Arlington Community Education

Air source heat pumps are widely recommended as a good way to stop heating our homes with fossil fuels—and they are also very good air conditioners. Before picking an installer, there’s plenty to learn including the difference between ducted and ductless (aka mini-split) systems, when you might want to combine the two, how to size a system correctly, and how to operate them for maximum comfort and efficiency. Get all of your questions answered from Arlington homeowners who have switched to air source heat pumps and experienced them through cold winters and hot summers. All proceeds from these events go toward the ACE Scholarship fund to help make our classes accessible to all Arlington youth.

Arlington can benefit from adopting a cross-cultural perspective and employing international cooperation when it comes to reducing waste. Hear about a project that connects AHS students with kids in Vietnam to reflect on the effects of ocean plastic pollution. Another project is inspired by work being done in Japan and Thailand to calculate the emissions benefits of recycling rather than incinerating potentially recyclable materials. We’ll also talk about Arlington’s waste characterization study and what we hope to find out about our waste/diversion behavior. All proceeds from this event go towards the ACE Scholarship fund to help make our classes more accessible to all Arlington youth.

Pysanky are intricately-decorated eggs created by using a wax batik method with traditional folk motifs and designs. Transform plain white eggs by using a special pen and melted wax, then color the eggs with vivid dyes. You will repeat the drawing and dyeing several times as each layer of the design is applied until your beautiful egg is complete.