We jumped into the Art Exploration program in the middle of the spring semester, and our son is absolutely obsessed! Aside from the actual art skills he's picking up, what I love most is seeing how much his confidence and curiosity have grown. He talks about his artwork all the time, constantly creates new things at home, and even invites us to team up and co-design pieces with him. A huge shoutout to Ms. Yuki! She is incredibly patient and encouraging, and she gives so much hands-on help to the little ones just starting out. I'm especially amazed by the great energy and care she brings to the classroom, even though we have a pretty late Wednesday night class. We totally recommend it! read more

Student had fun. 85 word min review criteria is insane. Yelp, why? Here I am trying to give a quick review and I am required to write an essay in order to post. This seems unnecessary and a tax on my time. Why? read more

My daughter and son both love Cal Color. The teachers are amazing and the projects are creative and fun. Their skill has improved so much with the instruction. Ms Sherry is a wonderful teacher, very talented and patient! Ms. Yanna is terrific, so caring and diligent! read more

Calcolor Academy - Art Classes Near Me - Mountain View, California

My daughter had a time during the summer camp program. Made good friends and learned painting and crafting skills.

My kids enjoyed summer camp at Cal Color. It was their first time and they were able to learn art techniques of all sorts and ended the week with a great art show. Highly recommend! read more

Fun and educational for sure! Signed my niece up for the summer camp here after a friend's recommendation, and we love the summer camp here. The kid had a lot of fun and created a lot of art pieces :) She came home every day excited to show her drawings and little clay projects, chatting nonstop. Staff is super patient and encouraging, you can really feel they care about the kids' creativity, not just "babysitting." read more

We were in Ms Amy's class. The kid enjoyed the class and the projects were penguin habitat, mangrove habitat, creature cards, creature landscape, and an ocean creature tray. My child enjoyed the creature cards the most. read more

Highly recommend Calcolor Academy. Their curriculum and the progression between programs are excellent. My daughter began her class in the foundation program with Ms. Yana from Mountain View, who is very nice and a wonderful teacher. She helped to build up solid foundation and confidence with my daughter then referred her later transition to the Elite program, which was new to MV. Now my daughter is learning from Ms. Sherry, who is truly amazing! Ms. Sherry opened the program for this branch almost by herself from scratch. She is incredibly hardworking, patient and encouraging. She always provides detailed and constructive feedback to genuinely help her students grow. We indeed have seen obvious improvements in my daughter's delegation for painting and overall skills the past year. We felt so lucky and grateful to have both amazing teachers to be part of the learning journey to my daughter! read more

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We're very happy we found CalColor Mountain View! This was my daughter's first experience attending an art studio, and joining the Elite Class has been such a positive experience for her. Ms. Sherry Pan does an amazing job balancing instruction with creativity. Instead of simply teaching kids to copy, she introduces different art approaches, styles, and ways of thinking, while still encouraging each child's own expression. A highlight for my daughter was getting to do plein air / park painting for the first time -- such a refreshing experience beyond the typical classroom setting. You can really feel the passion and thoughtful teaching here. Strongly recommend Ms. Sherry and CalColor for parents looking for an art program that develops both skills and creativity. read more

Friend recommended CalColor Academy and now I get why :) Super Fun and Educational, the teachers are so patient and really Caring for Child's Growth. My niece came out of class buzzing, showing off her watercolor piece like a little pro! We're already planning the next session!! read more

My daughter (11 y/o) is in the Art Advensement camp this week. This is her first time in any of Calcolor classes. She loves the camp, the teacher (Ms. Stephanie), already made new friends and learned new art techniques. Highly recommend this Art camp! read more

The teachers are very kind and helpful. The class designs are thoughtful and diverse. There's always timely feedbacks. We definitely recommend here for both having fun and building skills Thank you Ms Krista and Ms Aki. read more

This art school is really engaging for my daughter. She always looks forward to going to art class here. Teachers are always very caring, encouraging, and thoughtful read more

Teachers and lesson quality is top notch -- 5. Experience and hospitality --- 0 We are 35 mts away from the MV or Cupertino location and go to MV. Wait till the class is over and pick our kid. There are other parents in similar situation. Front desk staff doesn't have any courtesy, to offer any support - even if a waiting parent request for a chair to sit. One time I was offered a stool. When I shared it's difficult to handle the laptop and uncomfortable without any back support to sit for an hour, the person shared I can either sit outside (in the cold) or go to nearby Starbucks. Another time a parent was standing for 20 mts with no chair in waiting room. Never cared. Guest Internet was not working since Dec. First they didn't even shared till checked. Second they kept lying it was not working for only couple weeks, till a parent confronted. After it was stated due to old building issues they can never fix the WiFi though they are trying hard for 3 months now ! Our next option - cupertino location -had big glass window in the waiting room with full sun glazing in the eyes. They never cared to have a screen or something to make the waiting parents comfortable. Our summer camp was HORRIBLE experience in MV, last year, with children jam packed in class, and parents were not allowed after the hallway entry, blocked by front entrance table. Most of the front desk staff, insensitive and doesn't care. I will be dropping off soon because of this hospitality expressed. We will be missing the teachers, who are kind and very good. read more

my son had an amazing time in camp with ms amy in the foundations class. we will definitely be back!

Great teachers who teach with care and consideration. Our daughter loves each session and can't wait to go back again to the next session read more

Calcolor Academy - Art Classes Near Me - Mountain View, California

My daughter has been studying drawing with Calcolor for several years starting with exploration program in Cupertino campus. In the recent year, we have moved to MTV campus with Mr. Sean's portfolio prep drawing class. Mr. Sean is an outstanding art teacher! We are very thankful for his dedication and incredible skilled at tailoring lessons to each student's progress. Our daughter has thrived and shown incredible improvement since joining his class. She genuinely looks forward to every class. We couldn't be happier. Highly recommend! read more

Calcolor Academy - My daughter's in class art work. - Art Classes Near Me - Mountain View, California

Miss Aki is so wonderful! My daughter Emma joined the class as the youngest student. Miss Aki inspired her so much and she loved painting and cannot wait for class every week. She didn't want to leave after 1.5 hour class and it was not very common for a very active kids like my daughter. Miss Aki inspired her to explore different media and really built her confidence as a young artist!! read more

Ms Yifei is amazing. I thought we would have issues with our kid after for teacher left. However, Ms yifei had made the transition over smoothly and my daughter loves taking her class. She's patient with the kids and helped the kids engage into the activities seamlessly. read more

This is a great place for students to learn art. Many after school art programs are either too traditional and focus only on technique, while some are mostly aimed at just entertaining children. Calcolor has an effective approach that is concept based. So the teacher might teach about perspective, aspect, and distance, then give students a project to work on and assist as needed. They have parents come in, then the teacher showcases the work. This seems a little forced but parents will appreciate the gesture, especially in terms of learning to appreciate student art aesthetic. You pay on a monthly basis with each class pro rated at $45 for a 1.5 hour session. Talk to the manager for more details. read more

Calcolor Academy - Art Classes Near Me - Mountain View, California

We learned about CalColor by referral from our neighbors. We tried various art studios for our 5 years old (2 in Palo Alto, 2 in Cupertino and 1 in Mountain View) before we finally decided on CalColor! We, as us parents and our five years old, love the school! Ms. Kristen is very patient and Ms. Lan is really passionate about her school. I was impressed with the curriculum and love the idea that my kid gets exposed to different forms of media and the artists. My kid is enjoying the class very much and loves to do the "homework"! Imagination is encouraged and surprisingly, my kid learned to express her ideas through her paintings! Yay! read more

Calcolor Academy - Art Classes Near Me - Mountain View, California

My kid has being attend Calcolor in MV for several. She loves going there and looks forward to class every weekend. And we look forward to seeing her results. My kid does not have much drawing experience. Calcolor curriculum is very good that they teach foundations and skills, and my child learns these concepts and got great results. Note: Yelp algorithm is ridiculous! This company has 6 active reviews and 31 more that are hidden. Take a look at the hidden reviews for more info. read more

My daughter has been here for almost two years and she loves it. Really cool projects and she's learned a lot.

My 9 years old has been joining Calcolor Academy since October 2020. Because of the Pandemic, she started online classes. My daughter enjoyed the online classes provided by Ms Jenna a lot. Since the school provides in-person classes this fall, my daughter has joined her advancement classes in person. The school provides good Covid 19 measures and I feel comfortable for my girl to attend the classes in person. My daughter has a very busy after school schedule from Mon to Fri. But she still insists to attend the art classes because Ms Jenna teaches her lots of good skills in painting and sketching things. Apart from the enjoyable classes and art skills my daughter experiences there, I really appreciate the kindness and great help from Ms Jenna and Sunny (the staff at Mountain View location). Both ladies helped me solve the class schedule problem my daughter would have. The help Ms Jenna and Sunny provided was beyond my expectation. I really appreciated how loving and caring the teaching and administrative staff at Mountain View location provides for my daughter and me. read more

My 6 years boy has been with Calcolor for one and a half year. He loves Calcolor. His friends love Calcolor too. Teachers here are all super nice, knowledgeable and passionate. They know how to teach kids and keep them engaged through the entire 90min class. My son won't miss any Calcolor class, this is definitely his favorite. And look at how much he improves in his art work last year. Now he is a happy creative and confident artist! read more

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Our 4.5 year old daughter has been attending CalColor Academy for 6 months and she loves the classes offered there. I'm quite impressed by the products of her work. On the practical side, CalColor is conveniently located next to shops and fitness clubs and the classes are 1.5h long. This provides a great opportunity to the parents to run some errands while the kids are having fun sketching, drawing, coloring, and painting. read more

Previously we complained an issue here and CalColor addressed it very quickly. Thanks for Ms Yaoyao who coordinated it and helped us to schedule classes! Our kid also loves teacher Amenda who is very nice and patient! read more

This camp looked great, but when I went to register online, they wanted me to sign a waiver that said they could publish photos of my son on the internet. There was no way to get around agreeing to this and I was told the policy has worked for them for three years, so they don't plan on changing it for now. I could send a separate email after signing, that included my preferences, but I don't like being forced to sign something in the first place without any true guarantee that my wishes will be respected. read more

My son (5 years old) loves this art class and Mrs Kristen. He asked me to continue the class when his summer camp finished. My son didn't like drawing at all before he attended the class. But now he draws a lot just like crazy! I really appreciate their efforts to cultivate his interests of arts. read more

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Went with our friend. They asked the lady at front desk about the phone number for further contact. Surprisingly the lady said they don't accept any call because she cannot understand what ppl is talking in neither English or Mandarin. She told us to write email but she doesn't know the email address. The conversation was definitely unhappy as we could sense her impatience. What a ridiculous lady! CalColor are you sure you put the right person on the spot? read more

My 7 years old daughter and 9 years old son joined calcolor at the end of 2018 and they are loving the teachers and classes! I have three very close friends in Palo Alto and all of our kids are taking classes at CalColor:) read more

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My seven year old son loved this camp and learnt a lot from Mr. Charles in terms of technique

I attended CalColor a while back and had a great learning experience. I learned a lot​ and CalColor helped me catch up on the techniques that were later used in my school project and etc. They also have great summer school. Teachers are very helpful and caring towards the kids. They also bring the kids to ​museum​s and offer fun activities/projects that attracts everyone. (Good presentation, good teaching skills, tbh, they really try their best to help each individual achieve more in the field of art). read more

Calcolor Academy - Art Classes Near Me - Mountain View, California

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My son started to learn art here right after this art school opened its mountain view site after several years in Fremont with good reputation. We did the trail and my son loved it. The curriculum is combined with skills and appreciation of master piece. His teacher is absolutely awesome and the staff is very nice. Now we are about to start our 2nd session of class. read more

Calcolor Academy - Art Classes Near Me - Mountain View, California

My 7&5 year olds both like drawing but were a little afraid to take classes as they were afraid the teachers may think they are not good enough (experience from their preschool/after school art classes). We went for trial last weekend and after one class both were excited and begged me to sign up and come back! My younger one is in the exploration class and older in the fundamentals class. I was impressed what they were able to do in one class. The 5 year old who just started to draw things I can recognize was able to follow instructions and drew a couple of super cute penguins all by herself! The classrooms have large glass windows for the parents to watch if you choose to stay. Several parents also just drop off and come back to pick up. read more

Calcolor Academy - My 5 year old did this during first class! - Art Classes Near Me - Mountain View, California

My daughter loves this art school! She was in another art school before this. One day I told her there is a new art place that I wanted to take her for a trial. Magically after the trial she immediately said she wanted to switch to CalColor. Both I and my husband were quite impressed by her art work from the trial class. She was very proud too! After that she looks forward to the art class every week and we are also looking forward to the surprises that she brings back home. Miss Kristen is the teacher for my daughter's class. She is very nice and has very creative curriculum. Miss Kristen is very good at guiding young kids. My daughter hasn't drawn anything real before CalColor but she did a very cute giraffe in her first class. Customer service at CalColor is very good too. Whatever questions parents have, they take care of it immediately. School shop has art supplies for sale, which is very convenient for kids who want to do more art work at home. We look forward to more art works from CalColor! read more

Calcolor Academy - My daughter(4yr)'s giraffe in her first class. - Art Classes Near Me - Mountain View, California

CalColor's Mountain View location is a new addition to this great art school, and to the Mountain View San Antonio neighborhood! I am amazed at how kids learned new skills every class and are excited to practice at home too. The 1.5 hours drop off class also gave us some time to rest during the busy weekends. The facility is new and the staff are friendly. Highly recommend this place to anyone with young kids. read more

I highly recommend Calcolor. The founder and teachers are great educators who make real effort to trigger students' interest in arts. I also want to highlight that their top notch customer service that is rare to find. read more

It's my daughter's second place to take part in for art/drawing. She is happy to go and is always happy from the class. " Because our Ms Kristen looks so pretty! We all love her and love to drawing with her" read more

We started to take art exploration class at CalColor from Sept 2017. This is the first art class for my 4.5 years old daughter. She always enjoys the class and comes home with a finished work. I can see her improvement gradually. Ms. Kristen is excellent. I love how she interacts with kids in the class. I also love the curriculum she designed for the 4-5 year old class. She teaches skills as well as aesthetics. She teaches kids to use various kinds of art tools for painting. Outside the classroom learning, we also enjoyed the Cantor art museum tour and the outdoor drawing offered by CalColor. The facility is clean and neat. The customer service team is very helpful and efficient. We will continue our art journey with CalColor. I highly recommend CalColor! read more