Toktam, the owner is a competent and intelligent woman that runs the centre efficiently with high…read moreconsideration to the quality of education for children. There are always give and takes in opening a business but as of spring 2019, the staff is sufficient in quantity and training, the number of students is reasonable without overloading the available teachers. They are flexible with timing changes and vacation requests. It is only open for Mon, Wed, Fri with Friday being the most empty if you want your child to have more teacher time. I have grade 9 and grade 2 boys who attend the reading program. For the grade 2, with only 6 months of time in Canada and only 5 months at Kumon (and elementary), he can read simple novels as fast as his Japanese. The highschooler has progressed from lack of confidence in ELL1 to challenging himself to get out of ELL by next year. I believe she cares quite deeply about the education of each student, and in proxy that is how she chooses and leads her staff.

I was referred by my patient's who took there children. Toktam and her staff are very pleasant…read more and knowledgeable to work with. We are very happy with her teaching skills a homework. My daughter Mariyah could not read before we enrolled her. Its been only a few month and now she is able to read simple sentences, sounds out words and we see more confidence to read out loud. She loves kumon.Thank you again and we look forward to working with this location for the future. Davina kondola

So far so good This…read moreestablishment is a not for profit organization offering various services as well as sponsoring Chinese themed events. I'm writing about the Chinese language school, kindergarten in Cantonese. My daughter has started it. It's basically immersion in Cantonese. I suspect the language school is the bread and butter of this organization. They start with the basic characters at this level. They offer two levels of kindergarten. One in which the characters are not as "difficult" and one in which it is much simpler. I went for the simple, just to get my daughter going. I never asked about simplified characters, and it appears that they teach traditional. I didn't see any simplified characters in the building. As far as I can tell, the instructor is trying to make it a fun environment to encourage interest. That's a good thing. Getting your kids enthusiastic about this stuff is extremely difficult. $180 per term. (Sept - Dec)

I was forced to attend this school as a child and it was one of the most dreaded parts of my…read morechildhood for many reasons. The school uses an "immersion" strategy to teach the language, meaning most of the teachers spoke only Chinese and zero English, and that the only way you could understand the teacher was if you already knew Chinese. There was no way for an absolute beginner to learn jack because all they ever hear from the teacher is white noise. A large portion of the teachers are nagging, miserable shrews who must not have been paid enough to take their job seriously, but still lack the compassion or empathy that even most poor people have; any good teachers that exist at the school are few and far between. They do not even try to respect the dignity of children, and seemingly have no problem using shaming and humiliation as discipline. My teacher would punish the students by making them sing a song in front of the class as a punishment for forgetting their bookbags, and she would also force students to stand up in front of the class and read a text, obviously getting mad if they didn't do it with enough enthusiasm. In contrast to most schools in the Western world, the school's outdated teaching system relies heavily on memorization and lectures with nothing even approaching active learning, which, for many people including myself, entirely removes the enjoyment from learning and destroys any remaining motivation of even the most strong-willed students. Whereas most schools let their teachers decide their assessment strategies, this school standardizes frequent written dictations and oral recitals, meaning that all students have to excruciatingly memorize and regurgitate the abstract, incomprehensible scribbles that are thrown at them often without knowing what they mean, only to forget them within hours because they're given new ones to memorize. People learning the simplified script may have an easier time with this than those learning traditional, but it would be better if the school used more engaging methods to teach the characters rather than just throwing characters at us and expecting us to somehow pick it up without explaining a thing in English. Maintenance of the school is virtually non-existent; the building is extremely rundown, obscene graffiti is scribbled everywhere on the walls and furniture, and students are given damaged fold-up tables in the place of desks (you can see them in an image on the Yelp page). I normally would refrain from making comments concerning the condition of buildings, because I've been taught not to judge things based on their appearance. However, after going to this school, it became evident to me that the building's neglect is a very accurate reflection of how this school treats its students. I would normally consider $250 per year a very low price for education, but in this case it's highway robbery because this school should be paying us to suffer through their services. If you want to enroll your child in a Chinese language school, I'm afraid you've got to look elsewhere unless you only care about the graduation diploma on cheap printer paper. And if you just need babysitting for your child for cheap, there are better, more humane services everywhere that do the job twice as good at half the price.

I think SSV is a very comfortable and friendly school. At first I'm shy but teachers helped me…read morerelax and encouraged me to speak. Before, I've never met such kind and nice teachers but in this school, i met them. So I am happy. I am satisfied with the class lessons because writing, speaking, reading, listening are studied. Giving me a lot of opportunities. The school is clean and there are a lot of computers. Everyday we have various activities we can attend with our friends. My friend graduated a month ago and her English skills improved a lot. Our teacher taught us a lot. Thank you Sol Schools Vancouver!

Blended online and in-person method is convenient for spending less time in a classroom. Since the…read morecompany advertises its classes are taught by healthcare professionals, I was expecting material or at least examples more relevant to healthcare to be used. However the class was pretty uninformative and the "game show" format used for the first aid section was a bit frustrating as more time was spent on deciding whether a team was entitled to points than actually covering the material. Overall, an acceptable course but I learned much more from my course with Alert First Aid.

I am English second language and I know enough to get by day to day life using it when I have to…read more There are quite a few areas where I have problems and medical/anatomy/physiology are definitely some of them. I was physical education teacher in China for 23 years so I have knowledge in this area. But it is Mandarin. I struggled for two weeks with on line part of the course. I was hoping the class would just be practical skills. No more tests. No one in the class spoke Mandarin. Teacher Joyce was Chinese but born in Canada. What can I say about Joyce; Patient, kind, considerate, encouraging, listening, I think is best teacher I ever knew. I am sure Jesus loves her too

If you need help finding a tutor in Vancouver, I highly recommend Teachers' Tutoring Service. They…read morecan find you a tutor that fits your needs in no time. The best thing is that you don't need to sign up for expensive packages of classes. You can stop at anytime you need. If you just need one class or if you feel like trying out before signing up to more classes, it's fine!

Great learning environment for K to Gr. 7. Very systematic and good teachers and staff. Especially,…read morethe phonics program is very useful for the students who just want to start reading

Impressive tutors! They tailored their teaching style directly to my child's needs! My little one…read moreloves reading town!

If you're looking to upgrade your skills in a certain area, or want to learn something new, check…read moreout Vancouver Community College's Continuing Education program - it's got a wide offering of courses in a variety of streams and disciplines, many of them practical, such as languages, fashion design, home decor, cooking, and more. Last semester, I took Spanish I at VCC before embarking on my six-week trip to Spain, and it really made a difference in terms of how well I could communicate when I was travelling. I've since returned and have started classes in Spanish II, the next level up.

I was wondering whether to give 4 or 3 stars. I ended up giving 3, the reason why I will explain…read more My experience with the teachers/instructors were all extremely pleasant and encouraging. There are some really fine people there. They are very accepting and knowledgeable in their fields. There are no complaints, only praise. Most of my issues come from dealing with the administration staffs, particularly the people in charge of student registration. Most of them seem either very unhappy and just plain dismissive. My dad was rejected domestic tuition despite his PR status still being valid and is renewing. The person in charge didn't even let him explain and immediately just decided to disallow him to register in some courses. He had to contact another person who is a senior supervisor to get it sorted out. Immigrants have to through this sort of bureaucracy everyday and to see it happen in an institution of learning is disheartening. Regardless, it won't affect my opinion of VCC. I still think it is a great place for post-secondary education. I just hope that the staff will be more caring and mindful in the future.

The management is exceptional! We had such a wonderful experience. My child has learned so much,…read moreand the teaching system is truly one of a kind. The staff genuinely cares about each student, and it's amazing to see how much the kids grow and enjoy learning. I highly recommend this school to any family looking for high-quality music education.