great smoke spot! phenomenal, lots of privacy behind the tree line. has very convenient parking and…read moreyou can host occasional affair with friends and family. if you know where to look you can find comfortable rustic seating in the form of logs and tree stumps. this natural atmosphere is perfect for feeling in touch with nature while you light up ! be sure to wait until after dark though, there is the slight drawback of families and other people to interrupt your during daylight.

I attended the May fair that they have here each year in May. I had a wonderful time. I went in the…read moreevening on a Friday. It was many kids. Although it rained earlier it didn't keep anyone from coming from the crowd that was there. The fried dough was amazing. I know one thing I think this was the last year of me riding the ride where you stick to the wall. I am getting a little too old for so much excitement. I really did have a wonderful time though.

Very good news to you and the people who were there in a 3 and a time to see how are we all in the…read moreright direction of America in a very long way and that it will take us and us out and the country is not in danger of the same kind that we can do to safa in the next couple 3rd century America to be able to do

Perfect church and staff to work with for a wedding! Theressa helped us coordinate our wedding and…read morerehearsal dinner at the church. She was very easy going and made anything we want possible. The stain glass windows are incredible! Getting married at this church was one of the best decision we made for our wedding day.

FUN, CULTURAL EXPERIENCE!!! I have hosted for this program…read morefor the last two summers (2012 & 2013) and have had a wonderful experience. I was astonished at the previous person's review in that I disagree with much of what she said. The only thing I would say is that she tends to be a last minute person but that's mainly due to the circumstance around the program versus her lack of caring. If you go in knowing this, you shouldn't have a problem. You will not have your group parent meeting until the last minute inasmuch as she is usually still placing students. She does give you, however, several evenings for you to keep open for this meeting. As far as coming back late from field trips, as you can imagine, she has very little control over this. If there is a traffic accident, if one of the students is late getting back to the bus, if the bus has a flat tire, etc. then the group will arrive late back at the parent pick-up point. If, for some reason, they are late, then she ALWAYS texts or calls the parents to let them know what the estimated time of arrival will now be. In addition, she will offer to bring the child to the host parent's house for them, if, for some reason, they are unable to get there. The first child that I had was a boy and was not a perfect match for our family. He was, for the most part, polite and well-spoken. With that said, the few issues that we did have with him, the coordinator (PB) was right on top of it as well as the Spanish chaperone. We still had lots of fun with him but his personality just didn't click with my then 9 year-old son. All I had to do was mention it to PB and she would have a talk with my student. The trips and outings were all a lot of fun and well organized. There was never an issue with getting there and back or at the event itself. Even with the issues with the first student, we enjoyed the program so much that we did it again the following summer. The second child that we hosted was absolutely perfect for us. She was kind, polite, considerate, fun, outgoing, and well-spoken. She fast became the daughter I never had and slipped seamlessly into our family life. We have kept in constant contact with her and her family since she went back home and plan on one day going to visit them. We are not hosting this year due to the fact that she is coming back here and we are planning an extensive vacation to the National Parks of the midwest!!! I can't stress enough how much we enjoyed this experience. Were there a few glitches - yeah, just like life in general. Did this experience deserve the one star rating that the previous reviewer gave it - in my opinion no. The best way for me to express to you how I feel is to look at the fact that I have already done it twice and are more than willing to sign up again in the future. So, sign up for a student and enjoy your cultural adventure! Enough said.

We saw the signs for a number of years and had friends who hosted Spanish exchange students and…read moreraved about it. I also had a friend who's student didn't mesh with their family at all, in fact was disruptive and when they notified the coordinator, the student was removed immediately! We kept putting it off as a MONTH seemed very daunting to invite a stranger into our home. We talked to the coordinator in our area via email and on the phone and she willingly discussed all the ins and out and answered all our many, MANY questions. We decided to try it out and the coordinator came to our home, showed us the applicants that she had and helped us narrow our decision as to which student to choose. So we took a chance and decided to host in the summer of 2013. We contacted the student's family and spent the month or so before his arrival getting to know each other via email. The young man we chose was wonderful. His family was gracious and thankful that their child had a family to come to. And since returning home, he has kept in touch with us and Skypes with my children all the time. To us he is a member of our family. The program is set up wonderfully and we were informed of all our responsibilities, which were to get our student to class locally during the week and to just go about our business and be a family. So that is what we did. We aren't a family that goes and goes and financially we couldn't take him to too many places ourselves. We were happy that the program had field trips set up. We were given a calendar of events and happenings that was for the most part accurate. There were several trips moved around, due to weather and such, but we were kept abreast of all the changes. Our children and I traveled with the group to DC and were going to go to Philly, and Ocean City but various kids getting sick and myself getting Pneumonia prevented us accompanying them. However our student reported that the field trips were fun and very organized. They did sometimes run late and so we were left waiting for the text that said they were 30 minutes away, but trying to get a bunch of teens and families onto buses on time can be hard I am sure. Sorta like "herding cats" LOL There were two incidents in which our student came home very upset and reported that there were a couple of disruptive and disrespectful students and that the coordinator came down hard on the group as a whole. We immediately contacted her and she explained the situations and her decisions to address the whole group and not the individual students (in one case she didn't personally witness what had happened and so was not going to play "he said, she said".) She was NOT confrontational or put off that we were calling to question her actions, but was very professional in handling our concerns. I liked that. It validated that she cared about us and about our charges. Several times we had to contact the coordinator at the last minute about changing our numbers for the field trips (due to previously mentioned illnesses) or about drop offs and pick ups and she was responsive and put us at ease, even offering to pick up or drop off our student for us. She also put together car pools so that most host families didn't have to drive to class everyday. All in all this was a great experience and in fact our student is coming back this year to stay with us again for a month. We are also planning on hosting a new student as well. This is such a great program and a great experience. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO ANY FAMILY. I did notice that there was a review here from a local family that seems to have had an awful experience with the company and coordinator and that is sad. It really is a well run organization and I understand that many of the families we hosted with last summer are hosting their same students again, which makes it necessary to find new families to host new students. So if you are someone reading reviews to decide on whether or not you will host, I say GO FOR IT! You will be glad you did!

The Community School is a phenomenal program! TCS offers a comprehensive academic curriculum…read moresupported by experiential learning opportunities and hands on engagement with community members and leaders. I wish I had attended TCS for high school/ the education is unmatched - a true gem for education in Baltimore.

The Community School only has 1 teacher who got his teaching license by completing 4 years of…read morecollege in 1 year Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 are mandatory classes to graduate high school, yet The Community School doesn't teach either course. There is a ton of work yet it's all busy work, not work that is needed. The head teacher and founder, Tom, has only one interest, and it's getting access to presenters to come to the school and receive donations. I wouldn't recommend The Community School. You are not allowed to miss school due to being sick or even surgery. My son had to have life saving surgery and due to him having surgery he was treated terribly. Tom would say mean things to my son everyday in front of the whole class. Tom called him names. Tom put him down. Tom didn't allow him help from his brother with getting things and picking things up. He even forced their seats apart so his brother couldn't help him. My son was not able to pick up more than 5 lbs or bend and twist for 6 weeks after surgery. My son sat in class every day in pain as his teacher made him feel like he was worthless. Then, Tom kicked my son out of the school because I as his mom called and told him not to talk or treat my child like that. My son wouldn't of went back this year but to kick a kid out because you can't treat him like dirt and get away with it. After my phone call, Tom chose to stop speaking to my son all together and ignore him. My other son graduated this year and his 4 years at this school wasn't good either. He had to teach his self algebra, have a tutor for calculus and took college courses plus self taught his self because Tom chose to use him as a junior staff member instead of letting him graduate a year early when he had already been through every course he was learning for a second time.

Awesome co-op preschool! Between three kids we were here 7 years for the 3's and 4's classes (they…read morealso have a 2's class). The teachers were great and always very patient with the kiddos. They are mostly play-focused which is what I was looking for in a preschool. My kids were totally prepared for Kindergarten, as they did lots of fun projects and simple writing tasks. As a co-op, you do have to assist in the classroom but it was only a couple times per month so it was very manageable (even with a baby). I would definitely recommend C & C to anyone looking for a part-time preschool option.

Mother Seton is a great school for young people with wonderful and caring staff and faculty. I…read morevolunteered at the school in 2011 and had a very rewarding experience. The school offers students a challenging academic curriculum with the support that they need to succeed. The students get long term support from the school all the way to college applications.

I am student here and this school has everything a student would need to be successful and with a…read morelot love and care by the teachers. at this school there is everything a girl would need. There is so many cool different classes like theater and dance during the day. This school might be an all girl school be but there are so many chances for them to intract like mixer.