I registered my both kids to summer camp here. Their friends recommended to do the camp together…read morethough we usually go to other coding school. At first, my kids were really excited and came home talked about what they learned and created. It seemed like they had fun. Then problem started as my child told me that her file was deleted couple times and she couldn't find it. I told her to ask the instructor since they supposedly are good at computer. She told me that she couldn't log on because she forgot her password. Apparently this issue has been going on during the week long summer camp. I was not aware until Thursday evening from my child. Then I asked her what was she doing if she couldn't log on and no one could help her. She said she just sat there and listened. 1) we don't learn by sitting, we learn from doing and following step by step (so she wasted her learning time and my money) 2) no instructor aware that she was sitting there and not doing anything? Didn't raise their attention? 3) she claimed she forgot her password and instructor couldn't help her. Coder instructor should be able to trace back her password or reset password for her, correct??? 4) I emailed my concerns and I got back the response from manager that my child was joking with instructor. Yes, if she wasn't engaged and couldn't log on, I know my child would be bored and fooling around. Any child would. All the kids were laughing and having fun in class. I don't see any problem with my child enjoying the class and laughing. 5) couple kids said they had WiFi issues during class. Why would it be WiFi issues when this is a coding school. 6) when I emailed to the manager, his response was trying to point finger at my child that she was joking with the instructor instead of solving the issue and take responsibility about his instructors in class. No customer service. For sure, I won't recommend anyone to this place. Very disorganized and no customer service.

My children attended a summer camp at the coder school. This what I experienced:…read more Pros: the kids had fun there. When we entered or whenever we picked up or dropped off, you can see that children were having fun. You could see children laughing and smiling. They did complete some coding activities. Cons: 1. Limited staff- No one answered the phone. There was no front help person to answer phones during camp. I was running late, and called the office no one picked up the phone. When I picked up the children, the teacher gave his personal phone number to contact them. He said there is no one to answer phones during camp. Considering the amount of money as parents we pay for this activity and they should have someone in the front office answering the phone or have the teachers in the camp pick up the phone while the camp is in session. I know they are trying to cut cost, but the business phone should work during camp hours. 2. Each child are placed on their individual computers. If they have problems with the computer, instead of putting them on another one, they waited to repair it. So one of my children missed time during the day completing a project until they could the computer to work. We were not told about this until my children told us. We inquired about it and did not get a response why they were not put on another computer or that my child's project would be delayed. 3. Passwords- I have a younger child who forgot her password on the computer. The teacher didn't have the password that day, so she couldn't use the computer to complete her project. The following day, we contacted the manager to find out why the teacher didn't have it so our child could complete her work. The manager gave us the password. Then stated that our children were smiling and laughing in class. Prior to that comment, the teachers were giving my children compliments on how well behaved they were. That's an odd response from the manager-- deflect and blame tactic being used. My wife asked again why and we didn't get a response. We never found out from the manager nor the teacher why they didn't have the password prior day so my child could finish the project. Today, after our complaint, staff did have myu child's password. And again they avoided the question why they didn't have the password the day before. Overall, my children had fun. Other kids had fun. They looked like they learned something. However, the management and teachers could not answer simple questions and for the money we pay, there should not be downtime if computer is down or someone can't remember their password. However management avoided the question and was ready to deflect questions by blaming my children. We've gone to Code Ninja in the past and had a better experience there. They have better communication, kids have fun too, learn, and are more organized. If they have technical difficulties they move the child to another computer.

My daughter was never particularly interested in building things before, but she has really enjoyed…read moreYoung Engineers. I love that in each class, she can build something in a relatively short time and then learn an engineering concept by actually seeing it work. That hands-on experience makes the concepts much more relatable and interesting for her. She always comes home excited about what she built and what she learned!

Young Engineers is great…read more Two of my children (ages 6 and 9) are enrolled in the Bricks Challenge program. Both have participated in other 'lego robotics' programs in the past and, while they are all fun, Young Engineers has engaged them and helped them to understand the background principles behind the activities in a much more meaningful way. Plus they're having a blast. Fully recommended

My kid attend their robotic class during after school. She loved it. But the class mixed kids from…read moredifferent grades, she partnered with another kid who's older than her, and she often doesn't get her turn during the class, end up 'watching' during the whole class. I surface the problem to them, to ask why teacher doesn't make sure every kid get their turn. Look what they replied!

If I could, I would give a 0 star. David West / Gutierrez, the owner of Star Kids Academy did NOT…read moreissue the refund he owed me. After sending him the refund request, I waited for almost 4 weeks to get his response, saying that I have to wait another 3 months for him to decide if he'd like to issue the refund to me. He is definitely playing monkey business, not a professional educator at all. I am now trying to sue him / Star Kids Academy in the Small Claim Court, and will update the result of the Court trial later on.

Counselors are super nice, and it's the one camp my kids have loved going to every day…read more They like playing with the computers (obviously) and it's nice to have them use minecraft to encourage them to learn about programming. One of my kids also took the YouTube class and absolutely loved. The owner/manager is always there and he's super friendly and helpful.

My son come home talking about fun activities. I feel so supported and happy. Somehow all the…read morestaffs working here are always smiling and opened for everybody. I truly recommend this iCode.

My daughter has been attending their virtual coding classes, and she loved it…read more I've been trying to get her interested in programming since forever, but no matter what i try, her attention span would not last more than 5 mins. So when I learned about Code Ninja, I decided to give it a try. Turns out my daughter loved it. She says because it feels like playing a game (while learning many basic programming concepts like conditions and loops) The instructor is always friendly and helpful. The class was small, so she gets lots of attention from her instructor. Love this place, and thx Code Ninja.

My son has been attending classes here for several months.. he loves it and is learning a lot…read more. staff is very friendly and helpful. They are following all COVID rules so I feel very safe.... HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!

They took my money and ghosted me. "I regret trusting Bay Coding Club. I paid over couple thousand…read moredollars for a course package for my child. Initially, they promised a schedule, but then communication stopped entirely. They do not answer phone calls. They do not reply to emails. They have not delivered all the classes I paid for. I am currently in the process of filing a Small Claims lawsuit to recover my funds. If you are considering signing up, look elsewhere. Do not risk your money here."

My son took a Scratch course and it was totally great! The…read moreclass was very simple and easy to understand. The instructor was kind, and straight forward. My son loved his class and understood it well. This is a great place to enroll your kid if they have a passion for coding!

I had my son sign up for this class and I observed the material they were teaching. The learning…read morewas fast pace and material was good and above average for the kids. He liked the class and followed it at home. He is interested to take more classes there. This is a vote of confidence. Sassan T

A great school that not only teaches you how to code, but also how to think as a developer. My son…read morereally enjoys the personal approach at WhizKidz, and the web development class he takes there is clearly the highlight of his week. I can see that he's already learnt a great deal, and Steven and his team have so much more to offer, so we're looking forward to more interesting classes at WhizKidz.

I enrolled my son in this center since a friend of mine recommended this. Now, my son is a Johns…read moreHopkins Honors student in Math and he is academically very advanced. I only wantedd this place to prepare him for test-taking. Instead these people have a way of saying your child is deficient in some areas and enrolling you and fleecing you. 1. When you go to enroll, the owner talks to to you for an hour (with lots of disruptions so really she spends less time with you but the elapsed time is long) to grind you down to sign a contract. Even though I told her several times I want to sign up for month-to-month but she talked about the discounts and how you can get more than 1 workbook in a week to speed up. I am sorry to say, I fell for her pressure salesman tactics and gave her a check for six hundred sixty for the 6 months. I don't remember signing any contract. I filled an application form and was not given a copy. BTW they won't give me more than 1 book a week so in no way have I got the benefit of 6 month contract. Other than 10 dollars a month discount. Now she won't let me cancel (although month-to-month folks have the ability to cancel). I even offered her to charge me the month to month rate. 2. The first week we go for the 'class' and she forces me to schedule an appointment for my son for 2 hrs every week. I thought this is included in the 660 I paid. Then she says it will be 350 per month. I said, no I am not interested. And she says it is not much only 70 per hours. Rubbish. As if 70/hr is not much. 3. I have no idea what the heck goes on in the class. I asked the lady at the reception to explain what happens during the 40 minutes class and she tells me - you drop your son, leave and come back!!! Thank you very much. I am asking what goes on when I leave him there. What is taught. What is done, etc. You see, they claim it is a class and I still have no idea how it is conducted. I asked to speak to the teacher and receptionist tells me she is busy. 4. On top of this I paid 30 to get my younger son tested for 30 bucks and she said she did it for free!! I told her I paid. I even have the check counterfoil. Bunch of lies. 5. When I say I want to cancel because I am busy, son is busy, son is stressed and gets headaches, owner tells me we need to see why he is getting headaches! I told her I will discuss that with my pediatrician. Just give me the money back and let me cancel. She keeps saying it is a contract. I did not sign a contract. 6. My understanding is this place maybe suited for people whose kids need help because they are lagging. This is definitely not a place to put an already advanced kid. Very disappointing. Stay away if you can. I want to run away from this place and cut my damages.

They have a strong math program. I was worried about my daughter's times table. She practied…read more on computer program, practied using Enlish rthythm song, but she remembered some and then forgot some. After JEI's times table class, she remembered everything. They also have strong English program. I was worried that my daughter could not read simple English book at the beginning, after no more than 1 year, should could read and talks fluently, her comprehension also improves a lot. They also have a kid loving enviornment. My daughter loves JEI techers and director.