Arlington Community Education

Discover how apps work and learn how to make your own. In this no-experience-required course, we will make fun, creative apps for Android phones and tablets using MIT App Inventor software. We will also explore wireless communication by building custom bluetooth hardware controllers and readouts for our apps.

There’s more to running than just “left, right, left, right, left, right.” Stretching, strengthening, and core control are all important parts of a healthy and balanced running regimen. But it really starts with your mind. We’ll show you how easy and simple it can be to establish a daily fitness routine. Classes stress proper running form, focusing on the lower back and core muscles. Learn how to track miles using your device or an old-fashioned notebook to achieve your fitness goals. Most classes meet at Spy Pond. Fit to 5K: Get strong and stay injury-free in this slow-moving, safely-progressing, and endurance-building nine-week running program, which builds up to a 5K (3.1 miles) we’ll run together. Fit to 4K: Not ready to commit to a 5K? This class focuses on overall fitness and concludes with a 4K (2.5 miles) we’ll run at Fresh Pond on the Saturday after the last class.

Master your engineering skills and explore architecture using tens of thousands of LEGO parts. Design and build as never before, and explore your craziest ideas in a supportive environment. Build structures like tunnel boring machines, stilt houses, and teacup rides, or construct elaborate houseboats, heavy-duty forklifts, and Big Ben clock towers.You can sign up for one week or more—we’ll focus on different projects each time.