Irina is wonderful! My 13-year-old is very picky about her extracurriculars and gets bored easily…read more Irina teaches her new tips and tricks at every sewing lesson, and my daughter is now proudly modifying her own clothes at home. She's not bored of sewing classes yet, which is a huge win! Classes and intensives (camps) are very reasonably priced. Highly recommend.

Irina is a great teacher with a wonderful disposition and a ton of patience. I enrolled in her…read moreclass for adults but was still a little worried that maybe I'd feel awkward with curriculum or a class style that I assumed ​was tailored (pun intended) specifically to fit little ones. Well, you know what they say about assuming...! Right! I worried for nothing! Irina is flexible and open to helping me with whatever I want to try! And the pace is exactly according to where I am. No breakneck itinerary we're trying to stick to and no methods that make me feel like I'm 30+ years too late Just good, practical teaching in a friendly environment​. Having a great time so far and could not be happier with the value for the money. She offers class bundles for super reasonable prices (I believe I got the package of 6 classes, at an hour apiece, for $280). And for that she has machines that you can use while in class, all of the tools of the trade one could possibly want, a ton of scrap fabric that she lets students use for practice, and brilliant instruction. Not to mention an adorable little corgie that I look forward to seeing I've already learned so much and will definitely get more classes when I run out of the ones in my bundle! Thanks Irina!

Acting had always been something I wanted to try but never got the chance to. Last year I made the…read moredecision to finally try it out and joined First Take. Since joining First Take I've booked multiple projects around the Bay Area and built connections with other actors. Through these classes, I've learned that acting is so much more empowering than what I thought it would be. First Take really helped me learn how to accept myself and develop areas of empathy that I did not have before. These skills are great for acting but I've also found them extremely helpful in personal and career development. Additionally, the entertainment industry can be very competitive with many rejections. In these times, I have found it really encouraging to have a strong support system like the other students and teachers at First Take. In summary, I highly recommend the First Take Acting School to anyone who's ever considered trying it out. You might just learn something about yourself you never knew before. Also, if you are near the San Jose area - I HIGHLY RECOMMEND taking Susan's class. She is a phenomenal teacher who really looks out for the best interests of her students!

Update to my previous review. Persistence and training pay off!…read more I just attended my first world premiere of Thirsty at the Newport Beach Film Festival starring Jamie Neuman (The Deuce, Sunday Water), Sung Kang (Fast & the Furious, Obi-Wan Kenobi), Thora Birch (American Beauty, The Walking Dead, Hocus Pocus) & Kyra Sedgewick (The Closer, Phenomenon). I had a short scene with star Jamie Neuman and David Herd. Coincidentally two other First Take actors were cast in the film! Eugene Kremleff (my student) and instructor E. Ambriz Decolosio, a fellow instructor. Attaching pics here

Enjoyed program! Would recommend…read more Did 5 week EMT course. Well paced, I thought this was the perfect porridge btwn the 2 wk and the 8 wk. Fav instructors include Yas Michelle Jeff, honorable mention to Tyler Matt & JT who were also great. Good amount of fake blood squirting :). Instructors seem genuinely interested in the material, fellow students and instructors were down to coordinate some outside of class reviewing before test days which was nice. Good vibes, we had fun in the class! Very hands on style- good for fairly tactile learners. Do it!

I did a BLS course around 4 hours long with instructor Kaz. They were extremely engaging and their…read moreteaching style made it really easy to remember what they were teaching and actually make it stick. You could tell they were very accommodating, and did a good job keeping the class fun. At the end of the class you take a quiz which goes over everything they went over in class, which was relatively simple. I would recommend everyone take their in-person classes.

I couldn't have gotten into tech without the help of Alwayshired. I applied for the program early…read moreJanuary 2022 after getting accepted they started sending me weekly emails with multiple companies looking to hire SDR's. They showed the company's website, salary, benefits and asked you to choose 3 companies you're interested in. They then sent your resume to those companies and 2 we're interested and set up interviews. I started weekly training sessions and learned a lot before starting my position. I have been working at Preply for 2 months now (May 2022). I have the most amazing team members and managers plus it's fully remote. I couldn't have done it without the help of Brett, Gabe, and Jawaan. Thank you guys for everything! I'm extremely grateful.

Extreme favoritism, extreme bullying in this program. I am a female graduate of a UC and a person…read moreof color and was repeatedly told by the instructors hired by the founder to use the word "role" in my email communications with the managers and recruiters I was targeting. As in "I noticed that you're hiring for an SDR role." This is not professional communication. I was also encouraged by the instructor to not attend coaching sessions that were part of the program/ included in the program. No one else received this type of treatment. I and another student were also forced to tutor other students in the program during class time. I am unclear why I was given this bullying. Additionally, I saw on the alumni chat group that some alumni posted photos of bikini-clad women in response to a female alumni's message, and this was not moderated by the whomever was controlling the chat group. I am incredibly disappointed in this program and will be filing a complaint with the BBB and FTC.

Gol & Maya were AMAZING!!! Gol is an incredible educator! She talks fast (which I SOOO…read moreappreciate) but makes sure she doesn't leave anyone behind. She speaks so clearly & eloquently. Learning from her is "buttery". Smooth & silky. Can't wait for the next class! Thanks Gol!

First they do NOT kept there word when said " your Certificate will be sent via mail"…read more 3 years later and I'm still emailing and messaging through Messenger regarding my certificate and still NOTHING. If that does not scream irresponsible and untrustworthythen I don't know what will.

Not the greatest french teacher, despite nice reviews when teaching at our high school, most…read morestudents didnt like her as she favorited others. this caused lots of students to leave her class. This made it hard to pass the class and not make me wanna take her french class sadly hers was the only option. She's not that flexible, and sometimes she's picky and choosy at times she would grade work. At times she likes to help, given my experience. Overall, better communication consistency in emailing and a more professional engaging attitude would be greatly improve the class atmosphere and experience.

Used the services for college level French 3 & 4. The services were provided via Zoom, and were…read moreVERY helpful. I am continuing to use the service now, as I take even more advanced course work in French at the college level. The group is professional and trustworthy. Highly recommended!

Re: Summer CMP camp - My child LOVED this day camp. She…read morespent two weeks learning how to sing, dance and act. The camp culminates with a show at the end of the camp. It's amazing what they can do in just two short weeks. This camp fed my child's creativity and sparked a love for performing. Great!! staff, easy registration and communication made this one of the highlights of our summer. We will definitely be back!

My family and I frequently visit this theatre for all different plays and school events. We love…read morethe energy of the staff and how the plays are organized. The enthusiasm is just mind blowing. Very clean and well maintained theatre for the young students and parents to enjoy . A big shout out to all the staff and sponsors for this theater in San jose .

Let me start off by saying that Lana and the Rainbow chefs crew did an outstanding job with…read moreaccommodating my husband, Daniel, and I during the few months of planning and prepping for our wedding this past July 2022. Daniel and I started talking about and planning our wedding late February 2022. And we were recommended to reach out to Lana and her company Rainbow Chefs for the catering. Daniel and I were originally planning for a cocktail wedding, as opposed to a traditional sit down dinner. We were madly sending out inquiries to different food catering companies, food trucks, restaurants, etc., with no hope in regards to the insanely expensive prices for the amount of people we were expecting, about 200+. Finally, Daniel's manager suggested that we reach out to Lana. We scheduled a zoom meeting with her, and had an unforgettable first impression of her and her plan for our last minute wedding. She broke down every detail we needed to be aware of and prepared for, including prices, and even discussed different options her company could offer to us. It was not easy to plan a wedding with 200+ guest invitations, in 4-5 months, but thankfully we were lucky enough that Lana and her crew were available for our wedding date and were able to help us throughout the process. During the entire planning time, Lana diligently checked in on both Daniel and I, sometimes individually, making sure tasks were being done and loose ends were being tied in time for our big day. Not only was Lana on top of us daily/weekly regarding our wedding planning, but she was also conscientious toward our mental health and instilled lots of important advice. About a week before our wedding day, Lana, Kate and Viana came to the venue, along with our other vendors, to have an overall tour of the venue, to make sure they knew where to maneuver the food tables, the kitchen staff, the bar situation, etc. On the day of the wedding, Lana was exceptional! Her and the Rainbow Chefs crew made sure our guests were well taken care of. I got compliments from our family and friends about how great the staff was, so that definitely meant alot. Throughout the night, along with our wedding planner, Lana was making sure that Daniel and I ate, that we were aware of things she and her crew were doing, etc. They definitely helped ease some of our planning and event stresses. The communication, diligence and honesty that Lana and Rainbow Chefs presented to us throughout the entire planning and event process was one that we absolutely recommend to anyone who is planning a wedding or large event/party!!

We did a cooking course with the Rainbow Chefs in 2021 and still haven't received the recipes. They…read morestopped responding to my text/emails once the course was over. Very questionable communication from the Rainbow Chefs Update- After three painful weeks, I have finally received the e-recipes that were promised to us in August, 2021. During the past three weeks, Lana from Rainbow chefs kept on promising that she will send the recipes to me without providing a date. I had to follow up with her multiples time to get an update. Along the way Lana kept on saying that Rainbow chefs went above and beyond to create the recipes for our camp and the recipes are supposed to be an "extra effort" for our camp, however, this was actually advertised to us before we signed the contract. I felt really annoyed that one dared to describe something that's 11 months late as "extra effort". In addition, the first version I received was full of typos/formatting errors and missing TWO dishes. Lana told me those were missing because she lost the recipe files--but according to her that everything was custom made for our camp so she had to write the recipes from scratch? If she had the "files" all this time why not just send to me? To conclude, lots of inconsistent information from Rainbow chefs. I would advise everyone to think twice before choosing to work with Rainbow chefs