Penny R first got me involved in the Carson High culinary program 10 plus years ago…read more When the opportunity came up this spring to attend a fund raiser for the AACT program in Reno, I jumped on it. The Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology, AACT, is an career technical education school within the Washoe County School District. It gives students an alternative opportunity to help them decide on various paths to secondary education. There are eight academies in the program- communications arts and media, culinary, teaching and training, engineering, fire science, high school of business, medical, and natural resources and animal sciences. In April, a team of sophomore culinary students won first place in the state competition in Las Vegas and presented a fund raiser to help get them to nationals. The winning team with the support of their fellow classmates and the hospitality class presented an incredible six course dinner in the cafe at the AACT campus. I have dined around the world at various levels of restaurant and street cuisine, these kids did a phenomenal job- in quality and execution of the plates, hospitality, and cooperation. What 10th grader have you met that knows how to prepare roasted figs, pomegranate molasses, and burrata mousse; beef tartare; French rack of lamb with couscous; branzino and bulgar; and blueberry limoncello tiramisu. Little lone know what they are ? I have the greatest respect for these students and their teacher/mentors, for these are our future chefs. And I expect to be well fed ! The school does have a cafe open to the public on Thursdays from noon to 1 pm at the AACT Restaurant, 380 Edison Way, Reno.

My updated review is primarily for the Culinary program that runs the AACT Restaurant. The Chefs…read more(teachers) do a great job with the kids in teaching them the ins and outs of culinary. I am amazed at the AACT Restaurant! The food is always tasty, very reasonably priced and changes every week. The kids take turns creating the menu, doing the work to establish pricing, learn to work the kitchen, as well as opportunities to earn some money and experience as servers to the dining area. These young adults are always very professional, and polite. Great skills being learned here. I love that this is open to the public. I hope that more people hear about it and support the students and the program. The restaurant is only open select Thursdays, so be sure to visit their website to see the dates and make a reservation. The menu changes each time. You can see the menus ahead of time on their website: https://www.aacttrailblazers.com/culinary-and-hospitality-academy.html . While pricing is not listed on the site, it is always reasonable and very tasty. I have been several times now, and my meal has never been more than $15 (app, entree, desert). The tables are typically decorated with flower arrangements made by students and are for sale as well. Note: Cash only.

I started with Julia when I first moved into Reno, and I've been going ever since. She has a great…read morestudio right off of Glendale, with lots of parking. Classes are a maximum of five students so you get lots of individual attention. Once you've taken her basic class, you can do open studios with her a couple times a week. She's always taking classes and building her skills so she can help others. I highly recommend taking a class from her if you're interested in learning flameworking or improving your skills.

Took a four hour class with Julia; great technique & fun class! Got to stop in Thursday open…read moretorch. I'm not an expert but it's great fun! Must contact Julia for availability but offerings are: Glass Bead Making Class (min 2 people/max 6) 4hr session foundation class Cost $180 Mini Glass Bead Workshop 6-9pm 1st Wednesday of the month & 10am-1pm every other Saturday. Condensed class Cost $50 Open Torch Thursday 6-9pm you've taken a basics class it's time to play Cost $30 + cost of glass of glass rods.

My 9 year old started at Mathnasium approximately 6 months ago. Not only did her math grade rise,…read moreall grades rose dramatically on the end of the year report card. She loves the staff here and though it's not always the easiest place to drive your child after a long day after school the work and attention she has been provided here has brightened her future. I never learned mathematics correctly and unfortunately have suffered in my adulthood. If you are looking for the right place to teach your kids or loved ones I recommend Mathnasium at 734 South Meadows Parkway. Scheduling at Mathnasium is a breeze and they are even available on Saturdays for the kids. This is a 5 star place to learn math! Thanks Mathnasium.

The owner is really rude, and tends to make unprofessional and mean comments behind the children's…read morebacks. And a good part of the staff just gives you a paper, and runs off, without any explanation regarding the material.

There's fights every day the teachers are awful, and the deans do not do their job they just say…read moreright or report will do something about it, but it just still continues to happen. I recommend not going to the school.

I was absolutely sceptical to send my Son here! A few years back I refused to send my daughter and…read morewith my son having a couple academic challenges I really was scared especially with COVID as well!! I have to say the communication and welcoming is outstanding! My son is by far doing fabulous! Mrs. Dominguez is AWESOME and His special ED teacher is simply AMAZING I can not even find enough great words to describe MRS. De Mars my son has certainly excelled and succeeded because of her fabulous teaching and caring heart!! Our family has had a couple changes this year as well and they are amazing and caring and more than willing to work with you! Over exceeded my expectations! Thank you so much!

Staff & teacher do well at their jobs, along with the nurse! No bullies, just good. 10/10read more

Just went to turn in field trip paperwork to chaperone. When I got to the office the rude and vapid…read moremiddle aged women with glasses told me with a biligerant attitude" what's ThiS!?!" I explained that I got the permission slip yesterday. She says " yOu CaNt Go ThIs TaKeS fOuR wEeks!" Way to drop the ball stead elementary school. I do not pay tax dollars to have this amount of Profesional ignorance from your administrative staff

I am the Office & Payroll Administrator for Quality Erectors & Construction. I signed up our owner…read morefor school at the exam center and it was an excellent decision. The school (and especially Lisa, the coordinator) provided him with the tools he needed to succeed and he passed the test. Lisa also provided a welcome environment and made him feel encouraged. We cannot recommend Contractor's Exam Center enough!

they need to improve on everything! they are unorganized during the first week of school. they…read moreallow specific students to come back for a fifth year. the dean is rude too!

This school has changed my sons life. He graduated in 2016. He has a career already and is saving…read moremoney to buy a home! The facility is amazing. He was shy. Do to the program, he is able to stand in front of a crowd and speak with confidence! This one factor a played a huge role in landing his career. Off to his future! Wow. All do to this amazing principle at this one of a kind school!!!!!

Best in Class helped my 4th grader increase her reading and math skills. The owner is very helpful…read moreand responsive.

We enrolled our daughter in the math program here about a year and a half ago. We are super…read morepleased with how much this program has done for her both in the classroom and also on her standardized testing that is done in her school. Before we enrolled her, we looked at two similar businesses in the South Meadows/Damonte Ranch area and found that this program was significantly less expensive than the other two. Additionally, we had a family friend recommend Best In Class to us. We decided to enroll our daughter because she had always received good grades in school, and we were truly shocked that her standardized testing scores showed her math below the 70th percentile! When your child only gets A's and B's on their report card, it's worrying when their standardized testing doesn't reflect that. After about 7 months of math lessons here, once a week, she tested at the 96th - 99th percentile range on her last standardized test for math in her school! We were so pleased with this improvement, in such a short time frame, that we recently signed her up for the English lessons too. Our daughter really enjoys going to the weekly lessons here. They give her "Best In Class Dollars" when she gets 100% on her tests and she can use these to buy fun little trinkets for rewards. She brings home a homework packet each time, and does 3 pages a day. It takes about 15 minutes a day generally. The next class, she takes a quick test to ensure she has learned the last week's lesson. After that, she reviews the next lesson with the instructor. We've found the lessons are broken out in very easy to understand concept groups for her. Most importantly, she tells us the teacher to student ratio is low in her classes, so she gets a lot of individual attention in each lesson. We definitely recommend this Best In Class! The staff is very kind and professional, and our daughter has had excellent results with this program!