Terrific instructors and classes. Love the offerings, including first friday events and third…read moreThursday artist talks. A gem in the community!

Washington Studio School is best described as a community of dedicated career artists with a…read moregenuine enthusiasm for art and true interest in working with students to help them develop their skills and confidence as artists. I've now had the pleasure of working with two different teachers at WSS and came away impressed both times. This school is a great place to build your skills, knowledge and confidence as an artist (i.e., impressive array of class and workshop options, small class sizes, comfortable and supportive environment, strong sense of community). I highly recommend WSS for anyone truly interested in growing as an artist.

Absolutely the best art instruction you can get in the D.C. area, and I've lived here since 1990…read moreand taken a LOT of art classes (Corcoran, Art League, etc.) Natasha and Victor are very rigorous, very old school -- it's European academy drawing. It will challenge you. It will improve you. If you're looking for individualized instruction, and small classes with lots of attention, check them out. I really love that I can walk to their Georgetown location. (Although they're in Bethesda too.)

I have taken classes and workshops with Natasha and Victor at Winter Palace for about six years. I…read morehad no formal training in art prior to working with them. They have guided me from making amateur drawings to producing paintings that I now exhibit and sell. I have found what I truly love to do, and can do it well, all because of Winter Palace.

My toddler loves going to this class every week. It's such a special bonding mommy & me time for…read moreus. Highly recommend!

Fun, thoughtful and exciting arts and craft projects for kids! Anne is just the best! The…read moreactivities she plans are always organized, new and different. These projects are way beyond what you might do at home. There's no boring finger-painting here. We've experimented with wood, shaving cream, salt, print-making, we've splatter painted, sculpted coffee filters, and collaged - each week is different! My 3yo is so proud of her work. She looks forward to art class, it is a high point of her week. I'm always impressed by how novel the art experience is - and how rooted in art education the projects are. As was mentioned by another reviewer, there is free on-street parking along S, and the rate per class is comparable to other children's "art classes" in the DC metro area where all the kids do is color, cut and glue. (I know, I've sampled a bunch.) Anne is far and away the best. Give Anna Banana a try! You won't be sorry.

The Field School is an amazing learning environment. My daughter started in 7th grade after…read moreattending a very traditional school which was stifling for her. The Field School allowed her to thrive by focusing on her strengths and talents and allowing her to apply hands on learning to the larger community and world through the internship program and mentoring younger students. Amazing learning environment. Cannot recommend highly enough!!!!!

Field has been a life-changing school for my daughter (who just entered the 6th grade there this…read morepast fall). From Day 1, the faculty and other students made her feel at home and a part of the community. Many schools encourage students to bring their "whole selves" into the school but Field really means it. The community is tight-knit and there is so much JOY at the school. The art and theater are incredible and the sports have been a great experience for my daughter, with the older girls on the team guiding & supporting the younger girls. The academics have also blown me away. The teachers are engaging, supportive, and fun. And they go deep into their subjects. The faculty not only has a great sense of the students' academic lives, but of their social-emotional lives, as well, and they work hard to make sure the students are thriving in ALL areas of life. We feel so grateful to have found Field! It is truly a special place.

The River School is an incredible place that has been life-changing for our family. After our…read moreyoungest son was diagnosed with hearing loss at 2.5 years, we found The River School. That diagnosis lead to an incredible path of support, communication, therapy, learning, and tutoring through The River School for the past 6 years. The River School is an inclusive, diverse, welcoming, empathetic and loving environment for our sons. Our older son joined the school the next year and stayed through 5th grade. We were impressed with how he embraced a love for learning, developed confidence across all subjects, and benefited from the incredible social-emotional support that is embedded throughout the school's culture. Every teaching team has provided unique insights into our sons' learning styles and supported their very different personalities and learning styles. Outplacement after 5th was great. We highly recommend The River School and are so grateful for all the teachers, staff, doctors and administrators that make The River School possible and work each day to make sure all the students are thriving.

Can't say enough positive things about this school. We've seen our son Jackson blossom into a…read moreconfident, intelligent, articulate, and eager to learn young boy. He started as a "turtle" at 18 months and just finished the "alligator" class at age 4. He loves going to school every day and we continue to be impressed by how much he learns. What this school offers for not only kids with hearing loss but typically hearing peers is very unique and we've had a difficult time finding a school like this anywhere else in the country. We located from Colorado for this school when our son was born profoundly deaf and received cochlear implants at age 1. Our son has constant access to sound with the support from The River School. He gets listening checks daily and with audiology on site if we ever have a problem it gets addressed right away. There is a master's level speech language pathologist in each class. You would never know my son was born with a profound hearing loss because his speech and hearing are better than most kids his age. Thanks to the support of the River School, I never have to worry about my son's hearing loss limiting him in life.

Photography classes in DC can get pretty pricey and you never really know what you're going to get,…read morebut I was really pleased with getting a 2 hour private class with Rachel for less than what I've paid for other group classes. She was accommodating to my schedule (meeting at 8pm) and willing to meet at a specific location that I wanted to shoot. I like her style of teaching and have actually remembered what I learned. The key to getting better, of course, is practising but I feel comfortable with the basics and never shoot in "auto" any more.

A one day photography lesson for the entire family (six of us) was a Father's Day for my husband…read morebefore we took a family trip. Ranging in ages from 13 to 53-we all had a great time with Rachel. It was amazing how much information she was able to pack in in one lesson. Everyone appreciated it-even the college age guys. It made our trip more fun and it ended up being a very good Father's Day gift. Thank you Rachel

So excited that both my kids will be attending this excellent college! The great news came today,…read moremy daughter was excepted with scholarships! Her over 105 GPA paid off ! She fell in love with this college right away. My son got excepted into the SIS program, school of international study. My daughter will major in psychology. She started school at 4 and was reading at 3.She is still unsure of her law degree she also wants to get but she has plenty of time. I'm so proud that next year I'll have two kids in the same prestigious college with tons of history.

I got a degree from this school and it was a complete waste of time and money. I am now in debt…read morefor 30 years with student loans for a degree that is unusable. I never got a job related to my degree and the school did not do anything to help me get a job. Their Career Center is useless. I have never known anyone who got a paying job through the American University Career Center. The Professors I had were also useless. Many of them teach directly from antiquated text books. They do not teach you any technology of any kind and they never taught us any programs that you would need to know for employment purposes. You take an Economics class and they do not teach you how to use econometric software programs. Their curriculum is something out of the 1960s. This school has had several large scandals over the years with school Presidents. Google Richard Berendzen and you can read about his disgusting behavior. The school would not fire him. He was allowed to keep his job as a professor at the school. Also Google Benjamin Ladner. He was another school President.

Finally, an art gallery whose name basically tells you what to expect…read more I just went to their "Small Treasures" exhibit which featured a number of their artists where some of the work was on sale. The prices were very good too. That particular show was supposed to close on Dec 31st, but it may be worth a call to see if they have extended it. This gallery specializes in selling art to businesses as well as individuals. This is certainly not the type of stuff that you'll see hanging in a college dorm room or in multiple prints at a poster store.

I go to this gallery every time I am in the area. Never fails to impress me. The variety of mediums…read moreand styles by the contributing artists make it very easy to spend a lot of time ( and money) here.

They may be good for children and adults who just want to color and socialize. But their classes…read moreare too inconsistent if you are an adult that is serious about learning and building skills.

My daughter has taken MANY classes here (painting, drawing, crafting, etc.) and all of them have…read morebeen wonderful. The staff are caring and creative, and the class sizes are small, which means your child gets a lot of extra attention. We recently had a birthday party here as well, and it was the best birthday party she's ever had. The girls were all engaged and had so much fun. There's a lovely party room downstairs where kids can have snacks, cake, etc. I was really overwhelmed by how wonderful the experience was.

Rita is wonderful - she went out of her way to make sure my daughter's story was developing. The…read moretenley town teachers are great!

I wish I could give this 100 stars. My daughter loved this camp. She went for just two weeks (we…read moreare only in DC a few weeks out of the year) but the effects of the camp lasted all year long. Jackie and her staff are amazing. Their supportive attitude makes writing fun and recreational for kids--not something that most kids get in school. I think every child deserves Writopia instruction--it's amazing! Thank you!!