Northside's teachers are outstanding. Really amazing, warm, progressive school. Northside taught my…read morechildren how to become thoughtful, curious, articulate, empathetic and engaged humans with a thirst for knowledge, who know how to problem solve and collaborate. My son is thriving in every way possible at Northside. Graduating kids get excellent placements typically at their top choice of schools. My daughter went to the High School of her dreams.

As another parent has noted below, this school is run like a business, not an institution of…read morelearning. While the administration pays a lot of lip service to the Reggio Emilia philosophy, that's all marketing and zero substance at this school. Reggio Emilia at its core is adaptive and flexible; the goal is tailor the educational approach to the learning style of each individual child. Contrary to that approach, the teaching staff (who, it must be said, are mostly very kind and caring) are trained to follow a single approach that is applied to all the children. My child attended the 2's and 3's program. When I observed that some of the classroom approaches were too rigid for her in some ways, and not challenging enough in others, and that the environment was in some ways not conducive to her learning style, I made suggestions to the administration about ways to adapt the setting to better suit her needs. My requests, which were trivial in scope and would not have posed much of a challenge from a budget or logistics perspective, were largely ignored. Instead, I was advised to hire an additional teacher, at my own expense, to work one-on-one with my child because her existing teachers were "too busy" with the other kids to handle my requests. Imagine that: after paying a tuition of over $15,000 per year for pre-school (which was more than I paid for my excellent private college!), I was told that in order to meet my child's educational requirements, I would need to pay for another teacher, an additional $120 per hour! Like the other parent below, we moved our daughter to another Williamsburg school, which has smaller class sizes, and an administration that cares about cultivating a healthy environment of learning. The people who run Williamsburg Northside care more about cultivating a healthy bottom line.

I arrived on time and was greeted by a young man that was the tutor for the center. He was…read moreextremely professional and nice. I met with the head of the center who started at this center recently. The center is very clean, up to date with technology and the staff are extremely friendly. I'm looking forward to my 6 year old starting his tutoring with them. There is a $99.00 evaluation fee to start and based on the evaluation it will determine your monthly fees.

This is where you can send people to get the guidance they need, depends on who you have to help…read moreguide you. I was thinking of working here, but the location is a bit far.

Julia Fierro is incredibly inflexible with regards to her students needs after you've handed your…read morecheck over (but unsurprisingly quite nice ahead of time). Be warned! In my case, I registered ahead of time, paid the entire fee ahead of time, and only attended one session before I realized I would be unable to take the class due to work constraints. I asked Julia if it would be possible for me to receive (not even a full or partial refund) credit for a future class, and she blatantly refused in a righteous tone, stating that I had taken a seat away from another student, so I wouldn't be able to receive future credit. I was disappointed in the way Sackett handled the whole affair and its lack of respect for its customers. I can't speak to the actual experience of this workshop, but if there is any possibility of unforeseen events in your life requiring flexibility, know that you will get none from Sackett.

I don't know what some of these other reviewers are talking about: the Sackett Street Writers'…read moreWorkshop--with it's cadre of skilled, compassionate, and downright bad-ass instructors and students--is the best ongoing writing workshop in NYC unaffiliated with an MFA program. It literally changed my life. When I first signed up, I had never written a piece of fiction. Ever. Fast forward a couple years to now: I re-evaluated my life, quit my soul-crushing job, and enrolled full-time in a top-tier MFA program in the city (with a full ride and generous stipend to boot). I also know I'm not alone in this sentiment, and that positive experiences like mine vastly outnumber the negative ones posted here. Take a few concrete examples. At least three of the four students in my first workshop have since left steady paychecks for MFA programs (I didn't keep in touch with the fourth, but I wouldn't be surprised if he did, too). I also ran into another "classmate" from a different Sackett workshop at one MFA program's admitted students reception, where, not surprisingly, many other students had taken workshops with Sackett as well. What these anecdotes indicate is that the *students* in Sackett workshops are just as impressive as the instructors. They take creative writing seriously, give thoughtful and constructive feedback, and are damn talented. Any program can boast about faculty achievements, but few attract the caliber of student that SSWW does. If you're going to take a writing workshop in New York, take Sackett. Hands down. Then get the hell off the internet and start writing.

RC is hard to describe. Yelp currently categorizes this as a "vocational & technical school" and I…read moresometimes hear people call this a coding bootcamp, but it's really the opposite of those things: there's no curriculum, no tuition, and there are no instructors. Unlike bootcamps, which often promise a job paying at least $X/yr, RC doesn't promise you'll get anything but a t-shirt. Well, that and three months in a safe, encouraging, environment where people can learn whatever it is they want to learn. There's guidance available, if you want suggestions for what you might want to work on or who you might want to work with. But you're responsible for deciding what you want to do. RC is heavily influence by the "unschooling" school of thought. To quote the RC website, "Unschooling starts with the belief that people are naturally curious, and that school drains us of our curiosity. We don't need grades or tests to motivate us to learn how to walk or talk, and as toddlers we are endlessly curious and excited to explore the world. The process of schooling -- that is, compulsory education dictated by teachers and backed by fear of punishment or embarrassment -- demotivates us and keeps us from developing our capacity to set our own paths. RC provides a space that supports rather than hinders curiosity and self-direction." As a result, it's hard to say what you'll get out of the experience. Personally, what I got out of it was a large, uninterrupted, block of time to learning about software (I previously worked in hardware), and a connection to a community of people that is the kindest and most helpful collection of programmers that I know. I know of a few people who didn't enjoy their experience, but they're pretty rare -- the vast majority of people I know who attended RC are glad they did, including people who hated NYC and couldn't wait get to get back to the midwest afterwards, people who didn't want to work in software and just wanted to spend some time improving their programming skills to help their work in another field, and people who'd been programming for decades and probably didn't get all that much direct programming help from other people during their time at RC. If you're on the fence about applying, I recommend applying anyway (the application only takes a few minutes) and talking to one of the interviewers about your reservations. Personally, I wasn't sure RC was for me. I brought up my specific concerns with one of my interviewers and they convinced me to give it a shot; I'm glad I did. Unlike a lot of vocational schools, RC staff seem closely incentive aligned with participants. Although they pay the bills by taking a recruiting fee when a member of the community takes a job with a partner company, RC accepts a lot of people who either aren't planning on taking a programming job or already have a job lined up, and they're quite scrupulous when advising people on job offers and will advise people to take a job at a non-partner company if that's in the person's best interest. Anyway, my point is just that if you're not sure RC is for you and get an interview, I believe that your interviewer will give you their genuine perspective on what you'll get out of RC given your circumstances. I can't say the same thing about any of the schools I've attended (college, grad school, 2nd grad school); from what I've heard from friends of mine who went to coding bootcamps, I also don't think you'll get that out of a bootcamp either.

The Learning Experience has been an amazing partner to us during this difficult time. We recently…read moreenrolled our six-month-old daughter for help on weekdays since both my spouse and I work full time. The drop off and pickup process are smooth and painless. Each day before we go in, we take our daughter's temperature and complete a short digital survey. The center has taken many precautions to maintain a safe environment during the pandemic. They also regularly communicate with families over email AND post pictures and other updates in the companion app--we love sharing the photos with our daughter's grandparents! Wholeheartedly recommend TLE Clinton Hill as a childcare partner.

We currently have two children enrolled full time at TLE Clinton Hill ( 3 years + 1 year). My…read moreoldest started at about 18 months (enrolled about 18 months) and my youngest started at 6 months (enrolled about 6 months, starting as soon as they re-opened in August 2020). We have been SO happy with everything about our experience at TLE. As a family we have experienced 4 different age level classrooms and therefore had a number of different teachers and have loved each one. We have honestly loved every one. The teachers are all so engaged and loving and I really trust my kids are happy and in good hands each day. My oldest talks constantly about her teachers and my youngest will jump out of our arms each morning to see her teacher. They offer so many activities to keep the kids engaged, learning and having fun -- lots of reading and singing, pretend play, arts and crafts, science activities as they get older. Even my little one does multiple art projects a week in the infant room. The classrooms are big, bright, and clean. Plus there are a few additional spaces in the school (indoor playground) and another big play room that the kids all visit weekly. The kids also go outside daily if weather allows. Pre-covid they all went to the playground but now they go for neighborhood walks. I also really appreciate the communication from the teachers and the school administrators. The teachers post photos and notes all day long and are always open to questions and communication from parents. Reena (Owner) and Danyele (Educational Director) communicate often via email and also frequently set up zoom calls to be able to answer parents questions or allow the space for teachers and parents to connect. They have been so transparent and communicative all year as we navigate Covid together. Health and Safety is also a top priority at the school. Teachers are all in masks, there is no cross over between classrooms so kids interact with the same small group of kids and teachers everyday, and there are a number of other practices in place (indoor only shoes, drop off and pick up at the door, temp checks, lots of cleaning and hand washing, rotation of shared spaces like the indoor playground to allow time to clean and sanitize, etc. Overall we have been so happy with our experience at the school and are grateful for the community its connected us to.

This is a place where you can find your passion in shoes making, leather craft and bag making. It…read moreis the most friendly shoe maker community people are lovely and welcome and they share their knowledge and help you in any way. I truly love this place and love people in this place.

This is the coolest shoe class I've ever taken. Hands down. Can't wait to take another class when…read moreI'm in town.

Great teachers and super nice modern building and facilities. Also it's a non-profit and tuition is…read morea bit less than many other private schools on the UES. Nice mix of French, partially French and non French families.

Resurrection Ascension Academy is amazing. Everything about this school is top notch. Teachers and…read moreadministrators genuinely care about the students and provide a top notch education. The school and grounds are pristine. Everybody is treated with respect and kindness. I highly recommend this school.