Arlington Community Education

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

Turn simple tasks into wild chain reactions. Inspired by the zany world of Rube Goldberg, you’ll design and build machines where one thing leads to another—and another! Use marbles, ramps, and everyday objects to explore momentum, timing, gravity, and force. Embrace your inventive side and see how creative your contraptions can get.

Discover the flavors and stories behind iconic Chinese dishes. We’ll cook a different recipe the first Friday of each month. Take one class or savor all three. Tang Yuan 汤圆 –Friday, Oct. 3 Make tang yuan, soft, chewy rice flour balls filled with sweet black sesame or red bean paste, served in warm syrup. This festive dessert symbolizes family unity and is perfect for special occasions. Wonton Soup 馄饨 –Friday, Nov. 7 Make homemade pork wontons and a savory vegetable broth while learning the history and Mandarin names of this comforting soup. Your homemade version will rival any takeout. Scallion Pancakes 蔥油餅 –Friday, Dec. 5th Create crispy, flaky scallion pancakes by mixing dough, folding in fresh green onions, and pan-frying golden layers—a perfect start to any Asian meal.