We had such high hopes for this summer camp and looked forward to it for over a month. Yes the…read moreexperience being on a farm was good for our kids but the owner, Stephanie was a nightmare. The way in which she spoke to my kids, her teenage staff members and me as a parent was absolutely appalling to say the least. Her attitude in person and via email was not professional AT ALL and I was disgusted by her behavior. I feel bad for her staff members who have to deal with that every day. I will not be recommending this camp to anyone and my kids will not be enrolling again. It's too bad it ended up this way, we spent a lot of money for my kids to be picked up crying everyday because of her.

My kids have attended OMF for many years and it is their favorite camp. My older daughter is now a…read moreJr Counselor and is learning great leadership skills and responsibility. It is one of the most reasonably priced camps in the city and it gets "city" kids outside, taking care of farm animals, something they wouldn't normally get exposed to. They also get to learn to ride a horse which is a bonus. The farm is on a beautiful piece of property in Corbett (there is a bus so you don't have to drive out twice a day) and there are tons of animals, barns, a small schoolhouse and a farm store. My kids only got to pick one camp this summer and it was Old McDonalds Farm, without question.

Instead of just running D&D games for a swarm of kids and calling it good, this summer camp is…read morepacked with awesome crafty workshops led by RPG pros and a completely unique storyline that not only promotes collaboration between players, but subtly teaches inclusion and compassionate decision-making without losing any of the fun in storytelling! Add to that the incredible amount of custom 3D-printed minis & props & souvenirs that each week of camp brings, and you've got a stunning newcomer on the local summer camp scene!! FYI, the word is that they're making plans to revisit this same concept for adults too, so don't you worry none, neighbors! The Circle of Everwyr might call you to join your fellow heroes soon, too!

Great interactive and educational experience! Fun and engaging for the kids. Can't recommend high…read moreenough

BULLYING AND ASSAULT AT CAMP…read more 1 star for activities and food Edit- after a review by the YMCA director in response to my complaint and this review below, they found that "no paperwork existed for this incident" which is very strange. Since then we have connected with the family of the boy who stepped in to help my son and they confirmed this incident. I am shocked that paperwork disappeared but frankly, not surprised... Is this really who you'd trust your child to? And it is pretty expensive as far as camps go... My 10 year-old son attended this camp and, on the way home, told us about his week. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to hear that he was repeatedly bullied by his cabin mates but also his counselor, "Nebula", who seemed to have it out for him. She refused to sign his memento on the last day, told him he couldn't participate in the talent show, berated him at mealtimes, and found fault in everything he did. My kid isn't perfect, but he's friendly, smart, empathetic, and makes friends easily. To make matters worse , he was also physically assaulted by another camper, punched in the face, and bitten in the leg. Another camper intervened (we have confirmation of events from this camper and his family!) and also got punched (This has now been verified by 3 campers!). The kid who assaulted them both didn't get sent home and no one contacted us to let us know of this but eventually, the counselor did intervene, apparently, so there is a record of this at the camp. I'm so frustrated that this was his first camp experience and immediately contacted the camp director, who is addressing this, but I feel that others should be warned. My son says the camp activities were great, but the people were just awful. This is a shocking review from a super positive child, and I feel bad that he spent a week in this toxic environment. If you are thinking you might want to send your child to YMCA Camp Collins, I'd seriously reconsider.

My son went to the camp with his 6th class. The cabin was nice but it wasn't fully cleaned out from…read morethe previous campers. The beds had crumbs and the floor had some trash left behind. The worst part for him was the rotten egg water. He barely drank any water all week. They finally brought in a Gatorade jug of fresh water on the day they were leaving. If the parents knew about this I'm sure we would of donated money to bring in fresh water. The second complaint was the food. The taco meat was green and they found hair in the food. Very disappointing for him and myself.

Son Rise Ranch does not meet my expectations for a horseback riding lesson facility. It is simply…read morenot professional for a variety of reasons. The instructor is emotionally abusive to her students and is not in the physically shape needed to safely run a lesson. I have witnessed abuse from her first hand and second hand. She sends disrespectful messages to her clients including those that are children. It is not appropriate behavior for a business owner. The lessons are not safe because she teaches them from a wheel chair. She isn't able to handle her horses, so she relies on her other students. In the event of an accident she isn't able to assist the rider. I personally would want someone able to handle horses and help me when I fall off teaching me. On top of the owner not being professional the horses do not receive adequate care. She has been known to feed moldy hay causing horses to pass away. This is just one example of poor care. Horses do not receive vet care. This includes annual vet checks and regularly dental care. Many times horses that are ill or lame are found being used on her lessons. This is unacceptable and a poor example for students. She claims she is running a Christian facility, but as far as I know God would not care for his people or horses this way. It is a bummer that she claims to be someone she is not. I hope you take this into consideration before signing your child up for lessons and they have to experience the abuse first hand.

** Abbreviated version of the review**…read more They have you sign a waiver and if your child gets hurt they do not have any protocols on how to tend to the hurt child. They will ignore a child with a potentially serious spinal injury. The long version: We had a child's 11th birthday party at this establishment on 6/23/23. We had three 11 year olds and one 9 year old. The 9 year old is very small for his age. He wears 7 year old clothing. And weighs 60 pounds. When dismounting the horse the teacher (Monica) was standing at the horse to assist him down. She saw he was scared and holding on to the saddle because he didn't want to fall. She pried his hands off the saddle and then didn't catch him or ease the fall. Even though she was standing there. Our 9 yo landed with his knees locked and immediately started crying and grabbing his back saying "My back! My back!" At which point Monica completely ignored him and his cries. As I rushed to asses the situation since I was standing 2 feet from where everything happened and I witnessed it all. Monica carried on with the next horse. The next horse was the bday girl, and our daughter. She asked Monica what happened to her brother? To which Monica replied: "He'll be fine!" In the meantime the 9 year old had had the wind knocked out of him and was having a hard time breathing and still holding his lower back and crying. Neither Monica or Pamela who was outside the riding area and didn't have a full view came to him/us or assisted him/us. They *never* checked on him or checked in with him. They didn't even acknowledge a child got hurt. We were so busy scrambling to asses his injury, while checking urgent care hours, and seeing if he could calm down and breathe we were there for another 20-30 mins after. They had plenty of time to check in with us and our son. They completely ignored the issue. When we were on our way out Pam said "Well he looks like he's walking fine!" We left and texted Son Rise Ranch the next day letting Pam know our son was doing ok but that we wanted to discuss the incident with her and that we were disappointed that the teachers entrusted with his safety didn't seem to care that he got hurt. She said oh Monica wanted to make sure all the kids got off the horse safely. Again, Monica *never* even acknowledged the child that landed started crying and grabbed his back and cried "My back! My back!" We initially had several text messages with Pam. She was asking if we'd still like a call, which we said yes. We didn't hear from Pam again. If you want a place that cares about your child when they get hurt, please take your child elsewhere. If we hadn't been there to rush to our child, they would've ignored him with a potentially serious spinal injury.

After seven years of attending classes and exercise activities we have found that we like this…read morebetter than some of the other exercise clubs we've tried. They have really great hours. The bathrooms are always clean and once you figure out what is the best time for you to attend, you can get in an easy groove and attend on a regular basis without any hassle there's plenty of room to do whatever you wanna do here lots of space and lots of options. The pool is exceptional. The hot tub is great. The exercise areas are amazing and the indoor walking trail is really amazing in the winter if you want to stretch out and stay dry, we use it all year because my husband is blind and it's the safest place for him to walk. We really appreciate all the amenities here they are very handicap friendly and the staff is exceptional. We love coming here

I had never been in this building even though we often are at the library next door. My son and…read morefiance have told me many times how nice it is inside the facility and specifically my son has said how badly he wants to try the waterslide. My fiance and I had a few minutes to spare today so we decided to drop in so she could show me the facilities and we could talk with someone about a membership. As we are walking down a hall (within the first 5 minutes of getting there) in mid-conversation this older man begins following us and recording us. I don't mean to stereotype but it is what it is, this man was filthy, looked like he hadn't showered or changed his clothes, you get the idea. He tells us that we look like people who stole from there yesterday. My fiance told the front desk and they basically said the following: He recently had his cell phone stolen, so thats why hes suspicous of us. (The one he used to film us with I presume?) And basically we just need to deal with it... I never do reviews and really try to avoid leaving negative ones. But not only did this homeless older man follow us with a camera in our face just for entering the building...the worst part is the staff basically profiled/stereotyped us and told us to deal with it. My fiance said it best, "how could we have avoided that? Just for entering the building we are subject to that?" I definitely don't feel comfortable allowing my child to be there in a bathing suit. God forbid he "fits the description" or something and has to deal with the harassment from guests followed by a shrug of the shoulders from management. If you have a son or daughter who goes here regularly I would just like to say BE CAREFUL and PAY ATTENTION to who may be watching or FILMING YOUR KID!

This place was one of the worst mistakes: overpriced, understaffed, and lack of security is a major…read moreissue. No one's standing by the entrance, so anyone can walk onto the property and snag a child. My son went there for a while, and since he needed so much one-on-one attention, they kicked him out. So if you have a child that may have special needs or requires a lot of attention, I would recommend a different place for how much they charge. They should have had more staff on site.

We struck out with a few other day camps in Portland so I wasn't very hopeful, but it's worked out…read morereally well. She loves the variety of activities and the ability to choose what she wants to do at any given time. (The yummy lunches don't hurt!) Hands down, my kid's favorite camp so far.

Mr. Cannon is amazing. He tutors both my girls in all subjects as well as music, singing, and…read moretheater. He is patient and caters to their individual needs and styles of learning while making learning engaging and exciting. I would highly recommend Masterthinkers.

My 6 year old son has been attending 1:1 tutoring over the last 6 weeks or so. He loves going to…read moresee Mr. Cannon and comes home excited to tell us about what he practiced. The facility is perfect and the people are great, and we look forward to continuing with tutoring, or just fun classes and camps.