This weekend I spent a morning with Pearson while taking a clinical exam for my license. At first I…read moredidn't know what to expect but this location did a great job of explaining the procedures as well as tips for parking in the area. The building was easy to find and the security guards in the lobby pointed us to the right location. The staff here was very polite and made the anxiety around test taking less intense. The woman who prepared everyone for their tests was extremely pleasant, professional and efficient. The test taking area was comfortable and when asking for restroom breaks, the staff was receptive and quick to support me. In the end, I passed my exam and am happy I chose to test at this location rather than others in the area. I have heard mixed reviews about other testing sites but this location was incredible!

Good environment, nice staffs. It's pretty quiet you don't need to put the headphone on. I like…read morethis rest center much better than the Hartford one. I'll choose to take exam here next time. The only thing is there's not free parking.

This is my voting spot it is always very well organized and things move quickly once inside,…read moreparking may take a little extra time but even that isn't bad.

This school community is a marvel -- I've never seen anything like it. The sense of welcome is…read morepalpable immediately, the beauty of the rolling hills and gardens and buildings are unbelievable, and the way our two boys have blossomed into socially-comfortable, environmentally-aware, curious learners over these last 2 years is something we'll always be deeply grateful for. Can't wait for all the years ahead of us. We highly recommend this school, from administration to curriculum to community. All of it.

let's see - terrible education, terrible high school administration (especially Dina). Biggest…read moremistake of all of our parenting decisions was enrolling our daughter for the 9th grade. WISH I had a time machine to delete my daughter's 9th grade year (2024-2025). I can't imagine kids being set up for academic success in college after attending Hartsbrook. Don't do it. If your kids are there already - I don't know what to say except I am sorry. If they are already in the high school - I don't see you transitioning well to a real school - this place is a daycare at best.

Nice teachers. Happy environment. Only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is we were hoping they'd take…read moreadvantage of their proximity to Forest Park (nature program?). We had 2 children in their school for a year and were very satisfied with the quality of care our children received there.

Excellent School! Fantastic Director & Owner! Very good teaching & job placement was excellent! One…read moreof the best in the field of Cosmetology & Esthetics!

My Dtr is enrolled at Smith. There are many wonderful qualities of Smith College. The small dorm…read moresizes and the smaller community feel was the reason she chose this college. She has had some incredible professors and is grateful for the opportunity to study here. The biggest suggestion for the college is to hire full time academic advisors. They are professors and advisors and do not have enough time to be really valuable to these students needing advice and guidance.

Graduation Day for our Niece. She's been here four years. This will be a outdoor event, 650 Grads…read more Weather in the 70's, a nice Weather day for her Special Event. 7 of us came Across Country to be a Witness. Smith is a all Woman's College and lodging is more big homes on a city campus than dorms that might look like apartments. More Victorian and Federalist styles. Quite nice, but that makes parking a special effort. Parking enforcement is strict.

my mom signed me up for kumon because i had bad grades. they gave me a lot of homework but i…read morelearned how to manage my time. my grades went up but my happiness went down. it's good for school but not mental health.

This learning environment may be great for some kids, but it was a terrible fit for my niece's son…read more However, this is not the reason for my 1 star review. My grand nephew had been struggling with math during the pandemic virtual learning experience. I suggested to my niece that she find some supplemental learning help and offered to pay for it in order help her son get back on track. We decided to try this center, and set up automatic billing to my account. Within a few weeks, it was obvious that it was a poor fit, and she quit taking her son. We tried to let the center know that he was no longer coming, but it is virtually impossible to get through on the phone and the only way I was able stop the automatic payments, was by putting a stop payment order in with my bank. The policy at this center is that you must be paid up at least 2 months in advance and any unused tuition is unrefundable. Be warned, that when you quit, you will be paying for 2 months of unused instruction. I understood this policy, and agree that she has the legal right to continue charging me for the tuition in September and October, even though the child quit using her services in June. However, as a small business owner myself, there is a huge difference between what you can do and what you SHOULD do. I finally got a call back after leaving a message saying that I would like to discuss the situation before leaving a 1 star review. I was told that the mother of the child has to come in and fill out a cessation of service form in order to stop any billing. I tried to explain that I was not a parent, nor am I in MA (I live in CA), but the owner was unwilling to budge on her policy. To me, it felt like an extremely unreasonable money grab simply because she could. I understand the necessity of a business having set policies, but a smart owner will be flexible when the situation is appropriate. In my business, I have a 3 month cancelation policy where you can lose your 50% deposit, because I may not be able to sell my services on short notice, and have been turning other business away. Unoffically, if I am able to sell the date, I always return the deposit, because if I have not lost any business because of the cancellation, it is the right thing to do, and my customers appreciate this. The owner of this Kumon center, does not understand this philosophy.

Explorations is where I went to High School. Looking back almost 10 years later, I treasure my…read moreexperiences there. Some background- Explorations is a charter school that focuses on non-traditional, experiential education. It's a public school that functions like a private school, but has the minuscule budget if a small public school. Kids from all over the state can go there, but a certain percentage of students have to be from the immediate area. When I was enrolled, we had classes four days a week, M-Th. Fridays were split into outdoor adventure and internships and students would alternate between the two every other Friday. I had two internships. One of them was at a doggie day care place. It's ironic where I worked as the owner resembled Michael Myers from the Halloween movies. Currently, he's in jail as police found a sex slave in his house. The other internship was at an automotive painting firm. Outdoor adventure is what we did the Fridays when we didn't have internships. As far as activities... I crawled into a bat cave in Salisbury-it was wet, muddy, full of bats and friggin awesome! I went hiking up CT's tallest peak I belayed and climbed rocks I shared secrets in a sweat lodge and ate freshly killed beef from a student's farm I shot my teachers with guns...paintball guns (don't get any funny ideas). I did that and soooo much more! Academically, compared to a normal high school, the homework load is lighter. You're on a first name basis with your teachers. They're approachable and easy to talk to. Besides a few social stereotypes like the stoners, punks, hippies and those soon to drop out, the school is pretty much devoid of typical stereotypical high school kids. Basically, you're free to be yourself without having to worry about how your perceived. There are no bullies either. When I went there, the school had taken over an old bank. That was our school. Classes were in the basement and the offices were in the vault. In the middle of winter, the landlord elected not to renew our lease. We had class in a park pavilion in the dead of winter in the northeast corner of CT. Somehow I got through it, but damn, it was cold. We were spared by NWCC who saw our plight and gave us an old building to use for the remainder the year. The next year we got our building, which is the current location of the school. My class had 16 people in it and when I was a student, the entire student body had 72 kids. I loved my non-stereotypical high school. I got to go rock climbing across from Mt. Washington, experience the cold and a douchbag landlord and the generosity of the local community college. I had amazing teachers- many of whim I still talk to outside of school. They truly made my experience great and I'd consider them friends. Also, I still talk to my classmates and try to stay in touch. I made friends who will hopefully last a lifetime. I could go on and on, but I'll stop here. Explorations was a great experience and if you want a high school like no other, I encourage you to check it out. It's a one if a kind school :) Peace|