I highly recommend this program and this center! It's great to help your kids improve in an area…read morewhere they need to beef up their skills or to help them get ahead. My son did both Math and Reading when he was younger, and it helped him to get ahead and be placed in the gifted track in school. Then we came back to this location in the summer before 8th grade because his reading scores had gone down during the pandemic lockdown and hadn't really recovered. We wanted him to improve his reading skills in preparation for his high school placement assessment in the fall of his 8th grade year. After only six months of Eye Level Reading, his MAP score and high school assessment scores were back up to the high 90s, and the highest since before the pandemic lockdown, and he secured his placement in the Enriched Honors courses for high school. What's great about Eye Level is that it assesses your children's strengths and weaknesses and only focuses on the areas they need support. My older kids have done Kumon before, and that program only works with repetition, which is not the best way to learn for a higher-achieving child, in my experience. Once your child masters a skill, they move on, instead of forcing him to do ten additional packets of the same thing. What's great about the Northbrook Eye Level is that they send automated reminder notices the day before each class, which is very welcome for a busy household, and they are incredibly accommodating and responsive when we've had to reschedule classes due to my son's activities. My son liked his instructors and learned a lot from them. I'm very grateful to this center for helping my son get his Reading scores back up to where they should be -- and for giving him the skills, strategies and confidence to be able to take the standardized tests in school.

We are very happy with Eye Level. Both our 3rd Grader and Kindergartener have benefited from this…read moreprogram. The daily booklets are great and really help with memory retention. We have seem improved grades and confidence in our kids! Eye Level Northbrook is managed well and the teachers are wonderful.

I thought I'd make good of my 8 year old's ipad addiction and sign him up for a coding class. I…read moresigned up for a brief tour while my son got to work and he came out asking to come back. The last thing my family needs is another activity, but I like the flexibility of Code Ninjas. We signed up for a monthly membership for 4 hours. You sign up ahead of time for a day/time that works for you so that you don't have to commit to the same time every week. As of now the options are 4, 5 or 6pm on the weekdays and 9, 10 or 11am on Saturdays.  I've learned that you just need to sign up at least a week ahead to grab the day/time you want. I would love to see more time options on weekends- later on Saturdays and Sunday times too. My son has been 4 times so far and seems to love it more each time. He submits the actual work he's doing so that I can see it and actually play the games he's creating. His 5 year old brother absolutely loves playing his big brothers games and is begging me to sign him up for coding too. They do have a class for junior coders, but it's more of a builder class (I believe on Sat mornings) vs coding on your own. The work they do is graded by senseis and they progress to new levels similar to how it works in karate (yellow belt, etc). That keeps him and his peers extra motivated, although he seems motivated by the work itself. He's also already asking about doing a roblox camp next summer and while we have time to decide on that one it's something we'll definitely check out.

They will opt you in for classes that they did not tell you about. You will get charged monthly if…read moreyou are unaware.

This school is a hidden gem. A friend of mine recommended it to me, and he found it by a…read morerecommendation, too. I think, it's a non-for-profit school, and therefore, they don't advertise their services. My kid is a 10-year old boy, and although he doesn't always want to go this school because of the extra work, he understands, how much it benefits him to attend classes there. Now, he is one of the best students at his regular school and attends an advanced math class! He also gained some programmer's skills at Stella Academy and built his own website. We are really proud of him. I hope the owners of the business wouldn't mind me opening this page. I just thought that more people should know about it. The teachers are good (Paul is our favorite), the prices are very affordable, and kids get really smart there.

My friend and I took this course when I went to visit him in Illinois. I found it to be very…read moreinformational. I have had Florida, Utah and California for many years, and so I figured I would add this one to my list. I am very happy that I did, because I learned Illinois specific laws and use of force rules.

My company paid for me to take the basic, intermediate, and advanced Access courses for three…read moreconsecutive days. Due to covid restrictions, I decided to take my classes online and it was easy to follow. The classes started on time and Karen was exceptional in answering our questions and providing step-by-step instructions on how to execute functions. I always preferred to work on Excel, but Karen really showed the true power of working in Access. I work with large datasets and tables daily, so being able to evaluate the datasets and make updates and changes without excess formulas really simplified my job. The books are hefty and there's lots of content per class, so not likely to review all materials. However, the books are great resources I know I will be referencing for many years to come.

The CompTia A+ course I enrolled in was great. The school offering the course not so much…read more It seems the school really gears itself towards students who have the WIOA grant. Since I paid out of pocket, I had to ask and have emailed to me materials other students could retrieve via their online portal. In the end, after I received my certificate of class completion, I was on my own. It seems that those WIOA students will have their exams paid for and have access to post-course practice exams. I, as an independent student, wasn't entitled to that but was "gifted" similar info from Udemy. Also was provided the link to enroll (and pay) to take the exam if I'm interested in that. Why would I not be if I paid for the class in order to take the exam? So my lesson for anyone interested in this school and you're paying for your classes out of pocket is to shop around. Please research and look at other schools. I wish I had done just that before taking this course.

If I could give it minus infinity i would without any hesitation for endless reasons…read more It's only business to suck up money Very poor costumer service At the beginning They pull you with kind of cheaper tuition in the market Everything is up to you, no support you have to read and read and read and leave it to the best guess in the exam The teachers are jock, if you ask a question they just read from the book, word by word specially the one called Sheri, is a shame to be called a teacher and I heard that she is still there; she does everything to make you fail if she doesn't like you; Who said the teachers don't have control over the ATI is a big fat lie! In this school you feel like you're not in the US. If you ask me for my experience there; I would say: it was a nightmare combination of Covid pandemic, coupled deaths of loved ones in my family and I didn't get any support from them; only the same speech of nursing school is highly challenging; if I didn't want to take the challenge I wouldn't go there; they talk to you like talking to a teenager, very disrespectful Anyway that was my mistake to go to that place; because is just a scam, knowing that is uncredited Good luck to everyone trapped there and from my side I don't want to even remember the name or the time and my money that I just threw in the garbage.

The new name of the school is North Shore College. I loved this school. I passed my nclex with 85…read morequestions on my first attempt. Thank you everyone who helped me get my LPN education. I recommend this school because I passed my Nclex on first attempt The staff is helpful caring and encouraging They do their best to push us toward success The teachers are awesome they showed us that we can become nurses with hands on training at the clinical sites and more hands on training on lab days they taught us everything that needed to be known for success on exams ATIs and the Nclex The school is private so the cost is more compared to community college but its worth the price to get into the nursing field within 15months I went to the school because I got tired of waiting for community college nursing program Plus the school has a payment plan so its affordable I finished this school with no student loan debt

I received tutoring from Once It Clicks in middle school and high school and I believe my…read moreexperiences there were critical to my later acceptance into MIT. I worked with Mr. Jay on math that was a year or two ahead of my curriculum, which set me up for success in all my math courses and gave me overall confidence in school. In addition to these formal tutoring sessions, Mr. Jay served as an excellent mentor and gave me advice on class selection, college essays, and general life advice. I highly recommend Once It Clicks to any parent wanting to push their child academically and set them up for future success.

I just took my exam at this testing center and it was pretty nice! Here are some things to note if…read moreyoure planning on taking an exam here too: the good :) - the proctors in the morning were super kind. another student and I were freaking out because the door would not open but we knocked on the window and someone came to let us in. MAKE SURE YOU READ THE BOTTOM OF YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON ENTERING THE BUILDING. dont be like me, it was a very stressful way to start my morning - the facility is very clean. there was no construction nearby so it was nice and quiet. - I got dropped off for my exam because I was nervous about parking, but there is PLENTY. Parking is not right in front of the building though so make sure you plan ahead - the lady helping us sign in was very kind and calm. she was very patient as nervous students were having trouble with the extensive check in policy - the lockers are spacious! of course, limit what you bring to the testing center, but I brought a tote and lunch box -- both fit comfortably - the bathrooms were very close to the testing center so 10 minute breaks were plenty of time to go and come back - there is a water dispenser in the testing room by the lockers. you should ideally bring your own food/water, but don't freak out if you forget! - watches are not allowing in the testing room but FEAR NOT, there is a clock on the wall to make sure you keep track of your break times the bad :( - there was a ticking noise in the ceiling during my exam that would come and go // it was pretty distracting without any noise-cancelling equipment - the earplugs provided by the testing center are foam cylinders that are not very comfortable. might want to ask if you can bring your own that are more tapered for comfort - noise-cancelling headphones are provided by the exam but they were very tight on my head and gave me ear pain - THE COMPUTERS ARE SO WIDE. All the letters are so wide and you can see the pixels of every word and image on the screen. This took some time getting used to in the beginning of the exam so beware! lil fun fact: during one of the breaks, one of the proctors was telling me that there are no 13's in the room. no 13 desk, no 13 locker, no 13 waiting card. superstitious or not, it is a nice touch

PROS: 1) Staff at the Buffalo Grove location were very kind…read moreand helpful, which made an inherently stressful day much easier. I was so pleasantly surprised, especially having read mixed Yelp reviews of Pearson test center staff at various locations. Seriously, give those folks at the Buffalo Grove testing center a raise for customer relations (though a couple of procedural improvements should be implemented, as noted below). 2) Site is easy to get to and has plenty of free parking. So much easier than having to take public transit into downtown Chicago or deal with city traffic and city parking. 3) Building and test center were very clean and comfortable. 4) I passed my test, so hurray for that. CONS: 1) I had to ask before staff told me that I could get my test results same day. Then when I asked about my score after the test, the guy monitoring the room said results were supposed to have displayed on screen. Only after I told him that they hadn't did he offer to look up my score and tell me that (*surprise*) he could even give me a hard copy printout of my results. If I hadn't inquired I don't think test center staff were going to volunteer this, and I would've walked out without knowing it was available. Big procedural oversight. For tests where scores and/or hard copies of results are available immediately, all examinees should be told up front that this will be provided. To be clear, I think the staff were well-intentioned and that this was an inadvertent oversight, but something this important should be standard operating procedure. 2) Beware when taking notes: They give you a plastic sheet to take notes w/a special marker. You can have extra sheets, but they don't automatically tell you that you'll be forced to give up your first sheet if you ask for a second one. If I hadn't asked for a second sheet up front, the guy monitoring the room wouldn't have warned me of this policy and I wouldn't have been able to plan accordingly. That would have been awful, if I'd run out of space and had to choose between giving up a whole page of notes or not being able to take any additional notes. Again, I think the test proctor meant well, he just didn't realize that this was a potentially important thing to tell people. 3) Computer display was AWFUL. Monitor was very wide, and the test displayed in very small text across the full width of the monitor so I had to squint and physically turn my head side to side to read each question. So much eye strain, I got a terrible headache part way through which made it much harder to concentrate. Staff at the test center told me that not all exams display that way, and suggested I complain to the company that makes the test. I could, but I think Pearson should really take care of that. It's their job to provide a reasonable testing environment, and for a $700 testing fee, one would think they could (and should) ensure an easily readable computer display.