Join our new vendor SPIRIT Club and get your work-out in during a new Fun and Fitness program! This adapted fitness class will help you build functional skills, such as improved balance, strength, flexibility, endurance, coordination, speed, agility, and more. Exercises are taught with visual demonstrations and verbal cues to make sure instructions are clear and easy to follow. This is an adapted exercise class for individuals with disabilities who can benefit from minimum to moderate support and/or prompts and can attend to 1-2 step instructions.

This class is for children who have successfully completed Fin 2 or have comparable skills. Participants will learn to coordinate the front crawl and safety skills like treading water. By the end of the course, participants should be able to swim using combined arm and leg action on both their front and back for 5-10 yards without support.

This class is for children who have successfully completed Fin 3 or have comparable skills. Participants will learn breaststroke, butterfly and diving, and will refine front crawl, backstroke and elementary backstroke. Once participants can tread for 30 seconds, swim front crawl for 15 yards with rotary breathing, and swim backstroke unsupported for 15 yards, they will be ready for Level 3. If students reach age 7 prior to completing these skills, they should go to Level 2.

Young gymnasts will continue their gymnastics progressions focusing on strength and clean execution.

Gymnasts will continue their journey after taking Gymnasticats. The classes will focus on refining fundamental skills and work more advanced progressions, preparing participants for Girls or Boys Level 1.

Learn the fun and fundamentals of Taekwondo! Children will learn the basics including kicking, punching, self-defense, core strengthening, balance, discipline, focus, respect and group interaction. New exercises are introduced each week to help build a child's self-esteem and physical conditioning. Uniforms are not required, casual comfortable clothes preferred. THIS IS A NO COMBAT NO CONTACT ZONE/NO SPARRING, where Ninjas are born.

This class is for children who have successfully completed Level 1 or who can otherwise independently enter the pool via steps or ladder, bob 5 times, float for 5 seconds on back and glide for two body lengths on front and back. The class will focus on developing safety skills and learning to swim independently. Once participants can tread water for 15 seconds and swim using combined arm and leg action on both their front and back for 5 body lengths without support they will be ready to take Level 3.

This class is for children who have successfully completed Level 2 or can otherwise swim on front and back for 5 body lengths, tread water and float for 15 seconds respectively, and fully submerge underwater. The class will focus on developing specific strokes, getting acclimated to deep water and learning diving basics. Once participants can jump into the pool, tread or float for 1 minute and swim 25 yards using a combination of front crawl or elementary backstroke, they will be ready to take Level 4.

This class is for children who have successfully passed Youth Swim: Level 3 or can otherwise swim front crawl, elementary backstroke, back crawl and breaststroke kick for at least 15 yards each and be able to swim 25 yards. Students will focus on developing confidence in deep water, refining their front crawl, back crawl, and elementary backstroke, and improving treading and other survival skills. They will also begin butterfly and breaststroke and continue refining shallow-angle diving skills.

This class is for children who have successfully passed Youth Swim: Level 4 or who can otherwise comfortably swim at least 25 yards front crawl and elementary backstroke, as well as 15 yards breaststroke, back crawl and butterfly. Students will focus on refining strokes, building endurance, and improving diving and aquatic safety skills.

This advanced class is for children who have successfully passed Youth Swim: Level 5 or can otherwise swim front crawl and elementary backstroke 50 yards each and backstroke, sidestroke, butterfly, and breaststroke 25 yards each, perform front and back flip turns, and tread water for 5 minutes. Students will focus on further refining strokes, learn advanced swim concepts, and increase endurance for swimming. Ideal for swimmers looking to pursue other aquatic activities, such as swim team, fitness swimming, life guarding, or diving.

Children will learn the proper way to perform the hurdle step and basic dive techniques by working primarily on getting comfortable with entering the water headfirst at several different levels, culminating with a front dive off the diving board and possibly a back dive. All students must be able to swim in deep water.

Students interested in this class must be able to do a three-step approach followed by a front dive off a one-meter diving board and be able to swim in deep water. This class will concentrate on front and back dives; front and back flips and front 1/2 twist will be introduced.

Participants will learn the fundamentals of gymnastics. This class is suited for beginning participants who will learn how to execute basic skills on vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise.

Participants are introduced to advanced gymnastics skills on the vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise while progressing their strength, flexibility, and execution of skills. This class is suited for participants who have 1-2 years of gymnastics experience. Participants must complete an evaluation or be recommended by an instructor. Pre-requisite: Girls Level 1.

Participants will learn the fundamentals of gymnastics. This class is suited for beginning participants who will learn basic skills on vault, parallel bars, high bar, pommel horse, rings, and floor exercise.

Did you know there is a community woodshop in Arlington right around the corner at TJ Art Studios? Join us in our basic introduction course on woodworking! In addition to learning fundamental safety guidelines, the course will introduce students to the core machines in our woodshop (band saw, planer, jointer, cut-off saw, drill press, disc and drum sanders and the ever important table saw) as well as a brief instruction on the woodworking project concepts of planning, shaping/cutting lumber and sanding/finishing. You will make a cutting board as you become familiar with the equipment. The course cost covers all the materials for your first projects. Small class size of three or four to ensure individual instruction and time on the machines. Because this course is about teaching students proper tool use and safety practices, it is required to attend all classes. There is a non-refundable $30 supply fee included in the cost of the class.

Introduction to Woodturning: Perfect for students who have little or no woodturning experience, the goal of this class is to introduce, develop, and practice woodturning skills with an emphasis on shop safety. Each week, students will turn a small lathe project designed to develop their wood turning skills and techniques.

A Miter joint is made by beveling two pieces of wood to form a corner. In this class students will make a simple box using miter joints and miter joints with splines. These simple wood biscuits are used for strength but can be decorative as well. Working in the woodshop is a dirty process, so, be sure to dress appropriately and wear closed-toe shoes. There is a non-refundable $45 supply fee included in the cost of the class.

Sometimes called a finger joint, sometimes a box joint or even a comb joint. Whatever you call it, it is a fundamental woodworking jointing technique made by cutting a set of complementary, interlocking profiles in two pieces of wood, then fitting and gluing them together. The cross-section of the joint resembles the interlocking of fingers between two hands. In this small class, students will make a simple box using this traditional technique. Working in the woodshop is a dirty process, so, be sure to dress appropriately and wear closed-toe shoes. There is a non-refundable $45 supply fee included in the cost of the class.

This class is for adult swimmers who have completed adult beginner or can otherwise submerge, blow bubbles and glide and float independently on front and back. Students will work on treading water, gaining experience in deeper water and building endurance towards swimming 25 yards of front crawl and elementary backstroke. Students will also be introduced to backstroke and breaststroke.