I live in Chicago and I took some lessons for the TOEFL test with Joa from Manhattan Review. Joa…read morehelped me to build a strategy to improve my Toefl score. She understood quickly my weak point, applied her teaching method and helped me to decrease my nervousness. It is very efficient. Joa is a wonderful tutor !

Great school. Busing to park district for after care, as well as quality after care after school…read more Family picnics, and adult friendly fundraisers, multiple dances. :

I can't speak to the actual school, but they have a gorgeous community garden that I've helped tend…read morewith Chicago Cares. A pleasant way to spend a nice Saturday morning, and it's in a cute area to boot.

I wanted to take the time to share our experience from the last 7 months. Our son transitioned to…read morethis clinic after he aged out of Early Intervention services. We received services at our home with Trisha for OT, and Kellsey and Jordan for Speech. All therapists were great and my 3 year old looked forward to his sessions with them. When we originally filled out paperwork I was asked to place a card on file for services. I was under the impression that our card was being automatically ran by the office for our patient portion for the therapy sessions. Fast forward to seven months later, I received an email with a bill for over $3000. This was the first bill that I had ever received from the office. As you can imagine I was very shocked. I asked the office to pause all sessions until we sorted out all billing matters. I was notified that their billing department was supposed to be sending out monthly billing statements, which they did not do due to an issue with their billing service that they are no longer using. They also never ran my card on file. Their administration team apologized and said they would work with me on the matter which I deeply appreciated as it was a large amount of money to pay at one time. I had made a $650 payment on May 9th and discussed with the office to review two sessions so I can make an additional $500 payment on 5/13. I reviewed all the therapy sessions for accuracy and called my insurance to make sure they paid everything as they should. However I noticed there were two sessions (out of seven months) that seemed to not pay out as expected. Our son did not receive services on this day but the office billed our insurance as "a standard of business" across multiple days, stating the days were used to write notes from the evaluation, but they billed our insurance as an evaluation was completed on this day. Our insurance denied these visits with a frequency limitation, noting our responsibility as $0 since the insurance already made a payment for the evaluation to the same provider. However the office assigned us a charge. My insurance also informed me that an evaluation completed on one day cannot be billed over the span of multiple days to cover the cost of the time the provider spent to document notes. That is all considered as part of the evaluation itself. These additional charges equates to about $300. I was instructed by the office to contact my insurance, which I did, and I provided them the information the insurance gave me, their clinic director, Elizabeth Benney responded to me with " I think it's very nice of your insurance company to waive your bill but we rely on our own contract with the patients". Throughout this entire billing issue I have been working with Megan and it seemed to have been going smoothly. As soon as Elizabeth became involved the conversation became very aggressive and abrasive. I think Elizabeth failed to realize that their clinic made a mistake and did not send out bills for seven months. There is a major lack of conflict resolution on her end. The wording in her emails is absolutely appalling. I was asking for clarification of two sessions out of seven months and had already started to make payments on the account. Having some compassion, especially when it comes to families with children with autism and need a lifetime of services and supports, which cost a great deal of money. It really speaks volumes as a clinic director. I would suggest taking a step back and really evaluate how you talk to your patients parents and use this as an opportunity to reflect. At the end of the day we are there to help our kids be the best they can be and grow up in a world that wasn't made for them. The last thing we want to do is be put in the path of a person who is unnecessarily rude and lacks patience and understanding. With that being said, we will be switching providers, solely based on the poor behavior and actions of the clinic director, Elizabeth Benney.

I cannot say enough great things about Pyramid! Their staff are incredible. So engaging, energetic…read moreand caring. Our son has made awesome progress and is a completely different kid from the time he started there. Our family has received the help and support needed to help our son continue to reach milestones we did't think were possible. Not only is the staff and therapy provided amazing but to see my son's eyes light up when he feels confident in his abilities is priceless. Our son loves Pyramid and can't wait to go each day. The one-on-one support and tailored program created for his needs has surpassed our expectations and the results really show! I highly recommend Pyramid to every family seeking a therapeutic school for their child.

My daughter loved she made new friends and she learned about her culture even more then she knew…read more My daughter was worried about ice but the teachers and security made her feel safe she loves marwen and we will come back .

For years I've passed Marwen by train or bus on my way to/from the Loop. For years I wondered what…read moreMarwen was, but was never curious enough (read too lazy) to find out. At some point I decided that Marwen must be the corporate headquarters of some outdoorsy clothing brand because the name reminded me of Erehwon, the mountain outfitter. Well, mountain outfitter it's not; this is what Marwen is all about (from their website): "Marwen was founded to provide Chicago's youth with stimulating and diverse opportunities to channel their adolescent energy into personally rewarding and developmentally appropriate outlets. Chicago is a city rich in history, architecture, art, and culture, and it is Marwen's intent to leverage these resources, providing our students with an out-of-school program that provides access to opportunity, while remaining highly relevant to their individual and collective experiences." The fabulous Kelly S told me about "Show Me Marwen" which gave me a chance to check the place out, for free to boot! The event was really cool, but a little crowded. I liked that they asked attendees to not only wear name tags, but add color-coded stickers to show how they were affiliated with Marwen (student, alumni, parent, friend, etc.), it really gave it a community feel. The alumni and student artwork on display was amazing and ranged from photographs to paintings to pottery to claymation videos. I was in awe of all of the creativity in the room. The only downside was that when I left Marwen I felt about as creative as a cucumber.

Any kid who attends this school is in for a treat! The staff really goes above and beyond to help…read morethe kids make the most of their days there. When they're in art class, they even get to learn from an actual professional artist, Ms. Harper. Would definitely recommend this school!

Our daughter is in her 3rd school year at SIEF (ages 3,4,5) and this school has been a such a…read morewonderful experience for her and our family. The school director has an incredible passion for her work of providing young children a loving and inspiring place to learn. There is a great emphasis on culture, in line with the school being founded by Italians: with lots of time spent encouraging the children to explore arts, music and food. Dual-language learning is a huge benefit to young minds and this school is more affordable than other dual-language schools of such high quality. The location in Wicker Park neighborhood is very convenient and easy to access

So far, so good. We started sending our crabby 4th grader here because he refused to do his math…read morehomework with either of his parents....or his sitter who is also an elementary teacher by day. Now we have a kid that looks forward to the tutor! He responds really well to the hushed, relaxing atmosphere and positive feedback that the center employs. The communication from the staff to parents is excellent. We receive written reports but also verbal updates when we come to pick up. We could not be happier that Mathnasium opened this location so near us. It has been a game changer for our son's schoolwork.

My teen love attending this place has earned better grades. People are friendly and kindly.read more

We love ICSJ. Our son joined the school in Kindergarten and we've had a great experience since day…read more1. The teachers truly care and are invested in the whole child. Our son is challenged and thriving academically, as well as nurtured emotionally. The co teaching model is amazing and special. 2 certified teachers in a class of 24 students max. They also have learning specialists that are able to help children if they need a little extra assistance but they do it in a fun way so the kids do not view as a negative. In fact my son loved his small group time with the reading specialist. We love that they have Spanish twice a week, as well as very strong academics across the usual subjects including STEM. We love their student lead conferences because it teaches students public speaking skills in front of their parents in which they can present what they have been working on. After the "presentation" then the parents have opportunity to speak to teachers in the more traditional private format. We are not religious and feel that the religious aspect of the school is not overwhelming but rather teaches good morals and ethics. The community is amazing! It really is a small school in a big city with a family feel. The teachers are also very responsive when parents reach out. They have before & after school care. We often sign up for enrichment classes after school which have been great. They have ranged from stem, yoga and chess. Many graduates continue high school at high ranked Catholic schools like St Ignatius AND the #1 ranked high school in Illinois Walter Payton. We originally looked at Lincoln Elementary (CPS), St Clements, Catherine Cook and FXW but chose ICSJ for the reasons above. It may not have the big name factor of some other schools but I would definitely check out this hidden gem because it's an incredible school!

Going into my GMAT preparation, I thought doing countless practice problems would suffice in order…read moreto master the test. After taking a few practice tests and not seeing any change in my score, I realized I needed to take a different approach. Hoping to take the GMAT by October, I signed up for the Full Online Live Course starting August 21st through September 28th. The classes are 3 hours long with an 8-minute break to help simulate what the GMAT breaks will feel like (so helpful day of). The first class serves as an introduction to what the GMAT is and the classes progress in difficulty as the lessons go on. For each class, you do skill-builders to prepare for the upcoming lessons - these really help prepare you to test out new strategies discussed that day. In terms of the class, we would go through various strategies for problem types and then do a lot of practice problems. What's great about the course structure is that it's live! This means that you can ask questions in real time and get answers straight from the teacher. In addition, the platform has multiple choice options so that you can not only submit your answer, but also see the percentage break down of what other people answered. The absolute highlight of the course was my teacher, Ethan Todras-Whitehill. From day one, his energy and passion for the GMAT made the 3-hour class fly by. He's incredibly smart and qualified, but very down-to-earth at the same time. He'd get to know each of his students and strove to help everyone understand the subject matter. In addition, he's hilarious, so even if you're learning Data Sufficiency, you will end up leaving class with a smile on your face. Once in a while, he'd check up on me to see how the course was going. Even after the course, he emailed to see how studying was coming along. Knowing that someone else was rooting for me really helped motivate me on test day. By far and away, the Veritas course is worth every penny. My GMAT score jumped 120 points and I gained important logical reasoning skills along the way. Learning how to think like the test maker made all the difference. Thanks Veritas! And most importantly, thanks Ethan!

I highly recommend the Veritas Prep course. I took their online course back in February, and was…read moreable to raise my GMAT score 100 points in a little over a month. The Veritas Prep materials gave me the tools I needed to achieve the type of score necessary to attend a top 10 business school, and I am happy to say that I begin my studies at a top ten business school this fall. All of this is thanks to hard work and the Veritas Prep program and instructors. The materials are very thorough and informative, and they make sure you learn every piece of information necessary to succeed on the GMAT. The customer service is top notch. I took other review courses, and often felt like they left out important material, and summarized issues that needed to be covered more thoroughly. This is not the case with Veritas. They provide you with in-depth instruction, and an endless supply of practice questions, and practice tests. They provide you with access to approximately 10 practice tests, which is a huge bonus. In addition to the exceptional study materials, the customer service was some of the best I have experienced. Every question I submitted was answered satisfactorily within 24 hours, often the response time was much less than that. When talking with the Veritas staff, you can tell that they truly care about your performance on the exam, and want to ensure you understand the answers to any question you have submitted. This truly is a program that goes above and beyond, and it is well worth the investment.