My first experience with PFBS was during Covid, when we needed a summer day camp for our oldest…read more They basically just hung out at a local beach every day, exploring the length of it, nearby tidepools, discussing rocks, etc. She enjoyed herself despite the setting being fairly mundane. Now my Kindergarten student attends a weekly pod at the Coastside Moss Beach location and we are really happy to be sending her. The location--Fitzgerald Marine Reserve and the neighboring forest--is spectacular, and I am constantly being surprised at the random nature knowledge she casually spits out. They visit the tidepools whenever the tides allow, make secret hideouts in the trees, make dams in the sand, etc. I wish I could go to forest school!

My son (started at 2.5, now is 3) has loved every minute at PFBS, he asks to go every day! We…read moreappreciate and trust the teachers and he is cared for with love and affection. He thrives in the beautiful forest classroom. In just a few months has become deeply aware of his surroundings in nature and has developed a true curiosity for the ocean, animals, bugs and plants. Now that he is 3, we planned to send him to a traditional preschool full time, but because of his love for this special program, we are continuing part time at PFBS to foster his love for the outdoors.

My son loved this camp! He learned how to make Minecraft mods. This was the first camp he happily…read moreattended.

Our 8-year-old daughter had a blast at Type, Coding & Minecraft Camp…read more Aside, we signed her up for her first Minecraft account this past weekend. Hopefully, she can do it again next summer if schedules permit.

good experience overall! I sent my 4yo here for a day to get a sense of how this works. Essentially…read morethey operate out of a school or similar facility and they set up different rooms with different activities ( for example, robotics, media, arts and crafts, sewing, etc..) There is an outdoor playground and one or two additional outdoor activities that they have set up. What I absolutely loved is that lunch and snacks is included! This is a huge plus for me as my kid actually enjoyed the lunch! I personally do like the idea of less structure and more playtime and exploration for the kids. They usually have one counselor assigned to each room/activity. My only suggestion is that for the younger children ages 4 to 5, they should have either a buddy assigned on their first day or an assigned counselor who will kind of ease them into the day because it can be quite overwhelming for a kid that age to navigate the campus if they don't know anybody there. For older kids this is a non-issue in my opinion. Overall happy with the experience and would be back again!

Steve & Kate's is known for being a non-structured type of camp and that is what I was interested…read morein for my daughter. She has a structured school year and being able to do what she wanted when she wanted. My daughter really enjoyed being able to make decisions about where she spent her time. She learned how to sew very well and made lots of friends. The director is an amazing leader, and the counselors are very kind to all the kids. Looking forward to this year!!!

They have a great reputation in our area for a reason. I have only dealt with them from a business…read morestandpoint and can say that they are very trustworthy and extremely nice people.

I am able to offer a unique review based on the fact that I previously worked at Serendipity (as a…read moreTeaching Assistant) and am now a parent of a Kindergartener who attends this school. Also, I am a Teacher (at a different elementary school), so my standards are quite high ;-) While working at Serendipity, I was able to get to know administration and staff on a personal basis. I got a behind the scenes view. The truth is that this school is as great as it appears to be. The teachers genuinely care about their students and are extremely talented. Meaghan, the Head of the School, is down-to-earth and compassionate. She deeply cares about the families and staff she serves. My son began Serendipity in TK. He wasn't a cookie cutter child by any means. In fact, he was diagnosed with ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder during his first year here. When I communicated this to the school, the administration was very supportive and worked with us to make his school year a positive one. This year my son is in Kindergarten and is thriving. His teacher, Ms. Kim, has embraced his many quirks (he loves to sing all day long..as a teacher myself I feel for her!). He has learned invaluable skills such as self regulation, perseverance, communication and self expression. My formerly shy child, has become an outgoing little person who is confident in who he is and isn't afraid to be himself. When you join this gem of a school, you become part of a family. It feels like Cheers where everyone knows your name :-).

To give some background, I myself took a gaming class from Greg when I was in Grad school. Through…read morededication and hard work, I worked in the sports video gaming industry as a UI Artist in 2D/3D animation for many years, and continue to use these technical skills in my Marketing career. Fast forward, I wanted my 8 year old daughter to be exposed to these technical skills that Digital Monkey provides. This summer she attended the classes Digital Design and Illustration and Intro to Animations camps with Greg and Ola. She felt comfortable right away. With a small comfortable environment, she learned so much and brought home great work in just one week! With her love to play games, watch YouTube and an interest to help me while I work, this camp introduced her to storytelling, art, technical skills, critiques, animation skills and more! Camps are fun, but what puts this at the top of my list is - not only fun, it taught real-life skills that can used through all types of disciplines and in her life. I don't believe there are any other programs that compare. I plan to enroll her in the next available camp.

My son has really enjoyed the Intro to Video Game Development class. Coming into the class, he had…read moreno background in game development or coding. With Greg's help, he has been able to learn a lot in a short amount of time, and he is very proud of his creations. Great experience all around!

Amazing dance place! I signed up for my first time at dance. I started with acrobatics, because my…read moreold gymnastics place was to un advanced. In acrobatics, Constance was my teacher and wouldn't level me up just because of ONE MISTAKE OF A HANDSTAND! Soon, we got a new teacher and now im being leveled up. My hip hop teacher, Jan Jan is amazing! It's crazy how she only teaches two classes! For our hip hop dance recital, we danced to a remix of Live in the Mix and Debut by KATSEYE. Would recommend, super fun.

My daughter has been doing jazz since she was 3 years old here and she loves it. All the teachers…read moremake the class fun and she met a lot of nice kids. She did the performance in June when she was 4 and it was so good. I highly recommend this dance place!

I went to this art academy during the summer to learn more about painting and I really enjoyed the…read moreplace! Robin as well as her daughter, Shannon, are well knowledged in arts, they're patient, and nice! I personally haven't touched any paint since elementary school but with their guidance, I learned on color blending and in what order to paint it. This art academy teaches for both adults and children and is very family friendly. I would definitely recommend this place to anybody who wants to learn how to paint or draw and would come back to this place again!

Elena is able to catalyze excitement about music in her students that is amazing to witness! My…read moreson learned so much from Ms. Elena!

We heard about Elena from a friend who also sent their kids here. My 7 year old has been learning…read morepiano with Elena for about 2 years since then. I really appreciate how patient Elena is to young kids. My son has enjoyed his lesson tremendously and has grown a lot since then. Elena has a great selection of songs that are not only age and level appropriate but also sound beautiful. She takes her time to teach him music theory, improve his technique and most importantly build up his love for music. We don't have to ask him practice piano at home, but he'd rather play piano to us because he's so excited to show us his new songs, or to show us his progress, which is a beautiful thing to see. He doesn't just learn piano at Elena, I can also see him learning how to be focused, patient, how to deal with frustration when he can't play certain part of a song well, how to not give up, how to keep showing up and practicing. I can't put into words how much we appreciate Elena for teaching him all of that. Thank you so much, Elena!

So as with most of our summer camps, I have to go by what my daughter tells me and try to glean…read morewhat's going on based on minutes of being onsite during pickups and dropoffs. Our 7-year-old was here for a week this past summer. This camp seems to have a SimCity/Lego crossover thing going on, which I can totally get behind. Every day my daughter would talk about adding new buildings and bringing home a score sheet summarizing the state of her town (population, approval rating, money in the treasury, complaints and accolades from the townspeople). I came in one morning to find some escaped criminals holding up little speech bubbles. Looking around at all the little towns, there were some seriously impressive structures. After the week I downloaded Cities: Skylines (the computer game) and am looking forward to playing it.

My 8 and 10 year old daughter both loved this camp! Every day I picked them up, they were so…read moreexcited to show me all the things they had built. They seemed to really enjoy the civics nature of the building and telling me about why they had built particular structures to help their town. I was quite impressed by this camp that it turned out to be a great learning experience. I highly recommend it! I was a bit concerned when I signed up that this would be a mostly boy camp -- my daughters had some girl friends there with them and I noticed a few other girls there who we did not know. It seems like @ 30-40% girls that week, in case you are wondering. Though it didn't really make a difference as they work in small teams anyway.