We enjoy taking our daughter to Big Blue for her weekly swimming lesson…read more The entire staff.is very professional and each instructor does a good job with building relationship with the students by encouraging them to learn and have fun at the end of each lesson. The manager, Lazar, does a good job with keeping us inform with all the rules and regulations during the pandemic. Overall, we are extremely happy with Big Blue and would recommend this swimming school to anyone.

I come here with my son for trial class First time, I don't…read moreknow rule We left out group to another corner because he is active and I'm tired hold him 20y.o girl come to me with super high passive aggressive attitude told me back to my group RightNow or we could leave Okay.We do.

We came to Pro Swim to help him build on this life skill and he ended up being such a good swimmer…read more Very friendly staff and the system to manage your account either on their website or mobile app made it convenient to schedule classes and make ups. Prior to Pro Swim, we tried several different park district programs that we felt just didn't give him the attention he needed in order to get the most learning experience out of the class. We felt like he spent a lot of time waiting for his turn to practice. We love the structure at Pro Swim and found that even though the overall sessions were shorter he ended up having much more one on one time with an instructor. This is what helped him excel. I can't thank Pro Swim enough for how the run their facility and the structure they have in place that helped my son learn how to be a proficient swimmer. It has always been a pleasant experience whenever we've went there and now my son is teaching me how to swim.

I have been looking for adult swim classes near me and I came across this place. I thought of…read moretrying it out. My first trial class with Jason (adult swim instructor) was amazing. In my 30 mins time - I made a lot of improvements and I was very happy. After the trial, I decided to take up a 6-month membership which includes 2 classes per week (overall cheaper). My only wish that if there would be a weekday option then it would be great.

My 5-year-old daughter has been enrolled in Bear Paddle for about 5 months now, and everything…read moreabout it has been AMAZING. She is very sensitive and had strong aversions to water when she started, but the teachers helped her feel at ease, slowly introducing her to the water and letting her go at her own pace. Thanks to their excellent and responsive teaching, she has mastered skills I thought would take years in just a matter of weeks. She LOVES swimming now and feels so proud of everything she is learning. And as a mom who also loves swimming and highly values water safety, it's such a reassurance to know she is in good hands. My daughter is also sensitive about male teachers, and when I called Bear Paddle to request female teachers only, Mona was SO kind, empathetic, and accommodating. She reassured me that this is a totally normal thing to ask for and that they were happy to help. Every time we've spoken to a staff member, they have been generous and helpful in finding us class times that work for our family, getting us on wait lists, etc. I can't recommend this swim school enough!

Bear paddle swim school is amazing! Friendly and kind staff but specifically coach Becca is amazing!read more

Kristi is awesome! My wife and I enjoyed working with her for our swim lessons. She is a constant…read morepro and works with you until you establish and perfect your fundamentals in the water. Thank you for all your help!

The best kept secret! I took two of my kids to see Kristi. My youngest son turned 10 and for some…read morereason we never really got to the point where he was fully swimming. Group lessons were really not a great fit at this point, because he was embarrassed to swim with kids much younger than him. I found Kristi online and gave her a call. She was so easy to talk to, totally got what I needed and told me to bring my older daughter at the same time to see if she needed help, too. After two sessions my son is swimming, neither kid is holding their nose or cares about having their face in the water and they are so much more comfortable. I couldn't be happier. The pool / facilities are super clean, parking is easy and she's so much fun - the kids love going there and think Kristi is the greatest person on earth! If you have a kid who's a tad nervous about water or not good in group settings, give Kristi a call. It's absolutely worth it.

My kids have gone through lessons with several area swim schools, but I find Maine Aquatics the…read morebest value and quality, given by high schoolers themselves. It's based on seasonal schedules, and you pick the evening that works best for your schedule Mon, Wed or Thursday. Lessons are 30min at either 6pm or 6:30pm. The one area of improvement would be communication response with their email, but other than that, I highly recommend! My kids have progressed tremendously and their confidence has grown significantly. Note-you pay the full season in cash the first evening so come prepared.

So far, we've had a positive experience with the Maine Township Aquatics swim program…read more The pool is nice, which is located at Maine East High School. There's ample parking which is very convenient . Their prices are very competitive to other local programs, which I've compared to. The instructors seem positive, encouraging, and praise students for their efforts. Would highly recommend this program for young swimmers.

Expensive but that comes at a literal price to have a reassuring amount of lifeguards, clean…read morefacilities, functioning amenities, and more than just a pool to swim in. They're very strict but I get it given the liability, my kids and I were joking that you'll get a whistle blown at you for blinking wrong

My son went here with his friends and I only stayed for a little while to make sure he was settled…read more From my perspective, the facility is well run, with the check-in process smooth for guests. The center was clean from the inside lockers to the pool area. I think the biggest complaint is that it was very crowded, but it was a really hot 90-degree day, so I get it. It's worth a visit.

The setup is nice and simple here. It is a well run facility and the employees were all really…read morenice. Ami greeted us for a trial visit and she explained some of the details of the school. Briar was my daughter's instructor and she was a perfect fit. Briar was kind, patient, and funny and made her feel safe. My youngest daughter got a gift card for a few lessons, so we are still deciding if we'll sign up both girls. We are leaning toward it, because this has been a great experience.

Front desk are mean especially with their manager , need to improve their staff!…read more My little one still can't swim, need to improve swimming skills.

Love how my daughter connects with her swimming instructor. She's learning slowly but she's getting…read morebetter. I truly recommend this swimming classes.

I have this rating because I had Jeri she was very sweet patient and took her time to teach and…read moreshe talked less and that was perfect and if I had any questions she would answer them. She didn't rush into something that I wasn't ready to do. I have never swim in my life and I don't like water. Jeri is one of my favorite instructors I would recommend her to adults and childre.

After trying lessons at other local places we ended up and Goldfish and I have no idea why we…read moredidn't come here from the start. My kids absolutely LOVE it here. We have done their JSCs for both of my kids this summer and have now signed up for weekly lessons. My daughter literally screamed and cried at the last place we were at and here she has had 0 tears! The water is warm so my kids are not shivering during lessons. The instructors are great and keep the kids on task and focused on the skills there are working on. I have noticed that sometimes they have a second (floater) teacher that goes to each lane and helps out as a second teacher for a few minutes and then move on to another class. At the end of each class teachers give you a little summary of how your child did. Sometimes the kids even earn ribbons for accomplishing different goals, which my kids absolutely love. I think it's a great motivator for them as well. The facility has some great added touches with amenities like an area with blow dryers, showers with soap in the pool area. It's well kept and clean. My kids are growing and becoming more confident and comfortable in the water. I could not be happier here!

Instructors are super kind and are really good with the kids. Unfortunately there does not seem to…read morebe any rhyme or reason as to when kids are tested to move up to the next level. We've been at the school for over a year and my son has moved up several levels over that time. But he spent one week at one level with one instructor then tested up and has now been at the same level with another instructor for 7 months. He's pretty defeated and wants to quit and I can't blame him. So we're just trying to use our make up tokens and move on from the school.

Let me start off by saying my teacher, Don, was amazing. He's personable, knowledgable and made…read morewhat I did learn fun. I signed up for this course because I'm a single mother and what I'm making now in my other two jobs is not enough, so I thought I could add to the days/nights I have free. I made my first of two payments and started the course. I only signed up to go to the Schaumburg location because the others are too far. About a little less than halfway through the course I was sitting with the teacher and he said, "Hey, I need the other half of your tuition." ME: Well, I'm taking off work early tomorrow to come and do the classes I haven't been able to get because they don't work with my schedule. Can I just pay you tomorrow? HIM: Don't you have a credit card? Besides, the owner came in and took all my files. He never does that. At least it'll look like I did something today. (he laughs) ME: Ok (I pay him the last payment) I'll see you tomorrow around 3pm The next day I leave work early, grab some lunch, and head to the school. There's a HUGE white truck/van taking up three spots in the lot. I grab my stuff and start walking in. There's a man standing outside on the phone and as I walk past him, he says, "What do you think you're doing?" ME: I'm going to class. What do you think I'm doing. But now I'm looking around and the owners of the truck are dumping whatever they can into trash cans and taking them out past me. MAN: There's no class. They were evicted this morning. ME: WHAT?!?! The sound of the hundreds of bottles being emptied into the dumpster outside is distracting MAN: Yeah, they were thrown out. You can't come in. So I walk out and sit in my car. They JUST took my money 12 hours before. I called the school's main number and a guy named Nico told me to come to their location and we'd work something out. He said I was only twenty minutes away and he had no idea what had happened. An HOUR and twenty-five minutes later I pull up in front of this janky looking strip mall with a check cashing place and I think it was a tarot card reader. I was afraid to park my car on this busy road. I walked in and found Nico and another man sitting in what I'm assuming was the office. I told them both there's no way after working a full day that I'm going to drive over an hour to a part of town that I wouldn't want to walk out at night by myself and I would like a refund. NICO: I'm not authorized to do that. But I'll leave a message for the man who can. ME: Is it going to be the owner? Because apparently he doesn't know how to pay his bills. I want you to make sure he has all my info. (He starts to write my name and number) I was on edge, I'll admit. I'm usually not that aggressive. NICO: I don't know. The owner doesn't know what happened. ME: I'll tell you what happened. Nobody gets their sh!t thrown out on the lawn for missing one payment. He knew. That's why he came in and took the files yesterday. He KNEW. (Blank stare from Nico) ME: So can you write down the name of the guy who's going to call me and where is he? NICO: Oh, he had to run out. I don't know his name. ME: You don't know his name? You work with the guy and you don't know his name? (Now, it's the owner, I know this now. And he ran out because I called my teacher and told him the school was being emptied into a dumpster.) NICO: Uh, his name is Frank (There is no Frank. He panicked not knowing if he should tell me the owner's name) ME: Ok, I'll wait for his call. No phone call ever came. So I contacted the bank I paid with and they gave me my money back. All of it. But I wasted SO much time and have nothing to show for it. Now I have to start over and find a new school, not located anywhere near me, and pay more because all the Christmas deals are over. They handled it like a$$hats. That's all. Nobody contacted me to try to make anything right. I am positive they couldn't have forgotten I came in. Just a shame for me and the 50-something other students who hadn't taken their test or finished the classes yet.

I cannot say enough good things about my experience with the classes I took. I always wanted a…read moreprofession in bartending, but never knew where to go or how to get started. I searched on the internet and wanted to try this school since it was close to my home. I called the office and told them I was skeptical, so they encouraged me to just stop in on a class and observe. WOW, was I excited to see everyone working hands-on and with each other. I knew that this was the place I wanted to attend. The classes helped me with so many facets of bartending that I still adhere to today. While drink recipes are a major focus, the class also concentrates on pouring, cleanliness, and hardware knowledge. In fact, I think that the returning of all equipment and bottles to its original location is probably the most important thing I have learned and has pretty much become my mantra. The course was also fun and educational with stories and jokes. Don was an awesome teacher, and his experience and stories would leave you waiting to hear more. I always looked forward to attending classes and would stay until the last minute. Maybe the best about the program is the job placement service. After completing the courses, I was then worried about how I would find a job in bartending. However, the placement service they use could not have been any more easier. I took the coursework in March of 2014 and was able to have my first job the first week of April. I was looking to advance my career several months later, and again, the school provided me with a link to a position that I absolutely love working at today. Bartender American Professional Schools has changed my life by helping me to pursue a career I have always wanted and continues to guide me as I make my bartending journey. I would HIGHLY recommend this facility to anyone considering a field in bartending.