Boo for being closed for lunch! Wasted 20 minute drive. School starts next week and my school…read moredoes not supply us with lesson plan books. I bought mine from the dollar section at Target last year, but there were none to be had this year. Based on recent reviews, I think I will take my business to ABC 1-2-3. If there is only one staff member on duty, then they should take their break at an off peak time. Some teachers at my school actual have to take their lunch break at 10 am!

Update: Just noticed the return policy on the receipt: "NO…read moreRETURN or EXCHANGE on BOOKS, CDS, POSTERS" "Unopened packages can be returned with receipt within two weeks." It seems the latter refers to other items. The shop has a variety of basic supplies for teachers and a wide selection of workbooks/curricula and posters as well. Unfortunately, there isn't much in the way of manipulatives and other materials for hands-on learning. This was surprising given the size of the store.

Not only is this a huge retail store, but it's also a membership wood-maker club. It's been around…read morefor over a decade and I am only just now discovering it. I came for their Oktoberfest, which had many vendors selling unique woodwork items. I actually needed quality wood glue to repair a wooden dresser I inherited that was my 90 year old mom's childhood dresser in England. I think wood glue should work, and this place had several to choose from. I bought the smallest size as I don't need much. The workers are helpful and friendly. I didn't see if there were rooms in back for people to work or take classes, but judging by the name of this place, I assume so. They also had the cutest resident pug chilling out in the middle of the store. I was going to take a picture, but he moved on.

My son started taking a woodworking class for youth here recently. They were super flexible and…read moreaccommodating and even managed to give him a 1:1 class to "catch him up with the group" even though we only paid for a group class. More importantly, watching the instructor work with my 9 year old son, I was truly impressed at the level of instruction and what he was able to help my son construct with wood. It was terrific, and I would recommend it anyone.

Family friendly…read more Wheelchair accessible. Inviting space for education AND fun. Community-oriented. Many program options. Check them out!

From the owner: The Rockville Science Center is a place for ALL AGES to discover the wonders of science and connect…read morewith the scientific community in our region. Join us for a class, a lecture, chess club, or one of our special events. Sign up for our programs on our website. Hope to see you soon!

A friend of mine referred me to an advocate at Weinfeld Education Group about a year ago when I was…read moreat my wit's end about the public school system ignoring my child's needs. Initially, we were on the fence about using their services because of our family's financial situation. We finally decided to use them and we were glad we did! Our advocate helped us understand the rules of the game, helped us ask the right questions and figure out the appropriate results. She was friendly and professional with MCPS staff but at the same time fierce and persistent. We also ended up using her for our second child and we are happy that we did. I highly recommend their services.

Rich and his group are saviors! Through every step of the IEP process, WEG was present and…read moreassertive with the school system to help our son with admission to a more helpful non public setting. Albeit a little pricey, the cost was worth the piece of mind that we were in good hands with WEG.

We brought our 2.5 year old to see Mandy and were with her for approximately 1.5 years. Mandy…read moreprovided just the right advice as well as engagement for our child (and as new parents, her experienced guidance and suggestions throughout also gave us peace of mind). Our toddler at the time was very shy, so her approach of play-based speech therapy was the ideal fit for a shy kiddo. He looked forward to sessions and didn't realize it was "work", but instead saw it as a fun activity where he was able to play with a variety of toys with an energetic playmate. I don't see how Mandy has the energy to play with the little ones all day, but she does--and really seems to enjoy it. The play/session environment is comfortable, welcoming, clean, and has a toy store's worth of different toys (and Mandy is always trying out new ones for the repertoire). Mandy immediately identified a structural issue that a previous formal evaluation from another speech therapist missed. Our child progressed wonderfully and is now outgoing, able to express himself clearly and with a range of vocabulary and sentence structures, and is doing advanced language and verbal work at school. We are very satisfied and highly recommend Bethesda Speech for Kids and Mandy.

Mandy has made an enormous difference in the life of my 9yo. My son has been in and out of various…read morespeech pathologist's offices since he was 4, and I could never hear or see a measurable difference in his speech until we found Mandy. The difference in a year with her is greater by far than the difference in 5 years with everyone else combined. I cannot say enough good things about our experience with her. She is incredibly effective as a speech pathologist, and the results are really clear. Even more than that, she is flexible, patient, adaptive and works with my son rather than at him. Her humor shines through steadily, and she is very kind, and my son can sense that and relaxes with her. She has specific, targeted exercises and games she goes through with him - he has only begun to figure out that the games are work - and gives us home practice in such a way that he knows what he needs to be doing and how to do it. My son can be a handful - so she works in movement breaks and tunes the games to his interests and approaches it with humor that makes him feel welcome. She gives prizes after so many stickers earned - set at a reasonable, attainable pace - and I noticed that, having figured out my son liked puzzles and stuffed animals, that the prizes being offered have quietly become things he enjoys. He vibrates for the opportunity to win them. Even the games have become quietly tuned to his needs and preferences; I've never seen so many games of Memory played. My son invented his own version of Go Fish with the articulation cards, and she went so far as to write down the rules so they could play it again. Seriously, she is *amazing*. As a note: my son went from throwing tantrums at the very idea of speech to cheerfully practicing at home and happily showing up to his speech therapy. Because she praises him for his effort and his progress and specifically what he is doing right, he can aim for that specific thing again and *believes her* when she tells him he's working and she can tell. I cannot tell you what a difference that has made. Most importantly, my son went, in less than a year, from being unintelligible unless someone had known him for years, to being a confident, talkative, outgoing kid with a lot to say. A few months in with Mandy, I stopped having to 'translate' for him. Months ago, he suddenly started talking non stop, because he could be understood and heard and participate. Before that, he only spoke that much with me, and he chose the most efficient script to short hand what he wanted to communicate, as speaking was tedious and hard work and he might have to repeat himself five times. Now, he is speaking happily and with assurance with his friends and with his teachers, and does not hesitate to step up and speak when called upon to do so. Mandy has made SUCH a difference in his life, and I am forever grateful. She is worth every penny and moment of time. I highly recommend her; you won't find a better speech pathologist.

I've gone here multiple times before and never had a problem. This time, I get there and they tell…read moreme I have to reschedule. Why couldn't they call me? And the guy telling me had this awful attitude of no sympathy. Acting like it's my fault when I just wasted my whole afternoon. There's no reason they couldn't call.

I took my first medical board exam here on July 11. If I could make one suggestion, it would be to…read moreseparate those who have to type (ex. those taking essay-based exams), from those who do not have essays on their tests; simply because the noise of typing on desktops is pretty loud in an otherwise silent room. Another way to address this would be to warn all students to bring their earplugs in if they'll be in the room with people who are typing. While I did get surprised in the middle of one of my test sections with some loud typing, I otherwise could not have asked for a better test day experience. Primarily, I didn't realize what a huge difference it makes to have test center staff be at their best on a day when I was (pretty much) at my worst. Upon entering the test center, I was extremely nervous and was having trouble following the (extremely simple) instructions of the person responsible for checking everyone in. Fortunately, this person, Sunny, was very kind and patient. He told me I could eat my breakfast in the back of the foyer, which had a table near a window. This was helpful because I was able to separate myself from the other test takers, eat my breakfast, and calm down. After that, I felt a lot better, got checked-in properly, and began my test on time. Everything from there went very smoothly. Checking into prometric test rooms is an arduous process, you have to use your thumbprint and get swiped with a metal detector. Fortunately, the center is small and the staff works quickly. I was third in line to check into the test room, and I was waiting for my turn for less than 10 minutes. The amenities in this prometric center are great. The bathrooms are clean and close to the testing room. The temperature in the testing room itself is comfortable as well. The woman (unfortunately I didn't catch her name) responsible for checking me into and out of the test center during my break times was great at getting me in and out quickly. She clearly cared about getting me back to my seat as fast as possible. This was a relief to me because I was on the clock and had a limited amount of time for breaks. She also would have the sign-out book open to my page before I had even left the room. I was impressed that she took the time to learn my name, and also that she noticed and took action as soon as I got out of my chair, all to save me time on my break. I know I certainly would have zoned out, and I really appreciated her attention to detail. Overall, I was very happy with my test day experience, and it is important to me that the staff here knows that they are doing a great job. Thanks again!

The tutoring team at Academic Pathways is incredible! The owner Mary excels at creating a fun and…read moreengaging learning experience that allows even first-time students to feel welcome and excited to learn. What sets the tutoring center apart is its collaborative environment - tutors adapt lesson plans to each student and incorporate games to keep younger students engaged.

I could not be happier with the results that Harriet and the Team at Breakthrough Test prep helped…read moremy son achieve. He has already been through months of tutoring at another firm and did not preform well on the ACT. Harriett laid out a plan to help him be successful. his score went up 7 points in the ACT which is a difference maker in the college application process. Additionally, the skills around Reading that he now has will help him be more successful in college. I highly recommend Breakthrough Test Prep!

I am not familiar at all with the US system for college entrance, since I did not grew up in the…read moreUS.. I ran by chance into Harriet after my youngest son got his SAT results. She took the time to explain both of us the meaning and the implication of his scores and designed a personalized coaching program for him, taking into account my son's individual abilities, and was flexible enough to adapt to our complicated schedules. She recommended that he should take the ACT instead. To make a long story short my son improved his percentiles in the ACT test, jumping BIG from being in the 50% of the SAT to the top 1% of the ACT. I was not expecting that king of improvement. It also boosted his confidence and I am sure it will help him during college. An static parent from RM

I started going to Aish HaTorah of Greater Washington about 15 years ago. I enjoy it because it is…read morea small and friendly learning center that welcomes Jews from all backgrounds - secular, reform, conservative and orthodox. There are regular Shabbat services for Friday nights and Saturdays and classes throughout the week, including on Shabbat for those who don't want to go to the regular services. Everything is beginner friendly, but robust enough for a regular synagogue attendee. Highly recommend, especially for the High Holidays, when they bring in great speakers from around the world.