Our daughter goes to Hola Kids in Cow Hollow and we couldn't be happier. Julia runs it very well…read moreand has worked with us on changing days when we needed. The teachers are so caring that we will be very sad when it is time for graduation. They teach in a combination of english and spanish and it is clearly working as our daughter is picking up spanish words left and right. Highly recommend hola kids!

From the owner: Our foreign language instruction is grounded in immersion, which we believe is the best way for…read morepreschoolers to develop a long-lasting foundation in any language. We also believe that language and culture go hand in hand. Our program emphasizes the food, music, dance, traditions and holidays of Spanish speaking countries around the world culminating in three community wide cultural celebrations each year. Children at ¡HolaKids! learn through exploration, discovery and play. In our classrooms, children are provided with developmental appropriate activities and hands on techniques, with the goal of frequently challenging their abilities and supporting their individual learning process.

Anne Andree is a wonderful teacher and is a delight to know. She is creative in her approach to…read moreleaning French and makes the process fun. I have been taking classes with Anne Andree for over a year now. I took French in high school and college and lived in Paris for some time but then stopped. Fast forward 30 years and my goal now is to speak and understand French when traveling. Anne Andree met me at my level and used many common sense and creative ways to help me achieve that goal. She offers her own practical techniques for learning French and then utilizes several study guides to reinforce and practice what I have learned each week. Also, she offers great advice on traveling in France. I look forward to my weekly classes and am grateful to have such a wonderful and patient teacher.

Our son has been studying with Anne Andre, the founder and owner of the French Academie for almost…read more4 years. We have seen him evolve from a young student with an interest in learning French to a 17-year old, fluent French speaking, AP French student. Anne Andre tailors each lesson to a student's needs. She understands how to teach French to students, making complicated grammar rules understandable and training their ear so they can understand and speak French with an authentic accent. She does all this while also making learning fun. Our son is now getting excited to study abroad in Paris, and he can go with confidence in his ability to learn and converse solely in French! We cannot thank Anne Andre enough!

Highly recommend this Mariposa school…read more My daughter went in with minimal speech in both English and Spanish, after a year with Mariposa she was speaking fluently in both languages. She learned to count 1-20, the ABC's all within months of being there. Her progress was astounding. The teachers and director were so kind and dedicated to her learning. I feel very grateful for all their support and the education they provided for my daughter. My daughter flourished there. I was very happy with the outcome after only a year there and highly recommend this school. They touch on all the developmental areas for young children and really focus on each Childs needs to help their educational journey. I am very grateful to the teachers and director for all their hard work and their dedication to the children.

Mariposa is an AMAZING Spanish-immersion pre-school…read more My son went there for 2 years, and absolutely loved it. I'm a native Spanish speaker and we're a bilingual family, so we were extraordinarily grateful to find a Spanish-immersion pre-school that *also* teaches initial academics. My son's Spanish vocabulary and pronunciation advanced significantly, even with Spanish speaking in the home. Patty and her team are loving and attentive, and truly care for each child. If you're looking to give your child the gift of a second language -- an opening to another world -- I can't recommend Mariposa more highly!

My space of joy in my life is being in class. I have moved from beginner to Intermediate-Advanced…read morein 3 years, and am grateful for the chance to meet great people, and learn Spanish. Everyone in class expresses the same sentiment. We enjoy learning about one another, while learning how to listen well, and to express ourselves. Our storytelling is the best part of class-learning about one another's lives. I plan on doing this for the foreseeable future!

I am so grateful to Sun Spanish and the teachers at the school for their patience, kindness and…read moreinterest in my progress as I delve deeper into this totally absorbing language. My first aim was to talk with my employees and not sound like a complete idiot. My second aim was to speak with friends and I now have a third aim to explore written Spanish in the form of short stories and modern novels. It's been a fantastic journey which I would never have attempted without the help and encouragement of the staff at Sun Spanish. After reading articles and a novel, no matter how imperfectly, renouncing English and speaking in Spanish, no matter how imperfectly, I feel myself falling in love with the language. Who could ask for more. Thank you Sun Spanish. I am a very happy student.

I've been studying with Alessandra for 2 years and I can positively say she is an amazing…read morementor/teacher of not only the Italian language but also culture i.e., current events, music, film, history and of course, explaining the cultural references you will often find in reading and watching films. She is personable, patient, very bright and committed to your pursuit of the language. I take online as well as in person lessons and I find her teaching style works well in either setting. Her vast library of teaching tools, regardless of your level, is amazing; you will never get bored with Alessandra! The class sizes are perfect - usually less than 7 and I find that supplemental private lessons are a great compliment to my studies. If you are just starting with the language or a C2 level, you will find that she will meet you where you are in your journey and will walk with you as you progress. I am grateful to have found Alessandra - a wonderful teacher, a good person and someone who I trust to help me on this challenging, yet rewarding journey.

I have been taking Italian language classes with Alessandra for over three years, interrupted a bit…read moreby Covid. At first they were in person and now they are by zoom. I have taken other language courses. So much depends on the instructor, whether they make you feel comfortable, how much they are able to make it lively, and how they engage you in the language and the culture. Alessandra is a star in all respects. I am learning not only the language but about the country, the culture, the food, and the little idiomatic expressions that help you speak like an Italian. I recommend Alessandra's classes very highly!

This company sends untrained bilingual people to interpret. They are also disorganized and…read moreunprofessional.

From the owner: With languages, you, our client, put your trust in us that we deliver your message in a manner that…read morethe patient understands. For more than 40 years we have succeeded in doing just that. We have succeeded because all our Translators, Interpreters, Project Managers and Schedulers are professionals in their field, proud to be associated with us. Proud to deliver their best work and effort to you, the client, and to your patients and public. When you need an interpreter at 3 o'clock in the morning in the ER, or when you need a document translated accurately at a 6th Grade reading level, you can rest assured that we will not fail you.

I have been taking Spanish classes here for the past year. The group classes are small allowing…read morefor easy participation by all. The teachers are knowledgeable and encouraging. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced student Solvita Spanish School is a great place to study!

Love this school! Solveig is amazing. She understands how to teach to your level and will…read moreaccommodate both private and group lessons. Her assistant Loretto is teaching my son and he's learned more in 2 lessons than all semester at school!

Absolutely loved the environment. It was the first time I was ACTUALLY enthusiastic about going to…read moretutoring. One of my favorite experiences was the group tutoring sessions where we collaborated on ideas and assignments. For once.... learning math was fun!!

We've had a fantastic experience with Sage Educators. My son is in middle school, and their support…read morehas made a real difference. They not only help him stay on top of his schoolwork, but they also go beyond that by supplementing his curriculum with focused lessons in the areas where he needs the most help. They assist with homework, reinforce key concepts, and--best of all--he actually enjoys going to tutoring! The tutors are patient, knowledgeable, and truly invested in his success. We've seen a noticeable boost in his confidence and academic progress. I highly recommend Sage Educators to any family looking for high-quality, personalized academic support.

amazing, learned so much. I would recommend to anyone who wants to advance holistic health…read moreunderstanding or get into the field

It has been several years since my experience at AIM and I am still grateful for all of it. My…read moreprimary care physician is a graduate and speaker there and so is my osteopath who still assists there. Both are important friends to me. The unkind and judgmental words---directed at me personally---from John B. of Oregon in his AIM review indicates the lack of empathy, sympathy, or understanding that another human being can have for another. I do not hold anyone at AIM responsible for the cruel attacks attempting to discredit another person's experience. I am happy that most students benefit greatly from Francesca's program. She has built noteworthy institutions in both the Academy of Intuition Medicine and Energy Medicine University. I admire her accomplishments and even mentioned her university favorably in my novel series. Something that could help others be more sensitive to and possibly grow in knowledge in is the misconception that the human ego is somehow negative or bad---as John B. chose to denote. In my experience, ego is an essential part of our being and absolutely necessary for soular development and eventual spiritual ascension . . . with a refined ego. I am sorry that my observations and personal experience triggers anger in some to the point where they feel berating and putting down another is the right course of action. It, of course, is not. Making assumptions based on ignorance hurts people. That would be the second thing a healer should know. The first . . . kindness helps people. John B. and Jean T. of Fairfax, who both wrote defensive reviews that misconstrued my words, who do not know what happened, who do not know me at all, made substantially wrong conclusions about my intentions and my actual statements. It is as if they didn't read my review at all and produced some alternate interpretation to exhaust their resentment to my experience which differed from theirs. The teachings and curriculum are just fine. Nothing cultish there. It is the cult-like devotion I witnessed every class meeting by the teaching assistants telling me all the various ways Francesca knows what is going on with each student---even in their private lives. I have always and continue to be open to any opportunity to learn . . . from any source. The large quantities of e-mails, materials, and coursework I received at the Academy was fascinating and I read everything I was provided. Learning for me is not mutually exclusive . . . it is a way of life to gather knowledge, to learn all there is to learn. It would have been nice to receive my MIM diploma, because I like to finish what I start. But, I was not given that choice. Francesca told me many times that "you are too advanced for this program." If anyone knows Francesca, they would know she never patronizes nor says anything she doesn't think is true. And, how many of you have ever heard Francesca repeat herself many times in the same conversation? That was the first and only time I've witnessed it. It saddens me that people didn't accept that Francesca might be right in her assertion about me. Somehow, some think the very notion of being too advanced is impossible ergo a white lie said to pacify a rebel egotist. According to several AIM graduates I've bumped into after my Yelp reviews came out, some things did in fact change at the Academy. This was my reason for the review, to help create positive change. It is good to hear that John B's class benefited years later. I imagine a world that does not merely tolerate differences. I imagine a people who see the pain of others and offer a space of kindness where true understanding can flourish. I had made an error in assuming AIM was one such possible haven. Consequently, I was the one who had been hurt back then. Quite a few people have written to me via Yelp commending me for my reviews of AIM depicting their same experiences accurately. I was well liked and respected by my fellow classmates. It was one teacher assistant and the instructor who resented me for asking a few innocent questions. I was openly punished and told, "if I don't trust her wisdom then I'd better leave." So, I accepted her punishment, kept quiet, and opted to willingly comply . . . yet, I was still eventually expelled. I was later called by my AIM mentor and told to ingratiate myself and beg to be reinstated to earn my spot back in the Masters program, because the same thing had happened to him and that was what he did. His apparent transference involved belittling me and invalidating Francesca's statements about my being too advanced for the Masters program. If John B. represents even a tiny percentage of how AIM people think and feel, it is case in point for my disappointment in the discovery that some intuitive healers are not spiritual, at all. Which I suppose is the main talking point the others are making---AIM teaches energy medicine, not spirituality. This happens to be my exact same point as well. Update 0019 Feel.