My daughter has attended Camp Firwood for multiple years, from Elementary up through her teen…read moreyears, and she has always had a wonderful experience that makes me, as a parent, feel that she's in a safe, nurturing, and loving environment. The first day of camp is when parents and family arrive (with their camping child in tow) to check in, tour the camp, and (if you're the obsessive type like some of us) help them get settled in their cabin. The cabins are most definitely sparse, more like wooden tents, with no electricity or creature comforts, but I like that - for being as close to town as the camp is - my daughter gets to be disconnected from the world for a week and just focus on all the fun she's having doing water sports, games, art, and other activities. The camp counselors, with cute nicknames given to them by other counselors, are energetic, enthusiastic, college-aged young adults who are a joy to meet and hang out with. My daughter has always told great stories of her experiences here! When you have kids it can be hard to send them away for a whole week with no contact, but I'm more than confident whenever I send my "baby" away to Firwood. She always comes back tanned, happy, and having met many new friends!

Best camp ever! So many things to do like surfing, swimming, biking, etc. The people who run the…read morecamp are pretty awesome as well!

Amazing place.. we loved our stay.. clean beds and best of all other retreat center we have visited…read moreso far..

I am the other parent of the children that Ahavah G. has written about. Embarrassingly, our family…read morestruggles seem to have spilled over to social media. My experience regarding the school and the testimony are different than those described by Ahavah and I wanted to provide my perspective as well. Having been a teacher for over twenty years, I know how important early educational experiences can be for children. We are lucky to live in an area with several great options and, believe me, when looking for the right place for my own children I did my homework. Gabriel's Arts Kids was our top choice for several reasons. Gabriel has managed to find a team with the very rare talent for modeling and holding boundaries in a loving, flexible and non-judgmental way. Largely, the children are moving from one fun activity to another with curriculum infused into the adventure. My children have definitely learned a variety of skills and even more importantly they come home confident and happy after a day at GAK. As with most families, we've had our challenges and the staff at GAK have been very compassionate, understanding and flexible in helping my children gain and regain their confidence and comfort when coming to school after breaks. While our town is fairly limited in its diversity, GAK is a place where my children can learn alongside children from diverse backgrounds and where the diversity our family brings is welcomed and honored. I am very relieved to have found this school and that I can feel comfortable dropping off both of my young children for a great day at GAK.

Unprofessional. I won't go into details because they are quite personal but for me, this was a…read moredangerous place to have my children.

This place is awesome! It's new, it's clean, it's huge and everyone on the staff is so friendly…read moreand great with the kids. My daughter attended ninja summer camp here and loved it so much! I also love that they offer their camps by the day. We travelled from Oak Harbor and an hour each way would be too much for an entire week. So instead we scheduled several individual days throughout the summer.

From the owner: Get your ninja on during our kids summer camps, designed for ages 6–14! Campers will play games,…read morelearn ninja skills from our expert coaches, run timed obstacle courses, and enjoy open play time in our world-class facility.

I love this YMCA. I'm a brand new member, so take this review with a grain of salt, but…read more.. There seems to be a great sense of community here. They have a fairly large climbing wall with a variety of difficulty levels. Pickle ball league seems very active and interesting. The pool is kinda small, but there's always a swim lane available to me when I go. The spin/cycling room is ridiculously small but it seems to work. I have yet to try other classes but there's such an awesome variety: yoga, tai chi, boot camp, Step aerobics, etc. But I don't see enough people taking advantage of their access to all the experts who work here. For example, they have a free orientation session for all new members to familiarize patrons with the exercise equipment. A wonderful lady named Mary gives the tutorials for the weight machines and can answer any other questions you might have. And she's amazing and so knowledgeable and patient and kind--and just a wonderful teacher. Other than that, the only drawbacks are the small parking lot, and it can be kinda smelly. It's an old building but they're doing some construction right now, so it might be nicer in a couple months. If you can't climb/descend stairs, then forget it. This place is not for you... But it's an all around great gym with tons to offer. And great people working here.

Would not recommend the gym here, the people (not the service the service was amazing!) were not…read morevery nice. I tried this gym with two of my friends, we were doing leg day. I would yap with them while I was resting between sets but would try and keep it short to be able to finish using the machine. Someone comes up to me and says something along the lines of are you using this machine while i was getting up to switch with my friend. I said yes I have one more set and my friend is just starting. They tell us to stop talking so much and hurry up, we say sorry and let him use the machine to avoid any trouble. They walks away and another person goes up to them and says I glad you said something they are taking too long. On another occasion, someone was rushing us off machines by standing and watching us workout. It was very awkward and I will not be going back!

My niece was a student last year in 2021 until January of 2022. The monthly fee was paid for the…read morenew year and the yearly membership fees were also paid. We came to class for mini gymies and was told I needed to call and reserve a spot for the class. NO WHERE on their website informs ANYONE about calling for returning students to continue with the class. I was not notified about having to call in and neither front desk nor the owner gave me my money back. I have been waitlisted and still have not been called to this day. The only way I'd be back is to receive a refund and use it for the North Coast Academy business across the street.

I love this place so much. All the teachers are incredible. They are patient, kind and my kids have…read moregrown so much since going here. Thank you for all you guys do!

I have been eyeing the North Cascades Diablo Lake & Lunch tour for about two years, now that all of…read moremy children have had boating experience I reserved a day trip this season. The North Cascades Learning tour guides were extremely gracious, and provided extensive insights about the land, lake, and dams. If you're wanting to attend this tour plan ahead to arrive on time, park exactly where it's designated to park (if you choose to park where it states no parking you are running the risk of car damage due too falling rock debris) pack allergy friendly snacks, and plan to explore the learning center, gift shop, and walking trails after the tour and lunch. I highly recommend for all, and will be referring all of our out of town guests to plan a day trip to the North Cascades National park and secure a ticket for the Diablo Lake tour.

It's so beautiful there i had a great day there.this is one of the last places I spent time with my…read moreLil sister Before she past away.she took me there I had a great time with her and her kids

Netta Darling took my $50 deposit and then ghosted me. After multiple phone calls and text messages…read more(which her staff told me was the "best" way to get a hold of me) and no response I am posting this review. I went to an open house in October to apply for pre-school start in January; Netta took my money and verbally assured she would have a space for my toddler. Now no response. So unprofessional and now I have absolutely no desire for my child to attend her school!

Although my son has not gone to this school for long, we are already in love with the school. My…read moreson is so excited to go every day and actually asks when he gets to go in the mornings. The teachers are so kind and my son always says that he loves his teachers. I feel extremely lucky being able to drop my son off somewhere that I feel he is safe and cared for. The school is also very clean, the kids are expected to always wash their hands and I have never seen the school messy. They also feed healthy meals that are organic and my son always enjoys the food. They do fun activities like having fire trucks visit the school, go on field trips and play outside every day! Overall, a great school to send your child! Based on my son's attitude, he is cared for and loved there every day and he is always so excited to be going there!