I have the honor of having my business in Sondeno Plaza too. Just down the hall from Nichara's. I…read moreget to witness first hand the poise, confidence, and enthusiasm of many of her students. Nichole and I both have a passion for what we do, and love sharing marketing, and life together. The school has participated in our Open House doing runway, and photo shoots. Good job, Nichole!!!

I have done some photography work for Nichole who owns Nichara's Modeling School and she is an…read moreabsolute pleasure to work with. She is very welcoming and has a great personality. Also, she is an absolute professional. I have also been inside her school and she keeps an orderly and well established business. She has over 30 years experience in modeling and she definitely knows the what's shes talking about.

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

I came into project heartbeat emt class 78 with doubt and imposter syndrome but unlike this course…read morethe instructors and active emts/paramedics are here for you...they do what any other actual training paramilitary program "break you down and build you back up" Huge shout out to Jeff Johnson aka head honcho aka el jefe Huge shout out to Tyler Huge shout out to JT Huge shout to the elite and put the fear of God into you Michelle And every other instructor who put time into our practice CLASS 78 PHB!!!!

Took the 8 week emt course here and can confidently say that the instructors are amazing people…read morethat are down to earth, kind and strict when needed to be. I feel prepared with the knowledge that they gave me to get out there and start my ems career. Special thanks to Jeff for being an awesome instructor and lecturing for hours on end.

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.

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.

The class was informative for beginners, if you already know how to apply make-up the class is not…read morefor you? There are no good networking connections you can get from this class. The company stated we will be receiving our digital certificate for completion of the class within 2 days, never received it or heard anything from them. I ordered a product and never received it or an email confirmation from them. I also have not received my mailed copy . Several people that I still keep in contact with from the class has been trying to reach them via email and phone, still no response.

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!

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 .

Had both of my kids participate in season 58, and both my husband and I could not be happier with…read morethe community and experience that our children had. I cannot stop singing praises for CMT.

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

My son has been a member of Pacific Boychoir's afterschool program for 5 years now and looks…read moreforward to it every week. If you have a son or daughter (they have a girl's choir too) that loves to sing, you should give them a call and see when you can swing by to see what they do. My son has learned a great deal about music and had the opportunity to sing at Davies Music hall several times as well as many other concerts in across the country. In addition, the choir values having students with good decorum and encourages it at every turn!

Wonderful day school and after school choir programs. Truly a wonderful, welcoming community! Our…read morefamily is so grateful to have had the opportunity to be a part of PBA. My son is happy and loves school, loves his teachers and has built solid friendships. He came into the school during 6th grade with no music background at all and fell in love with this place instantly-- after one shadow day. He was impressed by the music classes and by the opportunity to participate in discussions in the small classroom setting. I had never seen him more purely excited about school. I had to make it work! We have been so happy with this decision. Mr. Brown is an amazing music teacher, he makes learning fun and can turn a crow into a canary. The academic staff are awesome as well. My son has gotten a well-rounded education that includes hands on Science, Math, and Humanities, Theatre, Latin, Spanish, etc.. plus extracurricular activities such as cooking and basketball. And he has become a quite a gentleman! My family and friends are all impressed by my son's school friends whom all stand out among their peers as polite, confident and very articulate young men. My son can now read music and has had amazing opportunities to perform and tour-- at Warriors, A's and Cal games, with the SF Symphony, at cathedrals, colleges, and conferences, domestically and internationally. No exaggeration, I can not reiterate enough how truly special this place is!