Our family was with Ft. Steam in Augusta for many years, dating back to when the co-owner taught…read moreart out of her home. While we were long-time members, a recent failure by management to handle a situation professionally forced us to withdraw before the year was up. I am sharing our experience to help other parents make an informed decision. Following a peer rumor that inadvertently involved the business, my minor daughter proactively requested a meeting with the owners to clarify the situation. Given our long history, she expected a safe, moderated environment. Instead, we found the meeting to be hostile. In our experience, the co-owner spoke to my daughter in an aggressively loud and elevated tone before she could finish speaking. The situation felt so unsafe and unprovoked that I felt compelled to physically remove my child from the room, as the owner could not de-escalate the interaction. When my husband subsequently met with the owners to address this behavior, we felt there was a complete lack of accountability or apology. Furthermore, during this discussion, the owners shared details regarding another child's past behavioral history by name. This lack of discretion left us with no confidence that student privacy is respected behind closed doors. Worse, we learned that instead of mitigating the peer conflict, leadership allegedly instructed other teens in the program to focus their grievances toward our daughter and another student. While we understand that business owners cannot prevent outside rumors, the way this peer conflict was handled felt entirely inappropriate for educators responsible for minors. While families may have a fine experience when things run smoothly, our situation completely changed how we view this leadership. In our opinion, Ft. Steam handles conflict poorly and does not maintain the level of professionalism or student privacy we expect from an educational environment. Since sharing our experience, there have reportedly been threats of legal action toward individuals and groups connected to discussions about Ft. Steam and their handling of similar interactions.

My boys have been going here for three years and LOVE it. They enjoy learning so many things I am…read moreunable to teach them as well as hanging out with other kids. I enjoy having a little time to myself. The instructors are amazing and care for each kid that comes to class.

Went here with the kids and had a blast. Fun family place. A little crowded but it was manageable…read more Staff was attentive to kids horse playing to make sure everything was safe. Snack bar was nice. Inside sitting area had plenty of benches and was clean.

This is a neighborhood watering hole that offers some great family fun during the hot summer months…read more The lake offers: Party/picnic area to rent Lake with a water slide Beach front with volleyball court Arcade games Food and beverages Friendly staff Overall, this is a simple place to cool off and celebrate with friends.

Kamrynn did an outstanding job on my hair. The price was very affordable. I will be going back…read more Thank you so much Kamrynn. I'll see you again soon for my color.

When I walked in the door I was greeted with smiles and a warm welcome by both students and staff…read more It felt like a warm hug. I love the family environment and feel and the professionalism and knowledge of the staff. Will continue to come here!

Rere did amazing job on my haircut today 10 out 10 will recommend come again. Also I am about to…read morereceive a pedicure. Then I may receive a manicure. This place is awesome I will definitely tell a friend.

The students aren't the problem. It's the staff. I've been going here for about a year or two…read more Today was the last straw. The past 6 months, more and more, you come to the school to find out they're closed that day or having a ceremony. I finally started calling in advance a few months ago. THREE times in the past 2 months, I cal and they come on. I come and they say they aren't taking clients. I'd rather pay more money for consistency. But if you don't mind the run around and frustration half the time, decent service for a cheap price.

Denise and staff are the absolute best. Both my son and daughter did gymnastics there for many…read moreyears, although it was a good while ago. The gym is spacious, the coaches are very friendly and helpful, plus they know what they are doing. They teach the gymnasts to grow both with their talents and their people skills. My daughter went to many, many state and national competitions for about 5 years, and thanks to Gymnastics Gold the teams placed very well, both individually and as a team, winning a lot of 1st place and also 2nd thru 5th place medals. Most of all it is fun, for both parents & the kids. I highly recommend them.

Gymnastics Gold is fun and friendly…read more I had to do research to find a place for my 4 y/o to have fun and learn some physical skills without someone driving her to be the next Simone Biles! Lol. Many places push children to be competitive, and if they don't show interest they get less attention. We have not had that problem here yet and our daughter always looks forward to gymnastics so much it would be punishment if we didn't let her go. She has improved her physical abilities and loves to show off what she can do at home. They have been easy to deal with and the staff are always very pleasant and make the kids very happy while learning.

Unfortunately I had to move from Augusta to SW Florida about 6-7 years ago. I spent about 3 years…read moretraining under Sifu Kyle, and still after so much time away I find myself thinking about moving back just to be able to rejoin. I still miss it, and I'll never be able to express how thankful I am for Sifu Kyle's guidance, and as corny as it sounds, joining this athletic club saved my life, I wish I could come back, but I'm so thankful for everything I learned there, and I still reminisce about the great people and classmates that become great friends. It actually became a way of life and I was happier than I'd even been. By the time I left I was in the best shape of my life, and I never once felt like I was working out, I was instantly accepted with positivity and enthusiasm. I learned to overcome my fears, stop my anxiety in its tracks, my depression melted away, and most importantly that I did not have any limitations in the gym, or in life. From the bottom of my heart, Thank you sir! And I can't wait until the day I get back into training with you and your team.

My 5 year old son went to this class for 3-4 weeks and was enjoying it. After this last class this…read moreweek he will not be back. There was a class of 3 students (one being my son) and the other two ran out after class and told my father that my son got in trouble in class and "was taken to the bathroom and held upside down over the toilet." He asked him on the way home what happened and he told us a bigger student was laying on him and it hurt so he pushed her off and screamed. The "instructor," Josh, THE OWNER OF THE STUDIO, then put his hands over my sons mouth and told him not to scream. My son then said he took him to the private bathroom and held him upside down over the open toilet and told not to scream and hold his breath because he was going to dunk him. Not knowing if this could possibly be true, I called the owner/"instructor" to discuss. I asked if anything happened in class today and he said no. I asked if my son got in trouble for pushing a classmate and he chuckled and said oh yeah. He said he puts them in timeout in the corner to take a break (which makes sense to me). I then asked if there is a bathroom in the room and admitted there was. I then asked if he took my son to the bathroom and he said no. I told him the other two kids in the class told us he took my son to the private bathroom. Then I told him what my son and two other children said and he responded very confrontationally and told us we were not allowed back in class and hung up the phone on me. I called the owner back and let him know I would be sharing this conversation in my review and he threated for me to come down to his gym to leave my review in person and hung up again. After I guess he calmed down and realized I wasn't just not going to come to his business again and would be letting others know of our experience with him as an "instructor" and business owner he called back 30 minutes later to try and have a conversation. After two failed attempts, I was done trying to talk to Josh and will have no further communication with him. My son continued to talk about how scared he was and embarrassed. I tried to talk with Josh to figure out what happened calmly, he responded with hostility and aggressiveness. He does not need to be left alone with any child whatsoever. I had previously recommended this studio to many friends and they were interested, we even brough another child to observe a class and she was excited. We now would never recommend this "instructor" to anyone with children. He is supposed to help teach a disciplined sport, he is far from disciplined and is very aggressive.

the worst environment for children. The receptionist came to the gym in the middle of the class to…read moretell a kid that she got a complaint from another parent. The receptionist came to disciple a child without discussing anything with the teacher. also, the teachers turn-around is high. They leave the studio and others replacing them.

I have two granddaughters that attend this place. One of them compete. They love this place. The…read morecoaches are great! They are firm and mean what they say. They are serious about our girls growth in this sport. Did I mention that the girls they coached are a great group of girls. That says a lot about C&C gymnastics!

No stars. Closed to new swimmers. Not prepared to assist the need for swimmer educationread more

All three of our children (3, 5, & 8) have all been taking swim lessons since the summer. Their…read moreswimming skills have excelled tremendously, and they absolutely love going to swim lessons. We are so thankful for Safe 2 Swim! Brianna is so kind, our kids adore her!