I just attended the "Intro to Art for 'Non-Artists' workshop." Amazing!! Rachel is an incredible…read moreteacher. Step by step instructions, examples, and practice helped to build my confidence to explore my creative side without the risk of failure. What fun! The art studio is full of inspiration. I'm looking forward to my next workshop. I highly recommend to anyone who thinks that they are a "non-artist!"

From the owner: Mountainside Arts C'ville is a small art school/studio that specializes in art instruction for…read morechildren, teens and adults. All classes are taught by a certified K-12 Art teacher with over 20+ years of experience. We also offer Teen and Adult One-Day Art workshops, birthday art parties, Paint your Own Pottery parties, Ladies' Art Nights, Pet Painting and more!

this place was just mid. all students were babied and the staff clearly had no experience working…read morewith upper adolescents. would not recommend.

As a camp counsellor, I felt that the management was not supportive at all, i felt they looked at…read moreus like literal slaves. i understand hard work/discipline and quite enjoy it but when management (Kasey/Bethany/Libby and Ryan Rothenberg who wasn't even management but acted like it!) is extremely bi-polar, constantly judging and pointing out the things you do wrong and never boosts your morale by saying you did this well etc. I loved the staff who i lived with on camp they honestly were honest, loyal and hard working people but the management and the camp nurse plus other family members who own the camp honestly looked at you like you were trash. the dirty looks and the smart remarks made my working life at Triple Camp a living hell! All they cared about was money and quite frankly didn't care about their staff either. the only thing that kept me in America at that time was the awesome people of Charlottesville that i met while at camp. also, the food that they served us was lower quality than prison food, i wouldn't of fed it to my dead dog it was that nutritionally and tastefully bland!!!! even the cooks which i did like as they were just normal sound people said that everything that came in was the worst quality food they have every seen, we did an overnight once every week to 2 weeks and they fed the kids slop! us as staff would have to pay for are own food most days due to the sickness we would feel after eating the food they had provided for us. i will honestly never do camp America again as Triple C Camp has tainted my view on that experience! i honestly felt belittled and looked down at by the senior management staff at Triple C Camp and would not recommend anyone to work at their camp unless they change their ideas and how they treat their staff. I was so scared to say anything to management about how they treated us as they had the power to fire us on the spot which in turn would cancel are visa with immediate effect which would result in a five year ban from the USA and would make it impossible to get a green card in the future.

Our family had a very poor experience with Aloha Mind Math in Charlottesville, VA, managed by Biju…read moreand Ashwati. When we first enrolled our daughter about seven months ago, they were friendly and attentive. Unfortunately, that changed quickly. After the initial weeks, our daughter was assigned to different instructors, and the quality of teaching and communication declined significantly. We had particularly unpleasant interactions with Ms. Sejal. She often gave feedback to students in front of other parents, which felt unprofessional and embarrassing for the kids. When I politely raised concerns about this, her behavior toward my daughter noticeably changed. She began openly comparing her to other students and making discouraging remarks like "learn from them," which I found completely inappropriate. When we approached the owners to request a teacher change, they asked for detailed explanations--which we provided--but ultimately did nothing to resolve the issue. The pricing is also extremely high: around $300 per month for two subjects, plus a registration fee of about $130. They also charge a "security deposit" equal to a full month's tuition, which is very unusual for a tutoring service. On top of that, they require auto-draft payments--meaning you must be very proactive in stopping payments if you choose to end services. For the quality of instruction and the lack of support, the cost simply doesn't match the value. Scheduling is another major issue. They follow the public school calendar, so if your child attends on Mondays or Fridays, expect frequent cancellations due to holidays. When you ask for make-up sessions, they cite the number of classes "included" in the monthly fee--information that was never disclosed clearly when we enrolled. Despite charging monthly, they cap the number of sessions per month, and you only realize that once you try to reschedule. They also frequently rescheduled our daughter's sessions at their convenience, but when we needed to adjust the schedule, getting a makeup session was difficult. Communication from the owners was consistently poor. There were multiple instances where messages went unanswered for days. In one situation, I was actually waiting for Ms. Ashwati to discuss an issue, but she simply walked away after speaking with two other parents. It felt extremely disrespectful and dismissive. Ironically, the only time they responded quickly was when I emailed to cancel and stop the automatic drafts from my account. Overall, our experience was stressful, disappointing, and not at all what we expected. I would not recommend this center, especially given the high fees and lack of professionalism.

Charlottesville- Aloha Mind Math…read more My son has been taking aloha mind math for a year now. Eventhough he was an A student we enrolled him in this class so he could challenge and develop his mind further. He has been using his aloha math to solve difficult math problems in school faster then his classmates.He comes home with a smile on his face if he beat his opponent in a math challege. His teacher Ashwati N is very accomodating, patient, caring. She takes pride in her students progress and spends more time with them after class if they need more help. I would recommend Charlottesville-aloha mind math whether you are an excellent student or average student if you live in a 20 mile radius of Charlottesville area.

Absolute gem of a place to train. Stopped by to see if I could train a day or two while visiting…read morethe area from out of town; their morning crew and training vibes were so awesome I trained with them the entire week - even bought some merch to wear once my trip was done. Not only recommend this place to anyone looking for a solid gym to learn, but will be coming back if I find myself in the Charlottesville area again!!

My and my freaking awesome amazing boyfriend who's so good at jiu jitsu went on Saturday and it was…read morereally fun.

Both my daughters were lifelong dancers at Wilson. My younger one is now a dance major at a large…read moreuniversity here is her review, "I danced at Wilson for 15 years and wouldn't trade my experience there for the world. I continue to keep up with the teachers and friends I met there. The staff were invested in my learning and my creative development. Through Wilson I had the chance to dance for the Harlem Globetrotters halftime show and the Cherry Blossom Parade in DC along with many other performances. I am forever grateful that I got to grow up dancing there." My other daughter used to say it felt like home. Would highly recommend - because the school is quality. Your children are known and valued AND given an excellent dance education.

Wilson School of Dance is an incredible experience for young girls and boys. The entire staff is…read moreprofessional and skilled - but more importantly they are kind and caring. Every child is considered unique and while team/group leaning is important, Juanita and her staff ensure each child's individual needs and characteristics are nurtured. Juanita's kindness and caring carries over to all that attend this school. Older students mentor younger ones. If you have to sum up this school in one word it would be KINDNESS. Yes they are learning, yes Juanita demands the best from each student. But over it all there is a sense of teamwork, caring, and kindness.

Master Ma is the most dedicated and caring tkd instructor anyone could wish for!! So lucky to have…read moresuch a master teaching in Cville.

This is such an amazing TaeKwonDo studio! Master Ma does an amazing job at instructing my kids not…read moreonly taekwondo, but also how to be responsible, respectable and aware children. He has an amazing ability of getting them to work really hard but still have a good time. It's crazy that his studio isn't full of students all the time. We were thinking of just trying it for 2 weeks during the free trial, but his prices are fair and my kids were too excited about going the 3rd week that we couldn't just stop. Now we're 9 months in and they're still loving it! Thank you!

I am a former Student at Oakland School. Neither my parents nor I were impressed…read more My Review and thoughts on this school: Dump! Social Services should shut this place down for numerous, obvious reasons upon a closer look at this place or residing or working at this place. I am surprised they haven't yet just well done that. This place couldn't have possibly passed inspections when I was there and was deplorable. I have heard through credible sources there has been no improvement over the years! I attended this school for two consecutive years and it was an absolute joke for a boarding school especially considering the annual price. Student living/residential conditions are extremely poor. Additionally no air conditioning in the hot sweltering southern summers with some students residing in a trailer plus not well vetted dorm counselors or faculty. I have attended considerably better schools following this terrible experience at this lousy place and graduated high school valedictorian with no credit to my experience at this school. I then graduated with a double bachelor of science degree in Communicative Disorders, BS, and Psychology, BS, and I am now a master's degree student at a prestigious university ranked right under Vanderbilt in speech-language pathology. The educational "school" aspect of this place is not any better or any improvement in my opinion from what you can find for your child with a learning disability in a public school special education program, or private tutor. Definitely seek out a better quality boarding school and do your research and take a closer look. I can tell you right now there is no question in my mind and in the minds of numerous people I met and know from here, who have had the misfortune of passing through this place as either students, or employees, this place is an overrated, low quality school. Investigate carefully before sending your children here, is my recommendation. For God's sake, you can find "Wordly- Wise" books on amazon.com and you have been able to for the past 20 years! Please Note: In private chat rooms online there are similar sentiments to mine outlined above and similar rating's to mine voiced. I just thought it was long overdue for someone to be a little more forthright with voicing-writing about or verbalizing what actually goes on at this place. Things simply do not add up..."Where does all of the money go?" was a common question and sentiment of numerous staff members when I attended Oakland School and the staff morale was very low with a considerably high staff turnover particularly in the dormitories, where stability is needed the most. The staff members commonly voiced concerns about how the dormitory staff and teacher's pay at Oakland was low, the living conditions were poor to deplorable for the students who boarded and resided on campus, the cafeteria food was terrible, again, no air conditioning in the dormitories and majority of the classrooms, where does the $30k+annually for each student who boards there go actually? I believe one very positive, good and highly constructive idea would be for the parents of the students who attend Oakland currently and may share my concerns, together and request/demand an annual accounting as to where this money goes. Those are my thoughts on this anyway.

Our child began at Oakland in the summer program---we were looking for a camp-like environment…read morewhich could combine fun summer activities like swimming and riding with academic reinforcement for our child who struggles with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and working memory issues. After a very successful summer session, we decided to enroll for the winter boarding program and have been thrilled with the progress we have seen. Oakland is small, nurturing, and really "gets" kids with ADHD and learning differences. The calming rural setting and extremely small and personalized classes have resulted in our child loving school and making great progress both academically and with executive functioning skills. Oakland focuses on making sure that children obtain strong foundations in reading, writing and math---albeit at each child's unique pace. Perhaps more importantly, Oakland teaches children how to self-advocate and learn to manage their particular learning challenges---setting them up for future success in high school is one of the school's goals. Oakland's summer program is open to students from other schools who need academic reinforcement during the summer, and the regular program also operates on a rolling admissions basis for families seeking an alternative to their current educational situation. Tuition-wise, even Oakland's boarding program is comparable to the tuition of SN day schools in the DC area.

This place is awesome. I have been wanting to try BJJ for a while and I finally decided to, I am so…read moreglad I picked Gracie Charlottesville. The community here is great and very helpful for all skill levels. Their facility is brand new, big, and has really nice amenities (shower, sauna, lockers, changing room, etc). If you want to give it a shot they also offer a completely free 1 week trial. Definitely recommend this gym!

Update! Their newest hire who is currently running the kids classes (including one for 4-6…read moreyear-olds), upcoming women's classes, muay thai, and other things, is Kristen DeBruycker who trained directly under THE Pedro Sauer and has trained in Thailand. Absolutely incredible instructor. Amazing school and soon to be the best!