This is the best place for kid, my are very exciting to go to after school every single day. They…read moretell me the teacher really nice, they do fun activities every single day. Also they help them with the homework. It is improve my kid grades.

Someone in another review put it well "this is not an honest business". I wish I had seen that…read moreburied review before I chose this program. It was based at a local middle school, so I figured it was legit. My daughter was enrolled for 3 days before we pulled her out of the program. On the surface, when we arrived, the program seemed lackluster - I wasn't provided the basic orientation information before our first day of camp, it wasn't clear what my kid would be doing or any of the basics of what to bring or expect. I'm used to peppy camp counselors with name tags and clipboards, helping to shepherd kids where they need to go, and helping the littles feel comfortable. There was none of this. It was held in the library of a middle school (I hope they went outside, but I'm not really sure), and seemed disorganized. But I figured that at worst, it would be a boring but benign 2 weeks of summer. My kid is pretty outgoing, so I figured, what's the worst that happens - it's located at public middle school, it's got to be legit, maybe just underfunded. At least they have field trips?... But then my daughter fell and hit her head and gashed her eye, and the staff did not call me. I didn't find out until pickup, and when I arrived, they told me that it was because they were not given the emergency numbers from the central office, and they were not able to reach the central office. I have worked with children in many places across my career - I have been a camp counselor, and this seemed absolutely implausibly unsafe. I immediately withdrew my kid from the program - called and left a voicemail that I was filing a complaint and initiated a refund through ActivityHero. But that's when the fun began. I didn't hear from anyone until the next morning/afternoon, and really not until I called back saying I was going to file a complaint with the City of Millbrae. But getting in touch with CAM EDU was surprisingly difficult. Firstly, there is no number for parents to reach staff at the summer camp where the kids are. I was only able to reach the phone number of a central hotline, which was rarely answered by a human--I got more response from chat bots/emails. Then, I realized that there are no academic staff listed on their website - the faces I recognized from the summer camp had titles like "Website developer", which made me pretty nervous - who is taking care of my child? The person who was alleged "camp director" isn't listed as staff on the website. And all staff on the website are listed without a last name, so there's no way to actually confirm their identity or role with the company. When I heard back from CAM EDU, I was put in touch with their General Manager/HR person, who is based abroad and has never seen their facility herself. However, she was very understanding, and provided an immediate full refund. But this still doesn't excuse an academic site where the administrators are not involved in the day-to-day programs. The entire company appears to be run through Google Voice phone numbers, and it gave the impression that there is in-fact no central office (the business address routes to a work/live loft in Millbrae), and does not follow basic safety protocol. There was no way I was going to let my kid go on a field trip with them. I now have more questions around the validity of the business, who the owners are, and who were the adults present. I strongly encourage other parents to do their own due diligence before sending their children to this camp.

A wonderful place! Both our daughters (age 9 & 12) LOVE Art Attack! We have attended several…read moresessions and camps. The work they produce is incredible and they look forward to it every week. Wonderful staff and highly recommend!

Our son (7) loves taking classes here. He's really blossomed in his artistic development. It's…read morebecome something in his life he really looks forward to.

This is a wonderful Chinese school with excellent staff and facility…read more My son (7) and daughter (4 1/2) attended the summer camp - which offers many topics - including Chinese, Chinese culture activities, Math, English and Science, etc. It was one of the best camps. Everyday, both kids would come home talking about all the cool things they did and learned (or ate :) ), and showing off their various worksheets. The teachers are passionate about what they do. They are nice but yet strict about good behavior and using the Chinese language during Chinese classes. Ms Tong was wonderful to kids and work closely with parents to understand the kids' need and progress. I can't say enough good things about this school and its teachers.

Nice after school program here. My daughter seems to learn a good deal of Chinese in the after…read moreschool program and the teachers are nice and caring. They not only teach Mandarin but also teach some cultural stuff such as calligraphy, painting...etc. The teacher to student ratio seems to be a bit large though.

My son has been attending JEI for almost 2 years, and we're grateful for their support. He's an…read moreactive kid with a short attention span, and a previous tutoring center's repetitive work actually made him frustrated and resistant to learning. We had to stop because we were worried it'd hurt his long-term motivation, especially in English. We found JEI through a friend's recommendation and were honestly skeptical at first, because my son was really against going to tutoring at that point. But within a couple of weeks, everything changed. He started saying the tutors were "funny" and actually looked forward to going and showing them his completed JEI workbooks. Now JEI is part of our weekly routine, and the results have been clear. Their personalized approach and engaging teaching have boosted his confidence--he now enjoys reading and grammar and consistently earns 3s in English. With middle school coming up, we're planning to enroll him in the Reading & Writing program at JEI as well. Highly recommend!

My kid has made great progress in academic learnings after joining JEI Learning Center over the…read morepast two and half years! We are lucky to have a JEI Learning Center in Millbrae. The center manager and the tutors there are excellent. They are patient and supportive while engaging structure to boost academic learning skills. They aim to support kids with different levels of learning abilities. My kid attends the reading and the math subjects. You can choose which subject (or both) to attend based on your circumstances. I found that the JEI curriculums in math and reading which have helped my kid build a good foundation for middle school and beyond. Thank you JEI Learning Center.

My family loves Happy Hall. We have been coming here for years, and it gets better each year. How…read moredo I know? When I pick up my son, he doesn't want to go home because he loves it there. Fun, fun, fun was the expectation, and they live up to it and beyond. Sure, he might not come away with a Ph.D. at the end of the summer; that was never my expectation, but he will have something worth more, the carefree childhood memories of a great summer.

My kids have never been happier to go to camp. The activities are engaging and the field trips are…read moreextraordinary too. I was very impressed by how safety takes priority - everything has been so well thought out. Thank you!

First year at MiMi. I have two kids and have Mimi pick them up from school…read more I have my kids go to Mimi because it is very convenient, the location is clean, price is reasonable, and they focus on the things I think will help my child -- math, music and Mandarin. All in one location! I don't have to spend a day on the weekend for a music class or language class. The rooms separate kids by age / skill level and is organized and clean. The study materials motivate my kids to learn challenging math for their age. I find my kids' are more proficient in math compared to the kids at public school. During this past winter break, instead of staying at home, my kid asked to go to Mimi so they can do more math. Last but not least, the teachers care about the progress of my kids. My kid didn't want to practice music and when I told the teachers, they sent a personal voice message to encourage and motivate my child.

I don't have any kids in this school, but just saw some kids getting picked up. Will not name…read moreschool or anything. Few kids were crying and saying " I don't want to go".. I don't know, but if your kid goes here just check up on them. The lady holding the kids was on the phone , 3 kids behind her. Seemed little occupied. Talk to your children parents!!

We celebrated my daughter's 7th birthday at Happy Picasso Art Class in Millbrae and had an amazing…read moreexperience! Booking and planning were easy with great communication from the staff. They helped with setup and created the perfect unicorn-themed art class for the kids. Think paint night for kids, with lots of staff support for the little ones. My daughter and her friends had such a blast, highly recommend for kids' birthday parties!

Our daughter is 5. She's always been very interested in puzzles, coloring/drawing, crafts, etc so I…read moreknew I wanted to enroll her in art classes. We tried a free art class here and I got to sit in the class. The teacher was very patient and taught her to first draw each line curve etc then they used oil pastels to color, next they used water paint to paint, then they used clay to make dirt. Our trial class is the excavator picture you see. We were very amazed at how much she learned in that one session. We enrolled her immediately. There are multiple make up sessions throughout the week if you need to miss your regularly scheduled class for vacation etc and option to do one on one make up class as last resort as well. We love the staff here and know she'll be in good hands and learn more of her passion here. There's multiple classes going on at the same time based on different art class levels. I've seen kids make sushi with different color clays etc and I've seen kids sketching when I'm pick up or dropping off my daughter so there's definitely lots to learn. I can see why happy Picasso is so popular around here after trying it out myself. When my daughter turns 7 and if she's interested, they also offer digital art class which will be useful for her in the future as well. Teachers here are very patient with the students. The kids also earn stamps each class and can trade them for prizes too. Very fun and motivating environment. 5 stars! And thanks.

Camp for incoming 6th graders was good…read more Camp for incoming 4th graders is boring and basically like a babysitting camp. Disappointed in staffs unwillingness to work through this with us despite saying we wanted to keep our one kid in but didn't want to keep our other kid in who was having such a lame experience. Very expensive for what it is for anything under incoming 6th graders

My daughter attended this camp last year pre-COVID and ever since then I continue to get weekly…read moreemails about their latest virtual offerings, which has been a good reminder for me to get this review out. Ever since my daughter was ready to attend summer camp, I've always heard good things about Galileo, especially that they focus on science and art -- every modern parent lights up at the idea of STEAM philosophy (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). So kiddo gave this a try as an upcoming 4th grader. We signed up for a few weeks that focused on topics she was interested in. In comparison to other camps, Galileo charges higher on the scale. They make up for this by having a mostly friendly staff and I love that the camp director herself would put a chicken on her head every morning to greet the kids arriving. They try to have a drop off system in the morning and for the most part, it flows smoothly, but checkout can be a pain and disorganized depending on the camp leader for your group. The rest of the feedback is directly from my daughter. Overall she reported that the camp is cheesy and treated her like she's a little kid. They sit on the yard daily listening to long life lessons about how to treat others. Kiddo said these are things that should've been learned in kindergarten -- roasting in the hot blazing sun with no shade and sitting on rough concrete was something she hated doing every day. There were also some rude kids and depending on the camp leader, very little was done to correct their misbehavior. Some camp leaders seem inexperienced and camp was more like babysitting. Kiddo did like creating some of the projects. This Galileo is based out of Franklin elementary but none of the kids were allowed to play on the structure, which was really quite disappointing.