Joined as a member in 2021. Studio has relocated to Pedro…read morePoint area of Pacifica. Friendly staff managing the business of running an open studio with members having access to dozen wheels and hand building tables. Kiln rangers working daily to manage three electric kilns. Margaret, the owner, offers separate high fire and atmospheric firing kiln at remote location.

A wonderful place to learn, be challenged, and meet lovely people. I've only been a member for a…read moreyear, but I've learned so much! And because of the talents and skills of the instructors and other members, I'm motivated to keep learning. Thanks!!

This is the worst place ever. My daughter fractured her finger and the teacher said it is nothing,…read moreshe got scared. This made me to seek medical care slower. I know, i should not have trusted them. I also have been trying to talk about my daughter progress for weeks. They are not agreeing to give feedback. Front desk lady is super rude and she just wants to argue about anything and everything. The only reason for us to continue is the location. I am already looking into alternatives. They dont care about kids at all...

I go there and I have learned more than I thought I could. The teachers are always nice and spot…read moreyou if you need help doing something difficult. There are lots to learn even though it's far from where I live.

Amazing, creative and well run camp! Both my girls ages 7 and 10 had a blast, gained confidence in…read moretheir art, found creative outlets and brought home simply amazing creations! We can't wait to do more!

Nice art Studio and the staff! My Daughter was really happy to create some of bracelet with them…read more We are would recommended them.

Our son has been attending Coastal Adventures for the last 4 years. This is not a babysitting camp…read morefor each day is an adventure! Bike week, sand boarding, swimming, hay maze, crab habitats at the beaches, making boats and racing them, Long Branch Saloon and Blue Lady are some of the adventures. You know it is a good camp when you DONT have to ask, "Did you have fun today?" Big smile and tons of stories are what I get on the drive home. Jon and his staff are professional and very good with the kids. I highly recommend you check out Coastal Adventures when planning your summer camps.

My son loved this camp. Jon is very creative in his activity planning. The kids traveled all over…read morethe coast from Pescadero to San Mateo, doing everything from swimming, surfing, collecting golf balls on the beach, finding their way through hay mazes and scavenger hunts. Every day was a new adventure and my son was never bored. He can't wait to go again next summer!

First year at MiMi. I have two kids and have Mimi pick them up from school…read more I have my kids go to Mimi because it is very convenient, the location is clean, price is reasonable, and they focus on the things I think will help my child -- math, music and Mandarin. All in one location! I don't have to spend a day on the weekend for a music class or language class. The rooms separate kids by age / skill level and is organized and clean. The study materials motivate my kids to learn challenging math for their age. I find my kids' are more proficient in math compared to the kids at public school. During this past winter break, instead of staying at home, my kid asked to go to Mimi so they can do more math. Last but not least, the teachers care about the progress of my kids. My kid didn't want to practice music and when I told the teachers, they sent a personal voice message to encourage and motivate my child.

I don't have any kids in this school, but just saw some kids getting picked up. Will not name…read moreschool or anything. Few kids were crying and saying " I don't want to go".. I don't know, but if your kid goes here just check up on them. The lady holding the kids was on the phone , 3 kids behind her. Seemed little occupied. Talk to your children parents!!

I'm hesitant to write this review but as I trust the Yelp community's reviews to make decisions on…read moremy kids' camps, I hope this helps give insight to prospective parents. ** They left my 6 year old alone outside for an entire class session. The first day of camp had water play. My kid's shoes got wet so the counselor helped her put them in the sun and had her sit on a bench to wait. Then everyone went indoors for other activities, leaving my kid alone outside. She was not able to get to her shoes because the pavement was really hot. After a long time, she finally just ran over to her shoes. A counselor then found her and brought her to art class when they were cleaning up after the activity. I don't know exactly how long she was left outside on her own in the hot sun, but being that a class ended in that time, I'm guessing 30-60 minutes. She came home near tears. I called Tony who was 90% business-apologetic and 10% defensive (claiming that she might have only been out there for 10 minutes, as kids don't have a strong concept of time). ** There is NO check in and check out protocol. There is no checking off of names when they arrive, and no ID checking during pickup. And obviously no head-counting when camp is in session. ** I can't speak for all the counselors, but all the ones that I saw during drop off were quite young (teenagers) and just talking with each other rather than interacting with the kids. Some of them were chatting with each other as they made friendship bracelets. ** They struggled with enrollment this summer and sent us many emails the weeks prior, encouraging us to spread the word. This is fine and understandable, but I felt they took it too far when my daughter told me that they were telling the kids that "Galileo is boring" and negative statements about other camps. ** On the last day of pick up, my husband went to pick up my daughter and found Tony getting in the kids' faces and yelling at them, drill-sergeant style. Tony was saying how he was fed up and how they weren't listening. While I did not witness this, my husband was quite shaken up and wanted to file a report. (We didn't, and felt it was better for us to share our experience and let parents make their own decisions) All this being said, there are some positives about this camp. The material and communication prior to camp was impressive. Tony was responsive when we had the issue the first day, and he did follow up the following day to check in. He was also flexible with allowing my younger daughter to drop out earlier this summer due to schedule conflict and charged us a reasonable fee. My daughter did have fun at moments, and came home quite happy with her face painted one day. For us, the negatives outweigh the positives by a landslide, and we don't be going back.

Thank you Tony to you and your wonderful staff! Counselors…read morewere courteous, professional and fun... a wonderful, winning combination! We plan on joining & continuing to invite our friends this and next year. Enjoy the rest of summer, Bahrig, Ara's mom

Booked a lesson in a week, spent 2 hours on the road and got nothing : no one showed up for the…read morelesson. Not a text, not an email that it was canceled. Just that, just ignore. Next business day I get an email saying "we are sorry you were at the wrong place and the wrong time", which is a lie. They said they ordered the refund - will see how it goes. Found another surf school down there, will go with them next time. Ruined experience

Super nice crew! We rented wet suits and body boards for the day. They explained the whole process…read moreto my sister and I being first timers finding the perfect size suit for us. You didn't make us feel dumb for not knowing and I really appreciate that. Thank you for the good experience!

This will be our second year at Camp Happy Hall and our kids Grade 2 and Grade 4 really enjoy it…read more They have fun themes each week, get to go swimming weekly, and the camp counselors always make sure the kids are included and having fun. Colleen is a pleasure to work with and always goes out of her way to accommodate.

My family loves Happy Hall. We have been coming here for years, and it gets better each year. How…read moredo I know? When I pick up my son, he doesn't want to go home because he loves it there. Fun, fun, fun was the expectation, and they live up to it and beyond. Sure, he might not come away with a Ph.D. at the end of the summer; that was never my expectation, but he will have something worth more, the carefree childhood memories of a great summer.