate joints and elongate tight muscles, clothing. Wednesday class meets at Calvary Church, 300 Mass. Essentrics: Gentle Stretching can help you feel better and Ave., Arlington. Enter far-right side door on Linwood Street, more mobile than you have in years. This full-body technique turn right, and go up one flight. Thursday class meets at theSt. lengthens and strengthens every muscle in the body, creating Camillus Church, 1175 Concord Turnpike in the Parish Center greater joint mobility. A completely original workout that located across the parking lot from the church, up the ramp. draws on the flowing movements of tai chi for health and balance, the strengthening theories behind ballet, and the CODE: DE010.1 8 Wednesdays, January 10 - March 14 healing principles of physiotherapy, which, when combined, (no class 2/14 and 2/21) 9:00 - 10:15 am $105 help to produce a pain-free body. For men and women of all CODE: DE010.2 8 Thursdays, January 11 - March 15 ages and fitness levels who are looking for a gentle, slow- (no class 2/15 and 2/22) 9:00 - 10:15 am $105 tempo class. Please bring a yoga mat, towel, and water. Tuesday class meets at St. Camillus Church, 1175 Concord 28 WELLNESS Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

Yoga for Every Body DAYTIME Tai Chi: Yang-Style ✹ CLASS Ruth Lieberherr Zhantao Lin This course is perfect for those just beginning or coming back Tai chi is both a cultural experience and an excellent way to yoga. People of every age, fitness level, physical challenge, to exercise and improve balance and coordination. Taught or shape will find their mind, body, and spirit invigorated in by a 6th-generation tai chi master and native of China, this this welcoming class. In addition to standing poses and mat introduction covers the first 16 postures of the 88 postures exercises, the class includes modified yoga poses using a chair. in the traditional Yang Style Tai Chi Long Form. Students The instructor individualizes postures to suit all students. Wear will learn steps, hand movements, balance, and form. The comfortable clothing. Bring a yoga mat, a strap or belt, and teacher provides individual attention and a strong sense of the two yoga blocks. Friday class meets at Calvary Church, 300 history and context of these movements in Chinese culture. Mass. Ave., Arlington. Enter far-right side door on Linwood Appropriate for all ages and ability levels. Meet at Calvary Street, turn right and go up one flight. Evening class meets at Church, 300 Mass Ave., Arlington. Enter far-right side door on Arlington High. Linwood Street, turn right, and go up one flight. CODE: DE014.2 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 (no class $ CODE: DE071 12 Tuesdays, January 9 - March 27 2/22) 6:00 - 7:15 pm 105 9:00 - 9:50 am $155 CODE: DE014.1 8 Fridays, January 19 - March 16 (no class 3/2) $ DAYTIME 9:30 - 10:45 am 105 CLASS ✹ DAYTIME Tai Chi: Level 2 ✹ CLASS Zhantao Lin Tai Chi: Meditation in Motion This course is for students who have experience with the first Judith King part of the Yang Style tai chi and who are ready to move onto The ultimate in no-impact aerobics, tai chi naturally relaxes postures 17 to 50. We will focus on accuracy, consistency, and the body, promoting calm and peace of mind while improving fluency to further strengthen your body’s balance. Appropriate posture, balance, and flexibility. The practice increases blood for all ages and abilities. Meet at Calvary Church, 300 Mass. flow throughout the entire body, keeps joints flexible, and Ave., Arlington. Enter far-right side door on Linwood Street, restores elasticity to muscles. It is a form of exercise that turn right, and go up one flight. actually becomes better for you as you age. This course focuses CODE: DE035 12 Tuesdays, January 9 - March 27 on a series of short forms, each containing ten steps or less. 10:00 - 10:50 am $155 Through these forms, students learn fundamental skills such as stance, step patterns, basic blocking, and whole body DAYTIME movement. Wear loose, comfortable clothing. Note: The 6:00 Tai Chi: Level 3 ✹ CLASS pm course is for those acquainted with the Hwa Yu Short Zhantao Lin Form; the 7:10 pm and daytime courses are for those with little This course continues postures 51 to 88 of Yang Style tai chi. or no experience. Evening classes meet at Arlington High, 869 We will focus on accuracy, consistency, and fluency to further Mass. Ave; daytime classes meet at Calvary Church, 300 Mass. strengthen your body’s balance. Appropriate for all ages and Ave., Arlington. Enter far-right side door on Linwood Street, abilities. Meet at Calvary Church, 300 Mass. Ave., Arlington. turn right, and go up one flight. Enter far-right side door on Linwood Street, turn right, and go CODE: DE012.1 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 up one flight. $ (no class 2/21) 6:00 - 7:00 pm 105 (Advanced) CODE: DE048 12 Tuesdays, January 9 - March 27 CODE: DE012.2 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 11:00 - 11:50 am $155 (no class 2/21) 7:10 - 8:10 pm $105 (Beginner) CODE: DE012.3 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 $ DAYTIME (no class 2/22) 9:30 - 10:30 am 105 (Beginner) ✹CLASS The class was organized and structured perfectly. INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES BEGIN ON PAGE 47. ‘‘ Writer’s Workshop with Alissa Butterworth ’’ Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 WRITING & LITERATURE 29

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NEW DAYTIME wants to write from their own experience, beginners and more ●Memoir Writing Workshop ✹ CLASS Lissa Franz advanced writers welcome; writers in any genre are welcome, as well as those who simply have a story and want to learn how This supportive course will include guided discussions of to tell it. craft, creative writing prompts to jog memory, and exercises designed to get pens moving every week. Writing time will be CODE: WL004 6 Thursdays, January 25 - March 15 $ built into every class. Work will be shared in a constructive and (no class 2/22 and 3/8) 7:00 - 9:00 pm 99 moderated environment on a rotating schedule. Ideal for those looking for feedback and encouragement at any stage of the The Writer’s Workshop memoir writing process. Meet at Arlington Senior Center, 27 Alissa Butterworth Maple St., Arlington. Co-sponsored by Arlington Council on Aging We will shape our course around the work and ideas that and open to students of all ages. students bring, focusing primarily on the workshop process: CODE: WL021 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 feedback and discussion of student work in order to help (no class 2/20) 10:30 am - noon $125; Arlington Seniors $112 you reach your writing goals. You’ll get the chance to share your work with other writers and to receive the benefits of a Storytelling Wow! collaborative, supportive, and fun workshop experience. We’ll Brendyn Schneider also address craft elements as they arise throughout our time together, do in-class exercises designed to get you thinking You’ve heard The Moth. You’ve been to a Massmouth show. about your work in new ways, and help you to find your place Maybe you have a presentation coming up, but you’re in a community of local writers. This workshop welcomes poets trapped in the icy grip of stage fright. Don’t panic, learn your and prose writers of all genres, all experience levels, and for story! Delve into the mechanics of storytelling by exploring those at varying stages of the writing process, as a diversity a presentation’s must-haves such as body language and of voices makes for a rich and varied workshop experience. elocution, and unlocking the secrets behind conveying humor, Please come prepared to share a portion of the project you’re tragedy, romance, anger, and more. We’ll talk about a story’s currently working on. trip from the page to the stage, and how nervous energy, posture, and practice are the presenter’s allies. Where can you CODE: WL007 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 $ perform? How do you promote yourself? How can you get paid (no class 2/20) 7:00 - 9:00 pm 159 for presenting or storytelling? By the end of the course, you’ll DAYTIME know! We will conclude with an in-class performance of your Reading Novels for Greater Pleasure ✹ CLASS presentation. Notebook recommended but not required. Jennie Rathbun CODE: RF016 6 Wednesdays, January 31 - March 14 Eudora Welty’s novel The Optimist’s Daughter won the 1972 (no class 2/21) 7:30 - 9:00 pm $89 Pulitzer Prize. The poet Howard Moss, in his New York Times review, wrote, “The story has all those qualities peculiar to Everyone Has a Story the finest short novels: a theme that vibrates with overtones, Alissa Butterworth suspense and classical inevitability.” For book club members and other readers who want to get under the hood and Everybody has a story to share. What’s yours? This course see how great fiction works, this course will deepen your is designed to help anyone who has the urge to take their understanding and appreciation of what you read. We’ll personal experiences and translate them to the page, whether examine the novelist’s use of character, plot, narrative through fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. Through fun in-class structure, dialogue and point of view. Once we become aware exercises, journaling, and reflection, we will work to discover of these elements, our reading pleasure deepens and grows. what your story is, or could be, while helping you to uncover Please bring a copy of The Optimist’s Daughter to the first class. and retain the authenticity of your own voice. We’ll examine Meet at Arlington Senior Center, 27 Maple St., Arlington. craft elements as they relate to the story you’re working on Co-sponsored by Arlington Council on Aging and open to students and discuss aspects of revision and editing as well. We’ll work of all ages. together to develop your story from an idea to a more fully realized work, while at the same time looking to the example CODE: WL020 5 Thursdays, February 15 - March 15 of published writers to see how they translated their own 11:00 am - 12:30 pm $75; Arlington Seniors $67 lives into their writing. This course is suitable for anyone who 30 WRITING & LITERATURE Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

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●NEW Vivid Travel Conversations and Journaling HiSet Test Prep Kendall Dudley Joe Green Travelers say the greatest benefit of travel comes from reflecting The Massachusetts State Department of Education has on what they’ve seen. Without reflection, the specific insights, begun using a test called HiSET, which stands for high school drama and humor of a trip slip away. Identify and retain what equivalency testing, as an alternative to the GED. If you left has mattered most. Clarify why you travel and along with that, high school before graduation, the HiSET exam is another explore the life questions that travel may help us answer. Join avenue to secure a high school diploma. This course is designed a lively conversation and writing experience that highlights what to prepare you for the HiSET examination. You will work on you’ve seen, helps you record future trips in paper and electronic five required areas of study: reading, writing, math, social form, and winnows your travel possibilities to those that mean studies, and science. Instruction will cover the main topics in the most to you. each study area, and will be individualized where possible. You will have the opportunity to take practice tests in each area of CODE: WL022 3 Wednesdays, February 28 - March 14 7:00 - 9:00 pm $59 study. Please bring a Casio fx-260 calculator. Note: We highly recommend you purchase The Official Guide to the HiSET Exam, 2nd Edition by McGraw Hill; please bring to first class. SHORT ON TIME? HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF OUR CODE: HS001 6 Tuesdays and 6 Thursdays, January 30 - One-Night Classes March 15 (no class 2/20 and 2/22) 6:30 - 9:00 pm $229 Art & Soul: Six Intriguing Museums...... 22 Adult & Child Pop-Up Card Workshop...... 9 Aromatherapy and Essential Oils ...... 25 College Admissions Demystified CPR...... 26 Sue Wachter College Admissions Demystified...... 30 Join a former admissions officer at NYU and BU for a behind- Crowdfunding ...... 8 the-scenes perspective on the college admissions process. As Decorating 101...... 16 you embark on this journey, this timely seminar will provide Earning their Keep: Arlington Pets & Working Animals. . . . 3 an overview of the complex college admissions process. We Estate Planning Essentials...... 6 will discuss how to choose an appropriate list of schools, the Floral Design ...... 15 value of college visits and interviews, and the pros and cons of Food & Drink (All)...... 12 Early Decision, Early Action, and Priority Application deadlines. Get to Know Your Sewing Machine ...... 10 With this information you will be able to create a timetable Get Your Gratitude Going...... 25 that makes sense for your student. Students are encouraged to How to Plan a Successful Fundraiser...... 7 attend with their parents. How to Talk About Money with Someone You Love...... 7 CODE: CS006 Tuesday, March 13 7:00 - 9:00 pm $35/family Hygge and Feng Shui...... 16 Knitted Heart Workshop...... 11 Managing Test Anxiety ...... 31 You Can Afford College Maximize the Sale of Your Home...... 7 Don Anderson, College Funding Advisors, Inc. Mindfulness...... 26 Financial aid goes to families who plan and act in advance— New Year’s Resolution: Stay Fit & Lose Weight ...... 26 before December of the child’s sophomore year of high school. Organizing Made Simple...... 15 Learn how to maximize your financial aid by understanding Pottery...... 9 the process and why implementing strategies may increase a Recipes for Winter Health...... 25 family’s eligibility even if you have a “high income” or own a Reiki level 1 Certification...... 26 business. All schools are not alike, so it is important to know Spring Walks at Great Meadows...... 22 your options and opportunities. A free financial aid analysis Terrariums...... 15 will be available to all attendees. For more information, please Using Design Principles to Identify visit collegefundingadvisors.com Career & Life Directions...... 6 CODE: CS003 Wednesday, March 7 6:30 - 8:30 pm You Can Afford College...... 30 $35/family Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGE PREP 31

NEW ●Managing Test Anxiety in Today’s Arlington teachers lead the following two SAT Verbal and Competitive Environment Math Review courses that end in time for the March 10 SAT. Summit Educational Group For parents (students are optional): This insightful and practical SAT Math Review presentation will examine how today’s culture can undermine, Clayton Jones, AHS Math Teacher rather than encourage, students’ success on two of the most This course familiarizes students with the math section stressful standardized tests—the SAT and the ACT—and of the SAT, and now includes a pre-test, with individual strategies to tackle this problem. In recent years these tests analysis of where improvement is needed for each have taken on oversized proportions, matched only by the student, and a posttest to measure progress. Learn how to intense competition for admission at major colleges and approach the new SAT math section. Become familiar with universities across the country. We will talk about the role that the types of questions and effective methods to handle anxiety and self-concept play on standardized tests and what we them. Students will also practice test-taking under time might think about and do to help students through that process. constraints and simulated conditions. Students MUST This free class is open to families from Arlington and beyond, come to the first class with a CALCULATOR, theOfficial and is ideal for parents of high school sophomores and juniors. SAT Study Guide (2018 Edition), the official study guide Thursdays, February 15 7:00 - 8:30 pm FREE! for the new SAT, AND a College Board ID and password. The guide is available at a discount at The Book Rack, 13 Medford Street, Arlington. Meet in Room 436. All classes are open to students from Arlington and beyond. Parkour at AHS CODE: CS002 4 Tuesdays, January 23 and 30; February 13 and 27; and 2 Wednesdays, February 7 and March 7 Tuesdays 3:00-4:30 pm, grades 6-9 3:00 - 5:00 pm $175 Tuesdays 7:00-8:30 pm, ages 14+ Thursdays 7:30-8:30, grades 6-9 SAT Verbal Review Instructor TBD This course familiarizes students with the verbal section ACT Test Prep of the SAT, and includes a pre-test, with analysis of where Summit Educational Group improvement is needed for each student, and a posttest to measure progress. Learn how to approach the new SAT, Both ACT and SAT scores are used for college admissions and particularly the new reading comprehension, embedded merit-based scholarships. Colleges don’t prefer one over the vocabulary, and writing sections. Become familiar with other, but some students find they perform better on one. This the types of questions and effective methods to handle ACT test prep course is taught by Summit Educational Group, them. Students will also practice test-taking under time and includes 4 three-hour instructional sessions and two full- constraints and simulated conditions. Students MUST length practice tests. Limited to 16 students. All classes meet come to the first class with theOfficial SAT Study Guide at Arlington High and are open to students from Arlington and (2018 Edition), the official study guide for the new SAT, beyond. This course ends in time for the April 14 test. AND a College Board ID and password. The guide is CODE: CS009 6 Wednesdays, March 7 - April 11 6:00 - 9:00 pm available at a discount at The Book Rack, 13 Medford (5:30 pm start on 3/7 and 4/4 practice test dates) $575 Street, Arlington. All classes are open to students from Arlington and beyond. CODE: CS001 6 Mondays, January 22- March 5 (no class 2/19) 6:00 - 8:00 pm $175 ADULT CLASSES ARE OPEN TO STUDENTS 16+ 32 HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGE PREP Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

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In-Control: Crash Prevention Training Programming with Python • GRADES 6 - 8 In-Control Crash Prevention is a non-profit training program Terry Dash committed to helping reduce automobile crashes through Want to learn “real” computer programming language—one hands-on training. Motor vehicle crashes are the number one that’s used in companies like Google? Try Python, which is easy killer of teens in the nation and the main causes are speed and to learn but also very powerful. You’ll work on fun challenges inexperience. Students and their families can learn safety skills that start easily but also keep your skills growing. You’ll solve that can only be taught at In-Control’s unique closed course puzzles, draw beautiful designs, “crack” ciphers, and (eventually) environment. Learn how to handle skidding, panic stops, make games. Along the way, you’ll learn important concepts in tailgating, and emergency lane changes. This 4.5-hour course computer programming like “loops” and “conditionals.” Previous has been highly recommended to us by CS Driving School Scratch experience a plus but not required. Meet in Room 328 at as a way to better learn how to handle unexpected driving OMS. Terry Dash teaches Digital Media & Literacy at Ottoson. situations. Visit this link for a special Arlington Community Ed discount, class details, as well as insurance discounts for CODE: MS018 7 Mondays, January 22 - March 12 (no class 2/19) 2:45 - 4:00 pm $115 graduates of the class: driveincontrol.org/ArlCommEd. Teen Chef’s School: Driver’s Education Essential Culinary Skills • GRADES 6- 8 CS Driving School Waltham Kimi Ceridon CS Driving School has contracted with Arlington Community Get a jump start on learning a few of the basic cooking skills Education to offer Driver Education to students wishing to that chefs master during culinary school. Each week, this class obtain their Certificate of Driver Education. The Complete will explore cooking techniques for building confidence in the Driver Education Program consists of 30 hours of Classroom kitchen. While this class is a great primer for culinary school, it Instruction, 12 hours of Behind-the-Wheel Instruction, 6 also focuses on the important life skill of cooking and creating hours of In-Car Observation, and a 2-hour Parent/Guardian great meals. Each week explores a specific technique. Week Class which is mandated by the Registry of Motor Vehicles. 1: Knife skills and soup. Week 2: Cupcake challenge. Week 3: Classroom Instruction is for students who have reached the Stir fry. Week 4: Homemade pasta and sauce. Week 5: Tacos minimum age of 15 years, nine months (15.9) by the first day of with homemade tortillas. Note: If you like, bring an apron and class. Once a student is 16 years old and has a Massachusetts container for leftovers. Includes a $35 food fee. Meet at AHS. Learner’s Permit, the student can begin Behind-the-Wheel With a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from MIT Instruction. CS Driving School must have a copy of the and a Master of Arts in gastronomy and chef’s certificate from student’s Learner’s Permit on file prior to scheduling lessons. Boston University, Kimi Ceridon focuses on creating great food Behind-the-Wheel lessons are scheduled online through the experiences and interactions. She is a personal chef who teaches Student Portal. CS Driving School offers lessons seven days food education and cooking workshops throughout Massachusetts. a week with pick-up and drop-off from Arlington High or any Visit noreturnticket.kceridon.com other location in Arlington. Classroom Instruction is held at Arlington High, 869 Mass. Ave. except where noted. Starting CODE: MS036 5 Mondays, February 5 - March 12 in September, all Driver Ed registrations must be done online (no class 2/19) 3:00 - 4:30 pm $139 through CS Driving School. To Register, please visit csdriving. com. Select ‘Locations’ then click ‘Enroll’ under Arlington Babysitting Basics • GRADES 6 - 8 Community Ed. Va Shon Wallace-Hiltpold, Session 3: February 20 - 24 Vacation Week Intensive 4-H Youth and Family Development Tuesday - Saturday, 9:00 - 3:30 pm The excellent 4-H Babysitters’ Program gives you the skills Session 4: April 17 - 21 Vacation Week Intensive and confidence to handle situations you may encounter when Tuesday - Saturday, 9:00 - 3:30 pm caring for young children. At the end of the course, you will Session 5: May 8 - 29 receive a Babysitter’s ID card and a certificate of completion. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for 10 classes Note: Students must be at least 12 years old. Meet in Room 219 3:00 - 6:00 pm at OMS. Session 6: July 9 - 13 Week-long Intensive Monday - Friday, 9:00 - 3:30 pm CODE: MS006 4 Tuesdays, January 23 - February 13 2:45 - 4:45 pm (1:15 - 3:15 pm on early release 2/6) $105 Session 7: August 6 - 10 Week-long Intensive Monday - Friday, 9:00 - 3:30 pm Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGE PREP 33

Parkour • GRADES 6 - 9 Girls Empowerment Yoga • GRADES 6 - 8 Parkour Generation Boston Kimberly Fife Parkour, also known as freerunning or l’art du déplacement, Unwind after school with yoga, dance, open discussions, and originated outside Paris in the late 1980s and has since fun. Girls Empowerment is all about self-love, supporting become one of the fastest growing sports in the world, largely others, mindfulness, and healthy living. Class will begin with due to the popularity of viral videos and action film stunt a check-in that includes introducing ourselves and expressing sequences. Parkour practitioners, known as traceurs, learn to how we feel physically, mentally, and emotionally. We will navigate their environment and overcome mental and physical explore yoga warm ups, Asana (poses), and Pranayama challenges in a safe and creative manner. Traceurs learn to look (breathing techniques) to calm the mind and balance the at the world through the lens of “parkour vision,” turning any body. Class will include partner poses, group exercises, and environment into a playground for movement and physical Yoga Dance (guided free form movement). We will end with challenge. Classes are designed to accommodate a wide range Savasana (relaxation) and meditation with empowering of fitness and ability levels, and are all taught by ADAPT- mantras. Each class will have a theme woven throughout (i.e. certified instructors.Meet in the cafeteria at AHS. self-care, body peace, friendship) and the possibility to discuss our ideas. Meet in Room 232 at OMS. Kimberly Fife teaches CODE: MS025 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 (no class 2/20) 3:00 - 4:30 pm $145 theater, dance, and yoga and performs in many regional musical theater productions. She also teaches yoga classes for kids, teens, CODE: YE002 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 (no class 2/22) 7:35 - 8:35 pm $119 and adults. CODE: MS038 7 Wednesdays, January 24 - March 14 (no class 2/21) 2:45 - 3:45 pm $99 Woodworking 101 • GRADES 6 - 8 Nathan Muehleisen LARP Heroes Academy • GRADES 6 - 8 Roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty in this introductory Larp Adventure Program woodworking class. Learn how to safely handle common woodworking tools, then construct projects such as toolboxes Learn to be a hero at the Evenda Heroes Academy. You will and crates, birdhouses and bird feeders, stools, coat racks and discover and develop the hidden legend within as you learn whatever else we dream up. Along the way you will practice the secrets to becoming a real life hero. Learn a hero’s values, many fundamental woodworking techniques, and at the end perspectives, and discipline as you adventure through the have some cool objects to bring home. Tuition includes all fantastic world of Etheraz from a new and unexplored area in materials. Nathan Muehleisen is an artist, woodworker and teacher. the story’s world. New and returning students welcome. Meet He enjoys helping young people make things and seeing their pride in the cafeteria at AHS. when they confidently use tools to craft things that are useful and CODE: MS041 7 Thursdays, January 25 - March 15 beautiful. Meet at Arlington High School Wood Shop. (no class 2/22) 3:00 - 4:00 pm $175 CODE: MS040 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 (no class 2/20) 3:00 - 4:30 pm $209 My daughter liked this Clay, Mixed Media and Sculpture • GRADES 6 - 8  Alecia Serafini ‘‘ class so much she’s signing Come discover ceramics as an art form and experiment paint, up again. Ms. Serafini is collage, and sculpture. This exploratory art class will run as an open-studio format so you decide in what direction to take the best. your creations using multiple methods and materials. Tuition Clay Sculpture includes a $15 materials fee. Meet in Room 322 at OMS. Alecia ’’ Serafini teaches art at Ottoson. CODE: MS011 7 Wednesdays, January 24 - March 14 (no class 2/21) 2:45 - 4:15 pm $155 34 VACATIONFUN! Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

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Glass Art • GRADES 2 - 5 Circuit Makers 101 • GRADES 1 - 2 Michelle L’Huillier, Stained Glass Artist and Educator Circuit Lab Instructor Come discover the medium of glass and learn three different Let’s get creative with electricity! In this junior version of our techniques. First we will explore Glass and Concrete as Hands-On Electronics class, students will gain experience we create small decorative concrete slab (stepping stone with creating their own electronics; designing custom light- or coaster) with glass designs. In Mosaics, we will create a up greeting cards, electric games, mazes, and even musical trivet and big mirror. Finally we will experiment with Jewelry instruments. Each class day consists of a circuitry lesson and Mosaics by creating two necklaces with metal pendants of a hands-on electronics project, using components like lights, different shapes and colors using glass beads and pieces. We buzzers, switches, motors, and sensors. Circuit Lab staff will will learn to work safely with glass while having fun learning make sure participants create a take-home project that they about this medium. Tuition includes an $85 materials fee. can be proud of each day. CODE: VF76A Grades 2-5 9:00 am - 12:00 pm $245 CODE: VF100A 9:00 am - 12:00 pm $195 CODE: VF76P Grades 2-5 1:00 - 4:00 pm $245 Hands-On Electronics • GRADES 3 - 5 Theater Mash-Up • GRADES k - 5 Circuit Lab Instructor Michelle Mount, Drama Specialist, Whittemore Tinker with electronics while learning the basics of Elementary, Waltham computer programming. We begin by experimenting with Join us for a four-day mash-up of fun theater activities. Our the fundamentals of electronics and circuitry, and step first day will be filled with lively drama games. Next up is up to projects where we design our own interactive and improvisation 101, followed by a day of acting out original programmable devices. Use the latest tools including Arduino Fractured Fairy Tales. The week concludes with “Page to Stage” (for building interactive devices) and Raspberry Pi (for learning as we act out stories from famous children’s books. This class about computers and coding) to experiment with LEDs, is for theater enthusiasts, budding actors, and non-actors alike. resistors, motors, and programming. Each class day gives All are welcome! participants the chance to design a hands-on project with the guidance of skilled Circuit Lab instructors. CODE: VF77A Grades K-2 9:00 am - 12:00 pm $145 CODE: VF99P 1:00 - 4:00 pm $195 CODE: VF81P Grades 3-5 1:00 - 4:00 pm $145

Acrylic Painting Studio • GRADES 3 - 5 The Science of Cooking • GRADES 3 - 5 Anastasia Semash Kimi Ceridon, Chef & Engineer Explore color and form as we paint from still life, photos and Join Chef Kimi in the Kitchen Science Laboratory to discover our imaginations. We will use books and slides for inspiration, how ingredients work (hint, it’s not magic), the scientific and experiment with wet-on wet, dry brush, combination of principles behind cooking techniques, and the math behind acrylics and oil pastels, and other techniques. We will also recipes and scaling. Learn the basics of cooking science learn about color theory, perspective and values. All levels of through experiential learning by cooking then tasting. We experience welcome. Tuition includes a $12 materials fee. will make quick breads, whole wheat pizza, vegetable mac-n- $ cheese, oven baked fries, spicy baked chicken tenders, veggie CODE: VF103P Grades 3-5 1:00 - 4:00 pm 159 sliders and several other healthy, kid-friendly treats! Tuition includes a $20 food fee. CODE: VF86A Grades 3-5 9:00 am - 12:00 pm $169 SUPERVISED LUNCH HOUR is included for full-day students. Morning students can add lunch hour for $10 per day. Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 VACATIONFUN! 35

Wicked Cool Engineering • GRADES k - 2 Parkour • GRADES 3 - 5 Wicked Cool Instructors Parkour Generations Boston Lets build things that move. We’ll learn about the engineering Parkour is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, and design process to build balloon powered cars, hovercrafts largely due to the popularity of viral videos and action film and aerodynamic flyers. Create cars that zip down a ramp but stunt sequences. Parkour practitioners, known as traceurs, keep a passenger safe. We’ll also examine the science of how learn to look at the world through the lens of “parkour vision,” things move by looking at Newton’s laws of motion. turning any environment into a playground for movement and physical challenge. Classes are designed to accommodate a CODE: VF106A 9:00 am - 12:00 pm $205 $ wide range of fitness and ability levels and are all taught by CODE: VF108 Take both Wicked Cool classes and save: 324 ADAPT-certified instructors. VisitArlingtonCommunityEd.org to see videos of Parkour classes. Wicked Cool Electronics • GRADES k - 2 CODE: VF71P Grades 3-5 1:00 - 4:00 pm $169 Wicked Cool Instructors Construct basic circuits and experiment with insulators and LARP: Evenda Heroes Academy • GRADES 3 - 8 conductors while learning about electricity. Each day we’ll FULL DAY: Have you ever wanted to seek treasure and uncover build new projects using the SNAP circuit system, integrating the secrets of the world? Battle brutal bandits, gruesome switches, bulbs, and other components for an electrifying time. goblins, and deadly dragons? Find your way through the CODE: VF107P 1:00 - 4:00 pm $205 dungeon and claim the ancient treasure? Now you can in CODE: VF108 Take both Wicked Cool classes and save: $324 an interactive world of live-action roleplay (LARP). In a one-of-a-kind experience, you will explore community, art and self-discovery by becoming your own personal hero. LEGO Workshop: Through themed games, art projects, and interactive theater, Winter Wonderland • GRADES k - 5 we will create a world of magic and wonder, go on fantastic Play-Well Tek Instructors adventures, and discover magical mysteries! In this workshop we will apply engineering, architecture, CODE: VF109A Grades 3-5 9:00 am - 4:00 pm $370 creativity and fun to create a magical Winter Wonderland! CODE: VF110P Grades 6-8 9:00 am - 4:00 pm $370 Build motorized contraptions like snowmobiles, gondolas, or a hilltop village, slopes for LEGO skiers and sledders. CODE: VF104A Grades 3-5 9:00 am - 12:00 pm $155 CODE: VF105P Grades K-2 1:00 - 4:00 pm $155 MORE VACATIONFUN! CLASSES AT ARLINGTONCOMMUNITYED.ORG

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Join us for SummerFun! Kids of all interests (entering grades 1-9) can select from 100+ fun and creative classes designed and taught by experienced classroom teachers. Full- day, half-day, and after-care options let you choose the schedule that works best for you and your family. Highlights include: Mr. Zierk’s Great Maine Adventure • Mr. Bruno’s Canoe the Wild • Einstein’s Workshop • STEAM Workshops • Adventure, Art, History DayTrippers • Best of Boston Field Trip • Musical Theater Workshop • Cooking Classes for all Ages • Glass Art • Cheerleading • Gymnastics • Parkour • Ultimate Frisbee • Yoga • Photography • Arts & Crafts • Painting & Sculpture • Lego Robotics 36 KIDZONE Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

FAMILY NIGHTS

Early Evening Classes for Kids & Families at Arlington High School. ●NEW Adults & Kids: Pop-Up Card Workshop Suzanne Agerbak Adults & Kids: Cooking with Chef Kimi Learn how to make delightful pop-up cards, just in time for Kimi Ceridon Valentine’s Day. We’ll master a couple of simple designs and Cooking together is a great way to spend family time while then spend the rest of the class producing a stack of them, or teaching kids valuable life skills. This series of fun classes is move on to explore more complicated designs. Children ages designed to both engage kids and teach parent and kids new 8 and older are welcome to register when accompanied by a $ cooking techniques that they can replicate at home. If you like, registered adult. Tuition includes a 5 fee that covers materials bring an apron and container for leftovers. Tuition includes a for making and decorating 12 cards each. $15 food fee per pair. CODE: CN069 Tuesday, February 6 6:00 - 8:00 pm $23/person Bento Box Fun In Japan, bentos are single-serving lunches that range from Adults & Kids: Pottery Wheel for basic to elaborately arranged meals. Learn some cool techniques Beginners and Beyond for making lunches fun and delicious. Indigo Fire Ceramics Studio $ CODE: FD173 Monday, February 5 5:30 - 7:30 pm 45/pair This class is for those interested in learning the pottery wheel or those who want to get back into it. If new to the wheel you Valentine’s Day Treats will learn how to center and pull pieces to make small bowls and Homemade Valentine treats have a secret ingredient store mugs. Those with experience can build on their skills. We’ll start bought ones don’t—they are made with love. Starts with a with a demonstration and then everyone will have time on their unique hand decorated box that we then fill with handmade own wheel. Make as many pieces as you like and select two to chocolate truffles, chocolate dipped fruit and chocolate bark. go in the kiln to be fired. Return about two weeks later to glaze. Your pieces will return to the kiln for a second firing before CODE: FD193 Monday, February 12 5:30 - 7:30 pm $45/pair you pick them up. Your final projects will be food safe. Children must be 8+ to register and be accompanied by a registered Dumplings adult. Each family member must register separately. Meet at Every culture has a dumpling. We’ll try our hands at a few Indigo Fire, 60 Concord Ave., Belmont. varieties such as Japanese gyoza, Cuban papas rellenas, Polish CODE: CN070.1 Saturday, February 10 4:00 - 6:00 pm pierogi and Indian samosas. $45/person CODE: FD179 Monday, February 26 5:30 - 7:30 pm $45/pair CODE: CN070.2 Saturday, March 3 4:00 - 6:00 pm $45/person Homemade Pasta and Sauce Starting with a basic egg pasta dough, we will make spaghetti Parkour • GRADES 3-5 AND 6-9 with tomato sauce, squash ravioli with sage butter, and linguini Parkour Generation Boston with alfredo sauce. Parkour is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, largely due CODE: FD180 Monday, March 5 5:30 - 7:30 pm $45/pair to the popularity of viral videos and action film stunt sequences. Parkour practitioners, known as traceurs, learn to look at the world Taco Night through the lens of “parkour vision,” turning any environment into a playground for movement and physical challenge. Classes are We’ll make tortillas from scratch and experiment with designed to accommodate a wide range of fitness and ability levels delectable meat and vegetarian fillings, topping it off with and are all taught by ADAPT-certified instructors. This is an outdoor homemade pico de gallo and guacamole. class so please dress for the weather and bring a water bottle. Visit CODE: FD191 Monday, March 12 5:30 - 7:30 pm $45/pair ArlingtonCommunityEd.org to see videos of Parkour classes. CODE: YE001 Grades 3-5 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 (no class 2/22) 6:30 - 7:30 pm $119 CODE: YE002 Grades 6-9 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 (no class 2/22) 7:35 - 8:35 pm $119 Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 KIDZONE 37

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Important Information Bishop KidZone Registration Hands-On Electronics • GRADES 3 - 5 Students may take classes at any school. All youth Circuit Lab Staff registrations must be made online. Please update your child’s grade, school, allergies, and dismissal information Tinker with electronics while learning the basics of as needed. We want every student to have a positive computer programming. We begin by experimenting with learning experience so please make sure your child shows the fundamentals of electronics and circuitry, and step an interest in a class before enrolling. up to projects where we design our own interactive and programmable devices. We will use the latest tools including Dropoff & Dismissal Arduino (for building interactive devices) and Raspberry Pi KidZone staff will gather children after school and escort (for learning about computers and coding) to experiment them to class. Students are dismissed by the instructor with LEDs, resistors, motors, and programming. Each class according to the dismissal plan you selected on the will give you the chance to design a hands-on project under registration form (walk/pickup/afterschool). If you are the guidance of skilled Circuit Lab instructors. If you are a picking up your child, please be prompt. After a 5-minute returning student, you will be presented with new projects and grace period, you will be charged $1 per minute payable on challenges. Please note the 90-minute class length. the spot to the person waiting with your child. CODE: BP49 7 Mondays, January 22 - March 12 (no class 2/19) $ Special Needs 2:40 - 4:10 pm 169 There is no nurse on duty during KidZone, however the instructor will be made aware of medical/special needs Spanish, French, you include on your registration form. Please be aware Portuguese, Mandarin • GRADES K - 5 that most of our teachers are not trained in special RoLa Languages Instructors education. If your child receives special attention during KidZone is pleased to partner with RoLa Languages to offer the school day, we may not be able to provide the same Arlington elementary students the opportunity to study level of attention during our programs. foreign languages starting as early as kindergarten. Using a progressive style of language learning that promotes fluency Behavior Policy through repetition, RoLa’s expert instructors will incorporate We expect students in our programs to follow their both traditional methods of teaching languages, as well as teacher’s instructions and treat each other and staff with modern immersive styles—both flexible in nature. Skills are respect. If your child does not meet these expectations, reinforced through songs, games, crafts, and storytelling, we will bring this to your attention. If you child’s behavior resulting in a fun and rigorous learning experience for continue to be inappropriate, you will receive a call from children. Instruction is adapted for all levels, making this an our staff. If after that there is still no change, we will ask excellent introduction for beginners and a great opportunity you to withdraw your child from the class and no refund for returning students to expand their proficiency. Visit will be given. ArlingtonCommunityEd.org to see videos of sample lessons. Tuition Assistance CODE: BP100 Spanish 12 Mondays, February 5 - May 7 $ Partial tuition assistance is available for most classes for (no class 2/19 and 4/16) 2:40 - 3:40 pm 240 students who receive free or reduced lunch, limited to one CODE: BP101 Mandarin 12 Mondays, February 5 - May 7 $ class per child per term. Please call our office for details. (no class 2/19 and 4/16) 2:40 - 3:40 pm 240 CODE: BP103 French 12 Tuesdays, February 6 - May 8 Withdrawals & Refunds (no class 2/20 and 4/17) 1:10 - 2:10 pm $240 Full refunds are given when a class is canceled due to low CODE: BP86 Portuguese 12 Tuesdays, February 6 - May 8 enroll­ment. Students withdrawing from a class at least (no class 2/20 and 4/17) 1:10 - 2:10 pm $240 five full business days before the start date will receive an ACE credit toward ­another class, minus $15 fee. No other refunds will be granted. 38 KIDZONE Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

Intro to STEM with LEGO® • GRADES K - 2 Brackett Play-Well TEKnologies Let your imagination run wild with tens of thousands of Acrylic Painting: Shades of Winter • GRADES 3 - 5 LEGO® parts. Build engineer-designed projects such as: trains, Anastasia Semash helicopters, treehouses, and beam bridges. Design and build as never before, and explore your craziest ideas in a supportive Explore color and form as we paint from still life, photos and environment. There are no prerequisites for this course. Please our imagination. We will have fun experimenting with various note the 90-minute class length. acrylic techniques: wet-on-wet, dry brush, combination of paints, and other mediums such as oil pastels, ink, and CODE: BP59 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 pencils. We will also learn about color theory, perspective, $ (no class 2/21) 2:40 - 4:10 pm 195 and values when painting landscapes, still life, plants, and animals. The instructor will bring new objects each week to Minecraft Architecture: use as inspiration, from colorful berries and branches to animal Sci-Fi and Fantasy • GRADES 1 - 3 figurines. Tuition includes a $15 materials fee. Anastasia is a local Einstein’s Workshop artist and teacher with more than ten years of experience working with kids, teens and adults. Please note the 75-minute class Minecraft is more than just mining and crafting. With hundreds length. of blocks and items, you can build awesome structures inside the game. Come learn to construct cool fantasy worlds by CODE: BR62 7 Mondays, January 22 - March 12 (no class 2/19) doing research and applying concepts such as scale and 2:40 - 3:55 pm $105 dimensions. CODE: BP84 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 Spanish, French, (no class 2/22) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $215 Portuguese, Mandarin • GRADES K - 5 RoLa Languages Instructors Elementary Drawing with KidZone is pleased to partner with RoLa Languages to offer Young Rembrandts • GRADES K - 5 Arlington elementary students the opportunity to study Young Rembrandts foreign languages starting as early as kindergarten. Using a progressive style of language learning that promotes fluency As budding artists you will have the opportunity to flex your through repetition, RoLa’s expert instructors will incorporate creative muscle as you take on fun, artistic challenges. Content both traditional methods of teaching languages, as well as is based on child-friendly subjects that open the imagination modern immersive styles—both flexible in nature. Skills are and stretch the mind. Each week we will complete a new reinforced through songs, games, crafts, and storytelling, lesson, focusing on specific art terms and techniques you can resulting in a fun and rigorous learning experience for apply to your own drawings. Whether you are a seasoned children. Instruction is adapted for all levels, making this an artist or just starting out, you will love our upbeat and positive excellent introduction for beginners and a great opportunity classroom environment. for returning students to expand their proficiency. Visit CODE: BP79 7 Fridays, January 26 - March 16 (no class 2/23) ArlingtonCommunityEd.org to see videos of sample lessons. 2:40 - 3:40 pm $135 CODE: BR100 Spanish 12 Mondays, February 5 - May 7 (no class 2/19 and 4/16) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $240 Home Alone Safety • GRADES 4 - 5 CODE: BR103 French 12 Thursdays, February 8 - May 10 Cindy Sheridan Curran (no class 2/22 and 4/19) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $240 Take the first steps toward independence. In this interactive, CODE: BR86 Portuguese 12 Thursdays, February 8 - May 10 role-playing class we’ll talk about how to best answer the phone (no class 2/22 and 4/19) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $240 and doorbell, ways to avoid accidents and fires, what to do in an CODE: BR101 Mandarin 12 Thursdays, February 8 - May 10 emergency, first-aid techniques, kitchen and internet safety, and (no class 2/22 and 4/19) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $240 other tips on how to safely spend brief periods of time on your own. Ms. Curran is the court liaison officer for Arlington Public Schools. Please note the 90-minute class length. CODE: BP66 Wednesday, March 7 2:40 - 4:10 pm $25 Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 KIDZONE 39

●NEW Chess Wizards • GRADES 2 - 5 Home Alone Safety • GRADES 4-5 Chess Wizards Cindy Sheridan Curran Considered one of the greatest games ever invented, chess Take the first steps toward independence. In this interactive, teaches many important life concepts such as how to win role-playing class we’ll talk about how to best answer the graciously, how to accept defeat with dignity, concentration, phone and doorbell, ways to avoid accidents and fires, what to and sportsmanship. Learn chess rules, positional tactics, do in an emergency, first-aid techniques, kitchen and internet and basic to more advanced moves with the guidance of an safety, and other tips on how to safely spend brief periods experienced chess master. Students will be divided into groups of time on your own. Ms. Curran is the Court Liaison officer according to their chess experience. At the end of this session, for Arlington Public Schools. Please note the 90-minute class students will have had the chance to participate in a mini-chess length. tournament. All levels welcome. CODE: BR66 Thursday, March 8 2:40 - 4:10 pm $25 CODE: BR104 8 Tuesdays, January 23 - March 20 $ (no class 2/20) 1:10 - 2:10 pm 159 Dallin ●NEW STEAM Squad • GRADES K - 2 Wicked Cool for Kids Video Game Design • GRADES 3 - 5 Join the STEM-to-STEAM movement! Engineer and design Empow Studios Staff awesome projects while learning science and math concepts. Go from gamer to designer. If you love playing video games, Construct a kinetic motion-based marble painting, colorful you’ll have even more fun playing games designed by you and kaleidoscopes, and terrific tessellations. Experiment with air your friends. One of our most popular classes, Video Game pressure as we dive deep with cartesian divers and make a mini Design encompasses storytelling, pixel art, and object-oriented nightlight to light up your space. programming, all through a user-friendly, 2D game design platform. Our non-violence policy keeps the games cringe-free CODE: BR105 6 Wednesdays, January 24 - March 7 (no class 2/21) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $145 and shareable for playing at home. CODE: DA26 7 Mondays, January 22 - March 12 (no class 2/19) $ Radiant Child Yoga • GRADES 3 - 5 2:40 - 3:40 pm 169 Carla Leone Radiant Child Yoga is taught in a fun and engaging way Handwriting for Kids: that includes stories, songs, and relaxation. We will focus From Cursive to Calligraphy • GRADES 4 - 5 on becoming mindful of the breath and body in positive, Rachel Diamond Calow encouraging ways. The practice of yoga can benefit all children, If you enjoy practicing handwriting, you might like cursive and regardless of ability—and helps them shine inside the class calligraphy. We will build on what you already know and give and beyond! Note: Please wear comfortable clothing, no jeans. you the opportunity to improve your writing to be something Yoga mats and all other materials are provided. Carla Leone is you can be proud of. We will work on cursive and practice a a former teaching assistant at Brackett, and a trained children’s calligraphic style that will stay with you for years to come. yoga instructor. Includes a secret project at the end of term. CODE: BR10 7 Fridays, January 26 - March 16 (no class 2/23) CODE: DA106 6 Tuesdays, January 23 - March 6 2:40 - 3:40 pm $95 (no class 2/20) 1:10 - 2:10 pm $79

Our son loved this class. VACATIONFUN!  February 20-23 at Arlington High School, p. 34 ‘‘ Lots of fun experiments. Wicked Cool Science ’’ 40 KIDZONE Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

Spanish, French, ●NEW Chess Wizards • GRADES 2 - 5 Portuguese, Mandarin • GRADES K - 5 Chess Wizards RoLa Languages Instructors Considered one of the greatest games ever invented, chess KidZone is pleased to partner with RoLa Languages to offer teaches many important life concepts such as how to win Arlington elementary students the opportunity to study graciously, how to accept defeat with dignity, concentration, foreign languages starting as early as kindergarten. Using a and sportsmanship. Learn chess rules, positional tactics, progressive style of language learning that promotes fluency and basic to more advanced moves with the guidance of through repetition, RoLa’s expert instructors will incorporate an experienced chess master. Students will be divided into both traditional methods of teaching languages, as well as groups according to experience. At the end of this session, modern immersive styles—both flexible in nature. Skills are students will have had the chance to participate in a mini-chess reinforced through songs, games, crafts, and storytelling, tournament. All levels welcome. resulting in a fun and rigorous learning experience for CODE: DA104 8 Thursdays, January 25 - March 22 children. Instruction is adapted for all levels, making this an (no class 2/22) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $159 excellent introduction for beginners and a great opportunity for returning students to expand their proficiency. Visit Nathan’s Ninjas • GRADES K - 5 ArlingtonCommunityEd.org to see videos of sample lessons. Nathan Porter CODE: DA100 Spanish 12 Wednesdays, February 7 - May 9 This dynamic and popular class is known for its fun games (no class 2/21 and 4/18) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $240 and teamwork-oriented environment. You will learn a mix CODE: DA103 French 12 Wednesdays, February 7 - May 9 $ of traditional Kempo Karate with elements of sport karate, (no class 2/21 and 4/18) 2:40 - 3:40 pm 240 tumbling, and grappling. This class will give you a true CODE: DA86 Portuguese 12 Wednesdays, February 7 - May 9 self-defense perspective, all while you’re having fun and $ (no class 2/21 and 4/18) 2:40 - 3:40 pm 240 building confidence. Nathan Porter is a certified black belt and CODE: DA101 Mandarin 12 Wednesdays, February 7 - May 9 runs Rising Storm Karate, voted Best of Burlington 2015. Visit $ (no class 2/21 and 4/18) 2:40 - 3:40 pm 240 risingstormkarate.com. CODE: DA29 8 Fridays, January 19 - March 16 (no class 2/23) Creative Movement • GRADES K - 2 2:40 - 3:40 pm $135 Erica Sigal Boys and girls will use their bodies, senses, and creativity to Home Alone Safety • GRADES 4-5 explore the joyful world of movement as they develop physical Cindy Sheridan Curran and cognitive skills such as balance, coordination, cooperation, Take the first steps toward independence. In this interactive, attention span, spatial awareness, and self-esteem. We will role-playing class we’ll talk about how to best answer the phone create a vivid spatial world with props like streamers, stretchy and doorbell, ways to avoid accidents and fires, what to do in an fabric, feathers, pictures, poems, stories, music, and rhythm emergency, first-aid techniques, kitchen and internet safety, and instruments through individual, pair, and group exercises. Wear other tips on how to safely spend brief periods of time on your comfortable clothing and socks or bare feet. Erica has taught own. Ms. Curran is the Court Liaison officer for Arlington Public movement and dance to children and families around greater Schools. Please note the 90-minute class length. Boston for nearly 20 years. She coordinates Dance in the Schools in Cambridge and received the 2013 MADEO Presidential Award for CODE: DA66 Monday, March 26 2:40 - 4:10 pm $25 Outstanding Service in Dance Education. CODE: DA33 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 (no class 2/22) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $105 We love Ms Flynn! It is great to start the school ‘‘ day with some exercise. P.E. Plus AM ’’ Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 KIDZONE 41

Hardy P.E. Plus A.M. • GRADES 1 - 2 & 3 - 5 Linda Flynn Spanish, French, P.E. Plus A.M. is designed to encourage children to be Portuguese, Mandarin • GRADES K - 5 physically active before school while having fun with friends RoLa Languages Instructors in a positive atmosphere. Research has shown that exercise improves executive function and concentration in kids. P.E. Plus KidZone is pleased to partner with RoLa Languages to offer will get their blood pumping and send them off to class primed Arlington elementary students the opportunity to study to learn. Limited to 20. Linda Flynn teaches P.E. at Hardy School. foreign languages starting as early as kindergarten. Using a progressive style of language learning that promotes fluency CODE: HA22.2 7 Tuesdays, January 23 - March 13 $ through repetition, RoLa’s expert instructors will incorporate (no class 2/20) 7:30 - 8:10 am 59 Grades 3-5 both traditional methods of teaching languages, as well as CODE: HA22.1 7 Wednesdays, January 24 - March 14 modern immersive styles—both flexible in nature. Skills are (no class 2/21) 7:30 - 8:10 am $59 Grades 1-2 reinforced through songs, games, crafts, and storytelling, resulting in a fun and rigorous learning experience for Improv Workshop • GRADES 3 - 5 children. Instruction is adapted for all levels, making this an Kimberly Fife excellent introduction for beginners and a great opportunity for returning students to expand their proficiency. Visit Grow confidence on and off stage by finding your creative ArlingtonCommunityEd.org to see videos of sample lessons. voice. This class allows you to stretch your imagination in an easy going, judgment free environment. Through fun games CODE: HA100 Spanish 12 Mondays, February 5 - May 7 and activities, learn the basics of improv using the “Yes, $ (no class 2/19 and 4/16) 2:40 - 3:40 pm 240 and” concept, and explore how to fully embody a character, CODE: HA86 Portuguese 12 Tuesdays, February 6 - May 8 physically and mentally, and commit to choices on stage. You $ (no class 2/20 and 4/17) 1:10 - 2:10 pm 240 will discover how to be a solo performer if you choose, and also CODE: HA103 French 12 Wednesdays, February 7 - May 9 work together as an ensemble. Class ends with a short closing (no class 2/21 and 4/18) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $240 meditation to calm the body and mind. Improv Acting teaches CODE: HA101 Mandarin 12 Wednesdays, February 7 - May 9 us how to connect with others, communicate more effectively, (no class 2/21 and 4/18) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $240 find honesty in speech, and let our creativity soar! Kimberly Fife teaches theater, dance, and yoga, and performs in many regional Arlington Children’s Theater • GRADES K - 2 musical theater productions. She also teaches yoga classes for kids, teens, and adults. Matthew Lundeen Come explore the dramatic arts through a variety of theater CODE: HA82 7 Tuesdays, January 23 - March 13 (no class 2/20) $ games that work on voice, movement, improvisation, 1:10 - 2:10 pm 99 character, and confidence as we prepare a final production. You’ll be encouraged to add your own ideas to everything ●NEW Math Club • GRADES 3 - 5 we do, including scene creation. New and returning students Shana Namm welcome. Matthew Lundeen is artistic director of Arlington Whether you love math and math games, or find it extra tricky Children’s Theater. and could use some homework help, join us after school for CODE: HA14 7 Mondays, January 22 - March 12 (no class 2/19) a supportive and exploratory Math Club. Groups of students 2:40 - 3:40 pm $109 can work on homework, get extra support in content, or play math games to help with specific areas of review—or just have fun. Let’s build a newfound love for a great subject. This is Ms. Namm’s second year as a K-5 Math Specialist at Hardy School. REGISTER NOW! Math is her favorite subject! Some classes fill up quickly, so don’t miss out! CODE: HA107 7 Wednesdays, January 24 - March 14 (no class 2/21) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $95 42 KIDZONE Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

●NEW Mine, Craft, Build: Kids’ Test Kitchen • GRADES 1 - 2 Adventure Game with LEGO® • GRADES K - 2 KTK Chef Instructor Play-Well TEKnologies Kids’ Test Kitchen is on a mission to get young aspiring chefs Bring Minecraft to life using thousands of LEGO® bricks. cooking, tasting, and thinking about healthy ingredients. Resourcefulness, creativity, and cooperation come together in Each week we’ll work together to prepare fun snacks, entrées, this unique building adventure game; roll the dice to mine for and side items with key ingredients known to be really resources, and use these resources to build special items to good for us. The air is crisp and it makes us want to curl up help in our adventures. Build a zoo, create a medieval castle, around something hot and comforting. We’ll add decadence and design a tree house village. This experience is an original to seasonal ingredients and practice kitchen skills, open- game designed by Play-Well instructors inspired by the popular mindedness, and teamwork. At the end of class you will receive game Minecraft. Students will have a blast, even without any the main ingredient and the recipe so that they can show prior experience with Minecraft or the LEGO® building system. off what you’ve learned. Kids have food allergies, but they Please note the 90-minute class length. shouldn’t miss. We know allergies and can work around them, making sure that everyone is having fun and staying safe. CODE: HA108 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 (no class 2/22) 2:40 - 4:10 pm $195 CODE: HA109 6 Fridays, January 26 - March 9 (no class 2/23) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $125 Genius Hour • GRADES 4 - 5 Brandon Jackson Peirce Genius Hour is a new movement in education based around Google’s 20% model. Google made a deal with their employees: Yoga for Kids • GRADES K - 2 they work 80% of the time on their actual job and then they get Janine Duffy 20% of their time to work on whatever they want. Gmail and other amazing products have been created this way. Genius Come on a yoga adventure as we use our imaginations to take Hour at Hardy is the opportunity to work on projects you us to faraway lands. Through guided poses we will express what are passionate about. In other schools students have learned we encounter: a lion, a bear, a scarecrow! A storm, a shark, a big languages, written books and code, created robots, learned boat! We will also practice more physically challenging postures how to bake, and more. Genius hour gives you the time and that build strength and balance, and we will end each class resources to innovate. Visit www.GeniusHour.com. Tuition with rest and meditation. We will have a blast exploring our includes a $10 materials fee. Brandon Jackson teaches 5th grade at new moves while building strong body and breath awareness, Hardy elementary school where he enjoys emphasizing play-based cooperative skills, and self-confidence. Namaste, kids! Note: learning. Please note the 90-minute class length. Please wear comfortable clothing; no jeans. Yoga mats will be provided. A certified yoga instructor, Janine Duffy teaches adults, CODE: HA69 7 Thursdays, January 25 - March 15 prenatal and children’s yoga throughout greater Boston. (no class 2/22) 2:40 - 4:10 pm $149 CODE: PR10 7 Mondays, January 22 - March 12 (no class 2/19) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $95 Home Alone Safety • GRADES 4-5 Cindy Sheridan Curran Elementary Drawing with Take the first steps toward independence. In this interactive, • GRADES 3 - 5 role-playing class we’ll talk about how to best answer the phone Young Rembrandts and doorbell, ways to avoid accidents and fires, what to do in an Young Rembrandts emergency, first-aid techniques, kitchen and internet safety, and As budding artists you will have the opportunity to flex your other tips on how to safely spend brief periods of time on your creative muscle as you take on fun, artistic challenges. Content own. Ms. Curran is the Court Liaison officer for Arlington Public is based on child-friendly subjects that open the imagination Schools. Please note the 90-minute class length. and stretch the mind. Each week we will complete a new lesson, focusing on specific art terms and techniques you can apply to CODE: HA66 Wednesday, March 21 2:40 - 4:10 pm $25 your own drawings. Whether you are a seasoned artist or just starting out, you will love our upbeat and positive classroom environment. CODE: PR79 7 Mondays, January 22 - March 12 (no class 2/19) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $135 Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 KIDZONE 43

Parkour • GRADES 3- 5 ●NEW Math Club • GRADES 3 - 5 Parkour Generation Boston Jessica Ober Parkour is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, Do you love math and want to play math games? Is math largely due to the popularity of viral videos and action film something that is tricky for you? Do you need homework stunt sequences. Parkour practitioners, known as traceurs, help in math? Come after school, and we can do all of these learn to look at the world through the lens of “parkour vision,” things and more. Groups of students can work on homework, turning any environment into a playground for movement get extra support in content, or play math games to help and physical challenge. Classes are designed to accommodate with specific areas of review—or just have fun. Let’s build a a wide range of fitness and ability levels and are all taught newfound love for a great subject! This is Ms. Ober’s first year by ADAPT-certified instructors. This is an outdoor class so as a K-5 Math Specialist at Peirce School. Having majored in math please dress for the weather and bring a water bottle. Visit in college, it has always been her favorite subject, and she loves ArlingtonCommunityEd.org to see videos of Parkour classes. spreading her love of math with everyone she meets! CODE: PR054 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 CODE: PR107 7 Wednesdays, January 24 - March 14 (no class 2/20) 1:10 - 2:10 pm $129 (no class 2/21) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $95

Spanish, French, Hands-On Electronics • GRADES 3 - 5 Portuguese, Mandarin • GRADES K - 5 Circuit Lab Staff RoLa Languages Instructors Tinker with electronics while learning the basics of KidZone is pleased to partner with RoLa Languages to offer computer programming. We begin by experimenting with Arlington elementary students the opportunity to study the fundamentals of electronics and circuitry, and step foreign languages starting as early as kindergarten. Using a up to projects where we design our own interactive and progressive style of language learning that promotes fluency programmable devices. We will use the latest tools including through repetition, RoLa’s expert instructors will incorporate Arduino (for building interactive devices) and Raspberry Pi both traditional methods of teaching languages, as well as (for learning about computers and coding) to experiment modern immersive styles—both flexible in nature. Skills are with LEDs, resistors, motors, and programming. Each class reinforced through songs, games, crafts, and storytelling, will give you the chance to design a hands-on project under resulting in a fun and rigorous learning experience for children. the guidance of skilled Circuit Lab instructors. If you are a Instruction is adapted for all levels, making this an excellent returning student, you will be presented with new projects and introduction for beginners and great opportunity for returning challenges. Please note the 90-minute class length. students to expand their proficiency. A second 12-week term CODE: PR49 7 Wednesdays, January 24 - March 21 will be offered in February. Visit ArlingtonCommunityEd.org to (no class 2/7 and 2/21) 2:40 - 4:10 pm $169 see videos of sample lessons. CODE: PR100 Spanish 12 Tuesdays, February 6 - May 8 Arlington Children’s Theater • GRADES 1 - 2 (no class 2/20 and 4/17) 1:10 - 2:10 pm $240 Matthew Lundeen CODE: PR103 French 12 Thursdays, February 8 - May 10 $ Come explore the dramatic arts through a variety of theater (no class 2/22 and 4/19) 2:40 - 3:40 pm 240 games that work on voice, movement, improvisation, CODE: PR86 Portuguese 12 Thursdays, February 8 - May 10 character, and confidence as we prepare a final production. $ (no class 2/22 and 4/19) 2:40 - 3:40 pm 240 You’ll be encouraged to add your own ideas to everything CODE: PR101 Mandarin 12 Thursdays, February 8 - May 10 we do, including scene creation. New and returning students $ (no class 2/22 and 4/19) 2:40 - 3:40 pm 240 welcome. Matthew Lundeen is artistic director of Arlington Children’s Theater. CODE: PR14 7 Wednesdays, January 24 - March 14 WE RELY ON YOUR FEEDBACK! (no class 2/21) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $109 Please help us by returning class evaluations. 44 KIDZONE Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

●NEW Mine, Craft, Build: CODE: ST103 French 12 Mondays, February 5 - May 7 $ Adventure Game with LEGO® • GRADES K - 2 (no class 2/19 and 4/16) 2:40 - 3:40 pm 240 Play-Well TEKnologies CODE: ST101 Mandarin 12 Mondays, February 5 - May 7 (no class 2/19 and 4/16) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $240 Mine, Craft, Build: Adventure Game with LEGO® Materials CODE: ST100 Spanish 12 Wednesdays, February 7 - May 9 ® Bring Minecraft to life using thousands of LEGO bricks. (no class 2/21 and 4/18) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $240 Resourcefulness, creativity, and cooperation come together in CODE: ST86 Portuguese 12 Wednesdays, February 7 - May 9 this unique building adventure game; roll the dice to mine for (no class 2/21 and 4/18) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $240 resources, and use these resources to build special items to help in our adventures. Build a zoo, create a medieval castle, and design a tree house village. This experience is an original Nathan’s Ninjas • GRADES K - 5 game designed by Play-Well instructors inspired by the popular Nathan Porter game Minecraft. Students will have a blast, even without any This dynamic and popular class is known for its fun games prior experience with Minecraft or the LEGO® building system. and teamwork-oriented environment. You will learn a mix of Please note the 90-minute class length. traditional Kempo Karate with elements of sport karate, tumbling, CODE: PR107 8 Fridays, January 19 - March 16 (no class 2/23) and grappling. This class will give you a true self-defense 2:40 - 4:10 pm $195 perspective, all while you’re having fun and building confidence. Nathan Porter is a certified black belt and runs Rising Storm Karate, voted Best of Burlington 2015. Visit risingstormkarate.com. Home Alone Safety • GRADES 4-5 Cindy Sheridan Curran CODE: ST29 8 Tuesdays, January 16 - March 13 (no class 2/20) 1:10 - 2:10 pm $135 Take the first steps toward independence. In this interactive, role-playing class we’ll talk about how to best answer the phone NEW and doorbell, ways to avoid accidents and fires, what to do in an ●Scratch Programming emergency, first-aid techniques, kitchen and internet safety, and with mBot Robots • GRADES 3 - 5 other tips on how to safely spend brief periods of time on your Einstein’s Workshop own. Ms. Curran is the Court Liaison officer for Arlington Public mBot is an arduino-based robot with motors and advanced Schools. Please note the 90-minute class length. sensors. This class introduces students to programming CODE: PR66 Thursday, March 22 2:40 - 4:10 pm $25 concepts and robotics through a series of fun and exciting challenges. Students will use Scratch programming to learn how to read data from the robot’s sensors and send commands Stratton to mechanical parts, bringing mBot to life as it moves, changes direction, avoids objects, and more. Spanish, French, CODE: ST110 8 Wednesdays, January 17 - March 14 Portuguese, Mandarin • GRADES K - 5 (no class 2/21) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $215 RoLa Languages Instructors KidZone is pleased to partner with RoLa Languages to offer Parkour • GRADES 3- 5 Arlington elementary students the opportunity to study Parkour Generation Boston foreign languages starting as early as kindergarten. Using a Parkour is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, progressive style of language learning that promotes fluency largely due to the popularity of viral videos and action film through repetition, RoLa’s expert instructors will incorporate stunt sequences. Parkour practitioners, known as traceurs, both traditional methods of teaching languages, as well as learn to look at the world through the lens of “parkour vision,” modern immersive styles—both flexible in nature. Skills are turning any environment into a playground for movement reinforced through songs, games, crafts, and storytelling, and physical challenge. Classes are designed to accommodate resulting in a fun and rigorous learning experience for a wide range of fitness and ability levels and are all taught children. Instruction is adapted for all levels, making this an by ADAPT-certified instructors. This is an outdoor class so excellent introduction for beginners and great opportunity please dress for the weather and bring a water bottle. Visit for returning students to expand their proficiency. Visit ArlingtonCommunityEd.org to see videos of Parkour classes. ArlingtonCommunityEd.org to see videos of sample lessons. CODE: ST054 8 Thursdays, January 18 - March 15 (no class 2/22) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $129 Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 KIDZONE 45

●NEW Drawing Animals • GRADES 3 - 5 Thompson Anastasia Semash Capture your pet or the wildlife outside your door, on paper! In Spanish, French, this class we will practice realistic drawing techniques to render Portuguese, Mandarin • GRADES K - 5 all types of fauna in colored pencils, markers and pastels. We will RoLa Languages Instructors work from photographs, artwork done by other artists, as well KidZone is pleased to partner with RoLa Languages to offer as anatomical guides to learn proper animal structure. Students Arlington elementary students the opportunity to study will learn the techniques for creating realistic fur, feathers, foreign languages starting as early as kindergarten. Using a scales, or whatever skin your favorite animal lives in. For progressive style of language learning that promotes fluency inspiration bring photos of your pet or favorite animal. Tuition through repetition, RoLa’s expert instructors will incorporate includes a $15 materials fee. Anastasia is a local artist and teacher both traditional methods of teaching languages, as well as with more than ten years of experience working with kids, teens and modern immersive styles—both flexible in nature. Skills are adults. Please note the 75-minute class length. reinforced through songs, games, crafts, and storytelling, CODE: ST111 7 Thursdays, January 25 - March 15 (no class 2/22) resulting in a fun and rigorous learning experience for 2:40 - 3:55 pm $135 children. Instruction is adapted for all levels, making this an excellent introduction for beginners and a great opportunity Kids’ Test Kitchen • GRADES K - 2 for returning students to expand their proficiency. Visit KTK Chef Instructor ArlingtonCommunityEd.org to see videos of sample lessons. Kids’ Test Kitchen is on a mission to get young aspiring chefs CODE: TH100 Spanish 12 Wednesdays, February 7 - May 9 cooking, tasting, and thinking about healthy ingredients. Each (no class 2/21 and 4/18) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $240 week we’ll work together to prepare fun snacks, entrées, and side CODE: TH103 French 12 Wednesdays, February 7 - May 9 items with key ingredients known to be really good for us. The air (no class 2/21 and 4/18) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $240 is crisp and it makes us want to curl up around something hot and CODE: TH86 Portuguese 12 Thursdays, February 8 - May 10 comforting. We’ll add decadence to seasonal ingredients and (no class 2/22 and 4/19) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $240 practice kitchen skills, open-mindedness, and teamwork. At the end CODE: TH101 Mandarin 12 Thursdays, February 8 - May 10 of class you will receive the main ingredient and the recipe so that (no class 2/22 and 4/19) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $240 they can show off what you’ve learned. Kids have food allergies, but they shouldn’t miss. We know allergies and can work around them, Minecraft Architecture: making sure that everyone is having fun and staying safe. Sci-Fi and Fantasy • GRADES 1 - 3 CODE: ST109 6 Fridays, January 26 - March 9 (no class 2/23) Einstein’s Workshop 2:40 - 3:40 pm $125 Minecraft is more than just mining and crafting. With hundreds of blocks and items, you can build awesome structures inside Home Alone Safety • GRADES 4-5 the game. Come learn to construct cool fantasy worlds by doing Cindy Sheridan Curran research and applying concepts such as scale and dimensions. Take the first steps toward independence. In this interactive, CODE: TH84 7 Mondays, January 22 - March 12 role-playing class we’ll talk about how to best answer the phone (no class 2/19) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $189 and doorbell, ways to avoid accidents and fires, what to do in an emergency, first-aid techniques, kitchen and internet safety, and other tips on how to safely spend brief periods of time on your own. Ms. Curran is the Court Liaison officer for Arlington Public FAMILY NIGHTS Schools. Please note the 90-minute class length. Adult & Kids Cooking with Chef Kimi, p. 36 CODE: ST66 Thursday, March 19 2:40 - 4:10 $25 46 KIDZONE Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

Yarn Play • GRADES K - 2 & 3 - 5 Elementary Drawing with Hui Ru Liang & Tanya Serrao Young Rembrandts • GRADES K - 5 Love crafting with yarn? So do we! This class will teach you a Young Rembrandts little about a bunch of yarny crafts including simple methods As budding artists you will have the opportunity to flex your for knitting, crocheting, weaving, and making tassels and creative muscle as you take on fun, artistic challenges. Content pompoms. Each week we will focus on new skills and projects is based on child-friendly subjects that open the imagination that are fun and easy to complete. If you have a project and stretch the mind. Each week we will complete a new in mind, we would love to help you along! No experience lesson, focusing on specific art terms and techniques you can necessary. Tuition includes a $10 materials fee. Hui Ru Liang and apply to your own drawings. Whether you are a seasoned Tanya Serrao are Thompson teaching assistants with the desire to artist or just starting out, you will love our upbeat and positive share their great love of fiber arts. Please note the 90-minute classroom environment. class length for the Thursday class. CODE: TH79 7 Wednesdays, January 24 - March 14 CODE: TH301 Grades K-2 7 Mondays, January 22 - March 12 (no class 2/21) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $135 (no class 2/19) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $99 CODE: TH30 Grades 3-5 7 Thursdays, January 25 - March 15 Arlington Children’s Theater • GRADES K - 2 (no class 2/22) 2:40 - 4:10 pm $145 Matthew Lundeen This class allows younger students to explore the dramatic Yoga for Kids • GRADES K - 2 arts through a variety of theater games that work on voice, Janine Duffy movement, improvisation, character, and confidence as we Come on a yoga adventure as we use our imaginations to take prepare a final production. You’ll be encouraged to add your us to faraway lands. Through guided poses we will express own ideas to everything we do, including scene creation. New what we encounter: a lion, a bear, a scarecrow! A storm, and returning students welcome. Matthew Lundeen is artistic a shark, a big boat! We will also practice more physically director of Arlington Children’s Theater. challenging postures that build strength and balance, and we CODE: TH14 7 Thursdays, January 25 - March 15 will end each class with rest and meditation. We will have a (no class 2/22) 2:40 - 3:40 pm $109 blast exploring our new moves while building strong body and breath awareness, cooperative skills, and self-confidence. • GRADES 2 - 3 Namaste, kids! Note: Please wear comfortable clothing; no Coding with ScratchJr and Ozobots jeans. Yoga mats will be provided. A certified yoga instructor, Liz Ferola Janine Duffy teaches adults, prenatal and children’s yoga Come join in on some coding fun! In this course we use Scratch throughout greater Boston. Jr., Ozobots and code.org to explore coding and programming on iPads in a basic sense. This is a really fun and engaging class, CODE: TH10 7 Tuesdays, January 23 - March 13 (no class 2/20) but we will be spending a lot of time on screens, so only sign 1:10 - 2:10 pm $95 up if that’s for you. All levels of experience welcome. Liz Ferola has taught grades 1-3 for several years. She currently teaches 3rd Video Game Design • GRADES 3 - 5 grade at Thompson. Empow Studios Staff CODE: TH78 7 Fridays, January 26 - March 16 (no class 2/23) Go from gamer to designer. If you love playing video games, 2:40 - 3:40 pm $120 you’ll have even more fun playing games designed by you and your friends. One of our most popular classes, Video Game • GRADES 4-5 Design encompasses storytelling, pixel art, and object-oriented Home Alone Safety programming, all through a user-friendly, 2D game design Cindy Sheridan Curran platform. Our non-violence policy keeps the games cringe-free Take the first steps toward independence. In this interactive, and shareable for playing at home. role-playing class we’ll talk about how to best answer the phone and doorbell, ways to avoid accidents and fires, what to do in an CODE: TH26 7 Tuesdays, January 23 - March 13 (no class 2/20) emergency, first-aid techniques, kitchen and internet safety, and 1:10 - 2:10 pm $169 other tips on how to safely spend brief periods of time on your own. Ms. Curran is the Court Liaison officer for Arlington Public Schools. Please note the 90-minute class length. CODE: TH66 Monday, March 5 2:40 - 4:10 pm $25 Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES 47

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David Adams, Esq. is a resident of Arlington and founding Alissa Butterworth is a novelist, writer, and educator who partner at Pathway Law LLC (PathwayLaw.com), a firm received her master’s in fine arts from Lesley University. embracing the vision of attorney as counselor, confidant, and Her work has appeared in numerous publications. Visit friend. David’s work includes estate, special needs, elder law alissabutterworth.com and charitable planning. Rachel Diamond Calow is owner of Calligraphy for All Erica Adelson is assistant director of RoLa Languages and Occasions in Arlington and a member of Masscribes, the has more ten years of experience teaching English, Spanish, Massachusetts Guild of Calligraphers. She has been a working French, and Arabic with students of all ages, from preschoolers calligrapher for more than 30 years. to retirees. Beth Canuel is a professional ballroom dance instructor/ Susanne Agerbak is a pop-up card enthusiast. choreographer and founder of UNITE Dance and Fitness. She Don Anderson, College Funding Advisors, Inc. based in has taught in the Boston area for the past 10 years and travels Bedford, MA, provides clients with strategies to maximize all over the world as a master trainer for LaBlast Fitness. Visit financial aid awards for college expenses. unitedanceandfitness.com. Alexandra Bartsch is a master beekeeper certified by the Beth Capotosto is the owner and lead instructor for Tenacity Eastern Apiculture Society. She has also been a Massachusetts Women’s Self Defense. She was awarded the rank of 1st Degree state bee inspector and the Massachusetts Honey Queen. Alix Black Belt in June of 2017. She has also mastered the martial is currently the swarm coordinator for the Middlesex County art systems of: Krav Maga, Kajukenbo, Kung Fu and Jiu Jitsu, Beekeepers Association and maintains about twenty colonies and Empowerment Self-Defense, considered the first fighting of bees in Lexington. system created by women, for women. Beth is a member of The Boston By Foot is dedicated to promoting public awareness National Women’s Martial Arts Federation. and appreciation of Boston’s rich history and architectural Allison Tilly Carswell and Andrea Canty founded Red heritage by offering a wide range of guided tours and programs Door DesignWorks in 2007. The firm works with clients in conducted by a dedicated corps of highly-trained and the Boston area, as well as Los Angeles, Austin, New York, enthusiastic volunteer tour guides. and Washington, DC. Both are residents of Arlington. Visit Roland “Boot” Boutwell is a teacher/naturalist who regularly rddwboston.com. leads nature hikes focused on the diverse flora and fauna of Kimi Ceridon is both an engineer and a personal chef. With a our region. Master of Science in mechanical engineering from MIT, Master Sarita Bhagwat is a native of Pune, India, a town that reminds of Arts in gastronomy and chef’s certificate from Boston her of Boston. She has lived in Arlington for close to 20 years, University, she focuses on creating great food experiences and where she and her husband raised two children. A market interactions. Visit noreturnticket.kceridon.com researcher by profession, she is passionate about cooking and Patsea Cobb recently returned from Maine to the Boston area enjoys culinary travels. to work again at Brickbottom Studios. She taught drawing and Amber Breimeir is an Indiana University and New England beginning painting in continuing studies at Maine College of School of Law alum. She has completed three marathons Art for 17 years, and was as associate professor of drawing in and loves helping others relieve the stresses of life through the foundation program at the Art Institute of Boston for 13 teaching barre and spin. years. Linda Brite has worked with deaf-blind students at Perkins School Betsey Cogswell has been making art for many years, and for the Blind. She was a special education teacher for 30 years. discovered wet felting only six years ago. She has taken workshops with expert felt artists Martien van Zuilen and Jeffrey Brunoteaches physical education, health education, and Janice Zimmerman, and is also self-taught. adventure education classes at Arlington High. He is a certified wilderness first responder and trained wilderness EMT. Gregory Condakes is a music teacher at Ottoson Middle School. He is the director of the 8th grade chorus as well as Bill Butler has more than 20 years of real estate experience. boys chorus and show choir. Each spring, Gregory directs the He specializes in small commercial and residential investment Ottoson’s school musicals. property sales. Bill is also productivity coach for RE/MAX Leading Edge. 48 INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

Cedric Crowe has more than twenty years of professional Phillip Grannan is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and dance experience, including with the Alvin Ailey School of teacher from Cincinnati, OH. He loves to share his passion for Harlem, the Adrian Hawkins Dance School of Boston, and the music with people of all ages and walks of life. Janette Neil Dance Studio of Boston. Joe Green has been teaching adult education for 13 years and Sandra Daitch, a certified laughter yoga leader, leads has taught all five subject areas for the HISET. He has been events for businesses, private groups and the public. Visit under contract by the City of Boston to provide Basic Adult LaughterEvents.com. Education services to predominantly immigrant patrons of the Linda Del Monte is a 40-year plus yoga practitioner, and 18 Boston Public Library. plus years of teaching experience. Certified in Kripalu and Kimber Green is a licensed and board certified massage Anusara yoga, she infuses her classes with joy and spirituality. therapist and speech-language pathologist specializing Derby Farm Gardens & Flowers is an award-winning flower, in cognition who offers therapeutic and rehabilitation in garden, gift and home decor boutique in Arlington. massage and mindfulness medication. Kimber was voted Edwige Donlan loves yoga, meditation,and walking her dog Best of Boston Wellness “Mindfulness Coach” in 2016. Visit Bear in the woods. She has been practicing art journaling for kimbergreentherapies.com the past three years and finds it so rewarding and fulfilling that Suzi Grossman received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the she has started giving workshops to share it with others. School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and a Bachelor Kendall Dudley has taught autobiography, journal writing, and of Arts in English Literature from Tufts University. Her career design for more than 20 years. He leads journal and photographs explore family and group dynamics as well as lifework-direction trips to Morocco and works with individuals living environments, often through the use of the multi- and organizations through the Grafton Street Writing Center in paneled image. Her work has been shown throughout New Arlington. Visit kendalldudley.com England. Visit SuziGrossman.com Christi Electris is a senior associate at Croatan Institute. She Mary Hurley is a beloved leader of nature, museum and has conducted trainings across the South and Appalachia walking adventures. on crowdfunding and giving circles to support economic Indigo Fire is a pottery studio in Belmont that provides a development and social justice initiatives. She is author friendly, non-intimidating environment for those interested in of Guide to Crowdfunding for WealthWorks Value Chains: learning more about pottery. Understanding Options, Getting Started (2014). Ulrike Dettling Kalthofer is co-founder of Arlington Reiki Randi Flynn is a special education teacher at Ottoson Middle Associates, a reiki master teacher and a licensed marriage and School. She is choreographer for the Ottoson show choir and family therapist. also for the spring musical. She can also be found helping out Charlotte Kaplan has been creating works on paper and behind the scenes with the drama club throughout the year. sculpture for many years, following a career in architecture. Lissa Franz has a master’s degree in creative writing from She teaches drawing classes at the Boston Architectural Boston University. She is a 2015 recipient of a PEN New College and adult education programs in the Boston area and England Discovery award for fiction, and is currently has completed commissions for the Boston Children’s Museum, completing a novel. Logan Airport, and the Massachusetts Division of Conservation Sue Funk is an exhibiting artist and a Massachusetts certified and Recreation. teacher. She has taught art classes in community education Julie Kaufmann offers a wide range of dance instruction programs in Acton, Sudbury and Littleton. programs, including group classes, private lessons, parties Severina Gates is a former dancer and the first Level 4 certified and events, wedding choreography, workplace exercise, senior Essentrics instructor in Massachusetts, training under creator programs, and movement class for cancer survivors. Visit Miranda Esmonde-White. jkdance.com Elizabeth Gompels went to her first national tournament Cheryl Keane is a certified Zumba instructor with a loyal two months after learning to play duplicate bridge. She is a following. Life Master and an Accredited Teacher through the American Mary Kenny is a sculptor and animator with a Master of Fine Contract Bridge League (ACBL). When not playing bridge, she Arts from the California Institute of the Arts. She has been provides small business owners and nonprofit leaders with sewing for 20 years and has taught art at the college level and financial guidance and project management. sewing at the Maud Morgan Center for the Arts in Cambridge. Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES 49

Janet Kessenich M.M, is an energy healer, spiritual/ Katherine McGough is an artist and fashion illustrator living psychological intuitive, teacher, seminar leader and musician. in Arlington. Her artwork of dogs has been selected twice as She hosts Creating a Spirited Life on Dreamvisions7radio.com a finalist at Westminster Kennel Club’s poster contest and and is author of Music Lessons for the Spirit. Visit spiralenergies. exhibited in other nationwide contests. She has a bachelor’s com. degree from Parson’s School of Design in fashion design. Visit Judith King originally took up tai chi to help alleviate the pain katherinemcgough.com. of a chronic illness. She has been teaching for many years. Shruti Mehta is a native of India and a cooking enthusiast. Juanita Allen Kingsley was trained as a wilderness EMT Shruti enjoys teaching others how to prepare Indian vegetarian instructor and has been an instructor-trainer with the dishes, and has taught cooking courses for several adult American Heart Association, Emergency Care and Safety education programs. Institute, and Medic First Aid. Francesca Montillo is owner of Lazy Italian Culinary Dorien Keusseyan is a certified personal trainer at Golds Gym Adventures, which provides culinary tours to Italy as well in Arlington and owner of Lighten Up, LLC, a home visiting as private cooking classes and social events in the Boston training service. She is also certified in fitness nutrition and area. She is a native of Italy and returns often to gather new a weight-loss success story who lost and kept off over 100 knowledge and culinary techniques from her large family pounds. living throughout Italy. Her recipes are easy yet maintain the Cher Kore is a Boston-based aromatherapist, aromatherapy authenticity of Italian cuisine. teacher, writer, and the founder of Kameleon Healing Aroma­ Dee Morris is an independent scholar and educational therapy. Her writing has been published in many Boston area consultant specializing in 19th-century history of greater magazines and Cher has been featured on Chronicle and Fox Boston. She presents walking tours at Forest Hills Cemetery Morning News and written about in the Boston Globe, Boston (Jamaica Plain) and programs at libraries, schools, and Magazine and other publications. Visit www.kHealing.com. historical societies. Her goal is to connect people with their Mahir Can Küçük was born in Denizli, Turkey and received a civic ancestors. contemporary writing and production degree from Berklee Nathan Muehleisen is a graduate of Massachusetts College of College of Music (summa cum laude). Alongside his writing Art and has worked as a carpenter, cabinetmaker, and furniture projects, he actively performed at and directed various maker. Most recently he taught in woodshops and Makerspaces, successful concerts at Berklee. Visit mahircankucuk.com to first in Chestnut Hill, and now at Arlington High School. learn more. Rania Nasser, a native of Lebanon, holds bachelor’s Amy Lampert is a multi-year recipient of the Five-Star Wealth degrees from the American University of Beirut in electrical Manager award as published in Boston Magazine. Amy has engineering and physics. She began learning Arabic in developed and delivered financial literacy workshops to over elementary school, inspired by her father who was an Arabic 10,000 people and recently developed a series of educational literature teacher. materials and workshops on the 10 Dimensions of Financial Andrea O’Leary holds a master’s degree in education from Literacy. Northeastern University and has taught English to students Ruth Lieberherr has practiced yoga for more than 30 years and of all ages and levels. Her experience includes senior has been teaching yoga for more than 10 years. Registered with management positions in higher education and in private the Yoga Alliance as an experienced yoga teacher, she brings industry. compassion, joy, and humor to her teaching. Leda Muniz Orians is a native of Costa Rica who has lived in Zhantao Lin is a native of China, professional tai chi teacher, Arlington for 10 years. She studied biology at the University of sixth-generation disciple of Yang Style tai chi, and president of Costa Rica and worked as a naturalist guide in Costa Rica and the Yang Style Tai Chi Association. other Latino-American countries. Howard Loewinger has been working with computers Parkour Generations Boston was founded in 2012 as a branch since the days of the Commodore PET. He has worked as a of Parkour Generations Americas and is based in Somerville, programmer and database administrator, and as a systems and Massachusetts. PkGen Boston runs classes and workshops user support specialist, mostly in higher education. Howard for all ages and abilities throughout the New England was the technology coordinator of a school district for 15 years. region, working with a variety of municipalities, community organizations, schools, private companies, and individuals. 50 INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

Nicole Patience is a nutrition counselor who works with clients Robin Schoenthaler, M.D., is a board certified radiation to foster a healthy relationship with food, eating and body oncologist at the Mgh Department of Radiation Oncology at image. She is a certified diabetes educator and certified eating Emerson Hospital. She was raised and educated in California disorder registered dietitian. through the University of California system and moved to Janet Peluso learned to make her first granny square in high Boston to work with MGH in 1992. She lives in Arlington with school and has been crocheting ever since. Funky, colorful, her two sons and also writes essays about medicine, parenting wearable creations are her favorites, and lately has used and life. Visit DrRobin.org. crochet to embellish jeans and other clothing. Janine Sciarappa is a pastry chef/instructor at Boston Irena Stanic Rasin is an author, translator, and language University. She teaches classes in the Gastronomy program, instructor. She holds master’s degrees in English and Italian the Certificate Program of Culinary Arts and the School of language and literature, and has many years of experience Hospitality. teaching Italian. Her second book, a co-authored English Brendyn Schneider is a professional storyteller, published translation of Gianna Manzini’s Sulla soglia (Threshold), was writer, storytelling instructor, and TedX coach. He has been published by Italica Press in 2016. a featured storyteller at WGBH Studios, Kickstand Café, Jennie Rathbun is a short-story writer and book reviewer who Emerson College, Regent Theatre, Coolidge Corner Theater, lives in Arlington. She has published a dozen stories in literary ImprovBoston, and other action-packed venues across New journals and holds a Masters in Fine Arts from the Bennington England. Making frequent appearances with Massmouth and Writing Seminars. the Moth, Brendyn takes his audiences on story trips of wit Joe Rindone has been training since 2008 and his hand picked through the follies of growing up and the everyday slog. Visit staff has been some of the top trainers in the Boston area. brendynschneider.com He trains clients from 90 years old to student athletes in Anastasia Semash is a local artist and teacher who studied everything, from strength training and kettlebells to balance/ illustration at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, agility work. Visit BackBayFit.com. and holds a degree from St. Petersburg State University, Leanne Rodd is city lead for ReBoot Connect and directs Russia. She currently teaches at various art centers including educational programming, corporate and university Munroe Center for the Arts in Lexington, Russian Languages partnerships, and outreach for ReBoot Accel’s Boston team. and Arts Center in Andover, and other venues. She also teaches She has more than 25 years’ experience in training and classes and runs workshops in needle felting and fiber art. Visit business development. artsemash.com. Karen Roth learned knitting as a child and has been an avid Vinny Serino has been playing harmonica for more than adult knitter for many years. She has taught knitting to friends, 40 years and has spent the last 31 years as front man and relatives and at other organizations. harmonica player for the award-winning band Boston Baked Blues. He is well-versed in all facets of harmonica styles Joanne Rothstein is a licensed acupuncturist by day, and by and nuances of the instrument and was selected for World night an artist who specializes in creating personalized cards Harmonica Players’ list of most influential blues harmonica and unique gifts of gratitude. As an accredited SoulCollage® players many times. Facilitator, she has run both introductory and a variety of themed collage card workshops. Cinthya Soto, a native Spanish speaker from Peru, is an experienced instructor and trainer with a combined Master of Susan Ruderman, Ed.M. is an Arlington resident and Science and Master of Business Administration from Boston philanthropy professional with more than 25 years of University. She enjoys connecting people to her Latin American experience in helping nonprofits from Harvard and MIT to one- roots through the exploration of language and cultural person startups reach their advancement goals. expressions. Cinthya has traveled in Chile, Uruguay, Panama, Suzana Samad runs her own baking business, Butternut. She Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, and Spain. focuses on scratch baking and artisan techniques and sells her Joy Spadafora has more than 20 years of knitting experience, pastries at farmers markets in the Boston area. She has also and has been teaching adults and children how to knit for worked as a pastry chef at Boston restaurants. Originally from over 12 years. She also bikes up to 60 miles/week (weather- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, she now resides in Arlington. permitting). Her rides feature scenic vistas, bodies of water, and historical points of interest. Joy keenly reminds you not to knit and bike at the same time. Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES 51

Ellen Sullivan is a Realtor®, accredited buyer representative, Sue Wachter is founder and president of Acton College and member of the Greater Boston Association of Realtors and Consulting. For the past ten years she has worked with Massachusetts Association of Realtors. She has lived in the students and families on the complex and ever-changing area for the past 30 years. college admissions process. She served as an admissions officer Karen Uminski has been teaching belly dance in Boston for at New York University and Boston University, among others. nearly 20 years. One of her life’s biggest joys is sharing this Valerie Wey moved to this country from Nice, France 16 years beautiful and empowering dance with women. ago. She knit with her mom as a young girl and adult. Sara Valverde has been a committed clutter-clearer since Eric Wing is the owner of MetroCreate Studios, a digital age 17 and now loves empowering people as an organizing marketing and advertising agency located in Arlington. and productivity professional. She has been with Living Peace Specializing in all aspects of digital marketing, with specific Professional Organizing in Arlington for over a year. focus on website development, SEO and Social Media Fanny Van de Poel is a certified hypnotherapist trained in Marketing. Visit metrocreate.com. hypnosis at the Hypnotherapy Training Institute in CA and in Diane Winkelman grew up in Brooklyn in a bilingual home mindfulness practices at the Meditation and Psychotherapy and has taught a wide variety of people from different Institute of Boston. She runs a private practice in Watertown. backgrounds. She has worked for more than twenty years Hariet Vanderput, a graduate from the School of Fine Arts as a speech therapist with adults and children in a variety of Utrecht, has always loved working with texture and color. settings. Knitting is one of her favorite outlets. Abigail Wolf, with an education background in herbalism, Linda Varone has been awarded Best of Boston© for her work permaculture, environmental design, and organic farming, as a Feng Shui consultant. She has consulted nationwide for enjoys transforming landscapes into beautiful and productive more than 20 years. She is an author and professional speaker. vegetable gardens on the HomeHarvest installation team. Her book The Smarter Home Office is top-ranked on Amazon Konwen Yuen is a native of China who has lived in the area for for home office design. Visitlindavarone.com 30 years. Bettina Velona has been practicing yoga since 1994 and Laura Zoll enjoys teaching and sharing her enthusiasm for mah teaching since 2009. She continues to attend workshops to jongg with players of all levels. When away from the majj table, deepen her practice and inform her own teaching, and is a 500- Laura is a medieval musicologist. hour level certified yoga instructor. 52 PARKING AT AHS Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568

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Online Courses: Anywhere, Anytime Get started today: Learn something new in the convenience of your own home — Go to Ed2Go.com/Arlington to view all courses. Select whenever you want. Arlington Community Education, in 1 your course(s) and choose the start date that works partnership with Ed2Go, offers hundreds of online courses each month. They are interactive and instructor-led. Each best for you. session runs for 6 weeks and consists of 12 lessons. Lessons 2 Choose method of payment. are posted on the web twice weekly, and are supplemented On the start date of your course, return to Ed2Go. by interactive quizzes, assignments, tutorials, and online 3 discussion groups. Students have 10 days to complete each com/Arlington and click the “Classroom” link. Simply lesson. A final exam is optional and students who successfully log in with the name and password you selected complete the class can download a certificate of completion. during orientation. Most courses cost just $100. Go to www.ed2go.com/arlington to see all our courses. www.ed2go.com/arlington

Parking at Arlington High School In the evenings, you may park in any of the marked parking spots in front of the high school. Free parking is also available along Massachusetts Ave. directly in front of the school and on surrounding side streets. If you are taking Woodworking, or your class is meeting in the “Fitness Room” you may enter through the gates off the lower parking area off Mill Street. See map below. Arlington Community Education n Winter 2018 IMPORTANT INFORMATION 53

Important Information

How to Register Withdrawals & Refunds Five Easy Ways: 1. Full refunds are given when a class is canceled due to low 1. ONLINE registration is available at enrollment. ArlingtonCommunityEd.org. 2. Students withdrawing from a class at least five full business days 2. CALL 781-316-3568 to register by phone. (Not available for before the start date will receive a credit, minus a $15 processing youth classes.) fee per class, toward another class. 3. MAIL the registration form to Arlington Community 3. No other refunds will be granted. Education, 869 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington, MA 02476. 4. FAX your registration to us at 781-316-3381. Locations & Hours 5. VISIT us at Arlington High School, 869 Massachusetts Ave., ACE is at Arlington High School, 869 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington. Call 781-316-3568 for current office hours. Arlington. Call 781-316-3568 for our current office hours. Adult classes meet at Arlington High unless noted otherwise. Teen Who Can Enroll? Classes meet at Ottoson Middle School unless noted otherwise. Both residents of Arlington and non-residents are welcome to enroll KidZone classes meet at elementary schools. in our classes at the same low tuition. Adult classes are open to ages 16+. Registration opens as soon as the catalog of classes is posted Photo/Video online and continues until the first meeting of any class, as space We occasionally take pictures and videos of students during our permits. Under-enrolled classes are cancelled, so register early. classes. Registration with Arlington Community Ed assumes your approval for use of these images in print and online promotions. Confirmation You are officially enrolled as soon as we receive your registration Parking form and payment. Email address required for confirmation. There is parking in the lighted parking area in front of the high school; all reserved spaces are available to students during evening Registration Fee hours. Parking is also available on Mass. Ave., directly in front of the A $6 registration fee is charged once per person, per term. Fee school. Please see the detailed map on the previous page. $ waived for courses under 25. Accessibility How Credit Card Charges Work Arlington High School is handicapped accessible. If you need Credit card charges appear on statements as charges from assistance, please call our office at 781-316-3568 at least 24 hours “Arlington Community Education”. before your class to make arrangements. Scholarships & Discounts Holidays & Weather Closings Classes eligible for discounts to seniors residing in Arlington If the Arlington Public Schools are closed during the day due to are indicated throughout the catalog. Please call 781-316-3568 holiday, school vacation, or inclement weather, there will be no before you register to receive the discount. Disabled veterans classes. If school is held and weather becomes inclement during and persons on Social Security Disability (SSDI) or receiving the day, cancellations will be announced on major TV and radio AFDC receive a 30% discount on tuition (one class per term) upon stations, posted on our website and emailed to students. presenting a letter of verification or veterans’ identification. Partial tuition assistance (one class per term) is available for most classes Gift Certificates Available! for Arlington Public School students who receive free or reduced Perfect for any occasion. It may come in an lunch. Please call 781-316-3568 for more information. envelope, but it’s truly a box of possibilities to learn and create. To purchase, please call our Daytime & Weekend Classes office at 781-316-3568. We also accept “Shop We offer classes on weekdays and weekends. Look for Arlington First” Gift Certificates. these symbols: DAYTIME WEEKEND ✹CLASS ✹ CLASS Etcetera • ACE reserves the right to change instructors if necessary. Room Assignments • The opinions, views, or recommendations expressed by Arlington Room numbers are posted in the high school’s main lobby each Community Education instructors are their own, and do not night. Staff will be available to assist. necessarily reflect those of Arlington Community Education. Arlington Community Education does not endorse any service or product recommended or offered by instructors. Youth (K-8) Registration Form

Child’s Name______Child’s Birthdate______Address______School______Grade______Parent Name______Home Phone______Cell______Email (required)______Parent Name______Home Phone______Cell______Email (required)______Emergency Contact______Relationship______Cell______Home Phone______n I authorize my child to walk home alone.

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Are there special considerations we should know about so that your child will have a positive experience in their class? Please describe any special needs, including medical, emotional, behavioral, and/or allergies that we should be aware of. Note: there is no nurse on duty during classes and staff do not have access to medications. ______

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I/We, the parents/guardians of______a minor, hereby consent to his/her participation in the Arlington Community Education Youth program, the taking of photos of my/our child for promotion of the program via print and web, and to his/her use of the Arlington Public Schools facilities and equipment. I/We further agree to release and hold harmless the Town of Arlington, Arlington Public Schools and the employees, agents, and assigns from all liability or expenses arising out of any incident involving, or any account of any injury to the above named minor in connection with this program. I/We further consent to treatment by emergency personnel in the event of injury to, or illness of our child during his/her participation in this program. I/We accept full responsibility for all costs for any such emergency treatment. I/We agree to abide by APS policies. Parent/Guardian Signature (required)______Date______

To Register: 1. Pay by Check: Please make payable to “Arlington Community Education” and mail with this registration form to Arlington Community Education, 869 Mass. Ave., Arlington, MA 02476 2. Pay by Charge: at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org, by fax 781.316.3381, or by mail. Charge will appear on your credit card statement as “Arlington Community Education.” Sorry, no phone registrations accepted for youth programs.

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$ Registration fee (once per term, per person, fee waived for courses $25 and under) 6.00 Donation to Scholarship Fund TOTAL: To Register: 1. Pay by Check: Please make payable to Arlington Community Education and mail with this registration form to Arlington Community Education, 869 Mass. Ave., Arlington, MA 02476 2. Pay by Charge: at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org, by fax 781.316.3381,­ or by mail. Charge will appear on your credit card statement as “Arlington Community Education.” Charge: n VISA n MasterCard n Discover Card #______Expiration Date______Security Code______Cardholder Signature______Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Boston, MA At Arlington High School Permit No. 59927 869 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington, MA 02476

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