I've been wanting to take an improv class for years and so glad I did my first one through Piven!…read moreFirst of all, Gillian is SO helpful and accommodating throughout the registration process and with anything administrative. I emailed more than I would have liked having to attend class late or even miss a class and Gilian and team were so understanding. I took Adult Improvisation Games Risk Taking with Jen and it was such fun! There was a mix of advanced students and beginners like myself, and everyone was extremely respectful and kind and created a safe space to experiment and not feel embarrassed as someone who had no idea what they were doing. Classes are a mix of games, as in the title, and exercises "performed" by small groups. Whenever I was watching the other groups I felt like I was watching a professional comedy show! Classes flew by. I would recommend to anyone looking for a fun breakup of the work week or to advance their improv skills!

Terrible customer service! Will not refund or exchange even under extenuating circumstances. Will…read morenot use them ever again! Thieves took $155.00 from me!

Great facility that offers gymnastics, Pickleball, soccer, batting cage, and Basketball! All of the…read morestaff are extremely friendly!

Annette at the front desk is extremely helpful. She quickly answered all my questions.read more

My child was dismissed from Camp Galileo without a clear explanation, and the camp was unable to…read moreprovide any written documentation of the incident or the reasoning behind their decision. The only statement offered was the vague legal phrase, "we feel we can't keep him safe." Although they refunded the remaining two weeks, the lack of transparency was deeply concerning. Their behavioral policies feel intentionally vague, and the communication I received did not reflect the professionalism or accountability I expect from an organization working with children. I also left with serious doubts about how the camp is structured. The "directors" appear to be flown in from elsewhere to set up the program, and the local counselors they hire seem to vary widely in experience and skill. Some were fine, but others were confusing or inconsistent, and overall I did not see evidence of strong training in child development or education. We've been fortunate in the past to work with excellent professionals at our local YMCA and city parks and recreation camps, where expectations are clear, staff are well‑trained, and programs are licensed and overseen by state or municipal agencies. In the future, I will ask harder questions about privately owned corporate camps that are not licensed by any state entity. While my child enjoyed the building projects, Camp Galileo ultimately felt like a for‑profit program with an identity crisis and insufficient clarity around its policies and staffing. I would encourage other parents to ask detailed questions about policies, documentation, staff qualifications, and oversight before enrolling.

Took my 7 year old son here for an 8 year old bday party- really cool idea for a unique bday…read moreparty. They played Minecraft , and were guided by a couple of staff members . The kids all loved and talked about all they played even after they were done. Plus- they do camps and coding classes. Neat/unique!

I recently hosted a 5th birthday party for my daughter on a last minute whim…read more What an awesome experience... I can't say enough great things about this place. Parking was easy for our guest's. As we waked in the venue everything was set up including a large section of field with a bouncy house slide, soccer netting, tug of war rope etc. (I enjoyed dragging a bunch of 5 year olds on the turf) The cake and pizza was delicious and they have a convenient concession stand. Two thumbs up to the management, staff they were incredibly attentive and helpful. I didn't have to clean up the mess! The past 4 years I made the mistake of hosting parties in my home, stressing out for weeks and never feeling like I can be a relaxed host. That being said, I had a great experience hosting a party at Quad. I'll definitely be back next year for another party.

Very good place to play soccer, nice stadium with different field. Love to go there with my friends…read moreall the time

We highly recommend Digital Adventures with its wonderful programs, and especially the teacher…read moreMr.Jim. The classroom is engineered to be easily adopted by young kids set in a play-based environment. My 4-year-old boy can easily adapt to the new learning. Mr. Jim and the founder/staff are nice, patient and great. We are impressed by the program as the parents. It was not just us, our kid loves and rates DA the best among all his other STEM enrichments by comparison. We have also helped spread the word to our parent communities. Overall, very good program, and excellent business!

My son really enjoyed this class.. we are staying for another class now! (2hours)…read moreHighly recommend this place.. very friendly.. clean.. just positive vibes!!Love it!

iD Tech doesn't even deserve ONE star. I would like to caution any parent considering sending their…read morekid here. My 16 year old son attended the Northwestern iDTech summer camp and he had such a bad experience on the first day that he refused to go back. Here is the list he provided me (and this wasn't even the entire list): --Mixing younger and older kids made it hard to learn, 16 y/os and 8 y/os, and even younger possibly, should not be in the same camp doing the same things together. --Director and instructors treat you like you're 8 y/o. --No lecture or real teaching, just an online course that could literally be found online for free or less than 50 bucks (definitely not worth 1500 dollars). --My instructor has no idea what she was doing and didn't know what she was talking about. For $1500 dollars this is unacceptable. --Tries to look through the code that I literally copy and pasted from their online course because its broken for 15-20 minutes and she can't figure out the issue. --Doing weird chants and stuff to get our attention. Again I'm not 8 y/o. --No Google or Disney employees teaching as the website made it seem, they were just college students. --Instructors are not giving any useful information or knowledge as the website makes it seem, they'd rather just help you figure out whatever it is on the online course that you can't figure out yourself. --Website leads you to believe that your instructor or director will be a highly qualified and intelligent individual when in reality they are a poorly trained and unprepared college student who is simply there to supervise you and try to help out with whatever they can. --The classroom is full of many students ranging in age which is definitely not appropriate due to different maturity levels. (Younger kids being crazy while older kids are just annoyed by their loud antics) --The website's exact words are "unmatched expertise" - just a lie. Working to solve a simple code error for 15-20 minutes and ultimately not finding a solution is definitely not my definition of unmatched expertise. --Website's exact words are "Personality that brings out the absolute best in your child." Whereas my instructor seemed shy and definitely didn't have any "special personality traits" --Overall the website is extremely misleading and ultimately leads you to believe this is a much higher quality education experience when in reality its college students providing childcare for 8 hours. --College kids running this thing all have fake names (I'm not 5 years old, I don't need to call my instructor "Frodo" when I know he has a real name). So I tried to get a full refund and had multiple calls with different people. The last conversation I had was with a Derek, a Lead Program Specialist. He told me what my refund would be; I found it unsatisfactory so I asked to speak to his boss and he said "Oh, we're not holding any further conversations regarding this matter." This is how they steal from you. I'm fairly certain at this point that iDTech is a giant money grab, made for parents who can afford $1500 for a week of babysitting and don't care what their kids are doing as long as someone else is watching them.

My son has attended iD Tech Camp at Northwestern for the past six years. He has enjoyed at…read moreimmensely. He began attending when he was in middle school, and he will attend this summer before entering his senior year in high school. The counselors are all knowledgeable and share my son's passion for computer game design. He also enjoys spending a couple of weeks each summer with other people his age that have interests similar to his. Since we live close by, we began with the day camp only, but he enjoys the camaraderie of the counselors and other campers so much that he nows go for overnight and stays for one weekend as well.

This is a wonderful summer camp for kids who are super active and love doing different things every…read moreday. They take the kids on tons of different field trips, and when they stay on-site they bring in fun activities and entertainment. My kids loved the add-on activities, which include horseback riding, rock climbing, and cooking classes. I like that you can see the entire summer's schedule, day-by-day, before you enroll, too. As a parent I really appreciate how accessible and responsive the owners Brooke and James are. They replied to every question and concern quickly, and they were very helpful and professional with each interaction. I can tell these are parents who truly care that every camper and parent has a great experience with them. Oasis is a great option for families who need flexibility--there are large windows for drop-off and pickup, and you can even enroll your child one day or one week at a time. I've never found another day camp with this kind of flexibility and I really appreciate it as a working parent.

As a parent I was very attracted to this camp by the array of activities, particularly the twice a…read moreweek swimming and weekly field trips to local kids arcades and fairs. But my child did not enjoy the long bus rides to the various destinations. Many of the places they went were an hour or more away (Rockford water parks, Brookfield zoo). Apparently the camp did not have kids doing group bus activities (telling stories etc) on the long drives. When we saw how much time they were spending sitting on buses without bus activities, we were surprised. We don't recall our camp field trips this way--bus rides were chances for counselors and campers to invent wacky songs or play group games...but it seems this wasn't the case here. Our child also said that the counselors weren't as attentive as counselors at other camps. When we fetched our child at 3:30 or 3:45 each day we also found that counselors were completely unengaged--texting or dozing on the gym floor. Kids were running around unsupervised. We assumed the extra expense of this camp (which costs more than other day camps) was because kids could stay the full day...but when we saw that after 3:30 the camp becomes a free-for-all with unplugged counselors, we made an effort to get off work early to pick our son up at 3:30. The camp should insist that the counselors remain engaged and actually supervise children in the 3:30-closing period. Many of the activities were great on paper but didn't quite materialize. Cooking class with real ovens didn't happen, No real arts activities, at least not during the weeks our child was there. Theme weeks the weeks my son was there theme day and a half--a trip and a related optional dress up day. Also, the theme did not seem to bring other learning or creative opportunities....which is fine, since camp should be mainly about having fun...but if your kid is expecting a full week of Harry Potter extravaganzas, he'll be disappointed. I'd like to believe that a lot of the problems with the camp this summer had to do with the fact that one of the camp directors/owners was pregnant and recently had her baby (I don't think I ever saw her at the site, and I don't think I ever met the other director, either...save for at the open house day in the spring). Perhaps they were more hands off than normal because of the baby. I do think an effort should be made to find more engaged counselors for next year. Of all the male counselors I've met at various camps, for some reason this lot looked the most bored...and kids pick up on that. At least our child did. I don't want to be completely negative here. The camp did some nice things I have not seen done elsewhere--posting photos online each week of the kids at the pools, trying to offer a variety of fun activities. If better, more engaged counselors were found and encouraged to remain attentive all day, and if the long bus rides were minimized and activities for those rides created, the camp could be as good as it soujnds like it should be.