I visited several clubs before finally settling on Adlibmasters. I was so impressed with the club…read morethat I joined on my first visit. Since joining Adlibmasters, my speaking skills have improved tremendously. The club meetings are very organized. Meetings generally start off with two or more members giving speeches. The prepared speeches are followed by an extemporaneous session that gives other members an opportunity to practice their impromptu speaking skills. Finally, constructive feed back and helpful tips are given to the speakers and other participants. Everything is structured, timed and presented in a format with the end goal being to improve its member's speaking skills. I've been in this club for many years and each time I come it seems that I learn something new. I definitely have no regrets after joining Adlibmasters.

I was impressed for the first time when I visited the club. The members were encouraging me to…read morelearn and improve on my public speaking skills. They are well organized. Everyone has passion to help each other and they give sincere feedback. They encourage members to learn from their mistakes but they learn from each other throughout their stories. It is a place that I feel strongly that I could belong to and comfortable enough for me to make mistakes but also learn from it. It has been for me joining to this club for the past two years and I have never stopped attending the meetings because I *ALWAYS* learn something NEW in every meetings. It was the courage that I newly found. It is the faith I grew into. It is dedication I have learned to be accustomed to. A family that I am proud of belong to. I encourage you to come to visit couple times... then you will understand and discover you also can have passion to feel belonging to this community. It is open to the public!

These guys are awesome down-to-earth instructors who know their industries well in both theory and…read morereal-world application. I've enjoyed every class I've taken with Brannon and feel like I'm getting the most out of each specialization he teaches. Highly recommend.

I recently attended NorCal MedTac's CCW course, and wow--what a great experience! I was honestly…read moreexpecting one of those boring classes where the instructor reads from a script, maybe shows a video or two, and you basically lose two days of your life. I was happily surprised. Brannon was an excellent instructor. He made the course content engaging and genuinely rewarding. You can tell he really knows his stuff and has years of experience behind him. I walked away from the classroom portion with a ton of useful information--things I never would've considered if I hadn't taken this class. The physical training portion was a full-day event, and Brannon and his team placed a huge emphasis on safety and proper technique. The class wasn't just informative--it was a lot of fun. We covered a wide range of issues and real-world scenarios related to carrying a concealed weapon, including the legal side of things, all with a strong focus on California-specific laws (which, as you know, are some of the strictest in the country). I left feeling accomplished and confident, and I can't wait to take more courses with NorCal MedTac. Thanks for making the weekend one to remember!

My experience attending Cypress was a very positive one. All of the staff are extremely warm and…read morefriendly people and they also provide some really exceptional instruction in their subjects. The atmosphere of the school is very warm, welcoming and caring. You feel seen as a person there regardless of individual differences and feel part of a larger family. There were many moments which provided strong feelings of bonding and camaraderie amongst the students. I'll take the experiences I had there with me throughout my life and career.

I attended Cypress Health Institute in 2001 and really loved the training I got. Though the program…read moreat the time was much smaller than it is now, I felt I got a very solid place to begin my practice. The techniques and understanding that I gained are still with me and inform my practice to this day.

I attended UCSC at the beginning of the millennium. I had selected OAKES as my college before even…read morehaving the opportunity to attend the walking tour. I'm so glad that I picked Oakes. I made so many valuable connections while I dormed there in my first year. I remember hearing all the different jokes about Oakes and how the Oakes dorms were the boxes that College 8-10 arrived in. Oakes was definitely underwhelming when you first looked at it. The buildings did look rather old and very much lived in. One of the things that I began to appreciate the most about them was that I'd wake up on any random morning to a view of the most beautiful deer just outside of my window, or fog just hovering above the grass but the view of the ocean absolutely clear and sparkling. I loved what I'd heard about Oakes as I had been able to talk to some other students who had been attending UCSC for a while already. Some of them were able to tell me about their experiences at Oakes and some of them were able to tell me a lot about the back story of the college. I met so many great people at Oakes when I began attending as a student. So many of them were artistic, political, insightful, and welcoming. There were so many things that I loved about Oakes. I don't even know where to begin. I loved the view that I had from my room. There hasn't been one every again ever since then. I was very close to one of the shuttle pick up and drop off points. I was able to easily attending union meetings, the Oakes senate gatherings, writing lab, computer lab, Oakes cafe, etc. I fell in love with the Oakes core class, although I barely passed because my flight back to the Bay Area had been cancelled and it was the last one out on a Sunday night and there was just no way that I was going to make it to the class by 8am. EEEK! There's a certain roll call that we have that is one of a kind, although it is the simplest. "OOOOOOOOOAaaaaaaaaKKKKKKKeeeeeeeSSSSS!" There is a certain kind of slug love that oozes from all us Oakes grads. Man, room 306 in Biko was my spot. My dorm block advisor was Anthoine Bracy. He's an awesome dude. He invited all of us to his place for a pancake breakfast in the middle of the year. That was fun. I met a bunch of other people from our building that day, some that I had classed with and some that I didn't know lived in the same building. It was nice to get together and to just become a little closer knit. I feel like I Oakes, especially Antoine Bracy and Biko House, so much of who I am today. I realized my goals there and realized how much more I wanted to become involved in my Asian American community. I wanted to get more involved with the student orgs even. I didn't think it was really my thing but I loved it once I really got involved. Who knew! I absolutely LOVE Oakes!! I visit each time I'm in town. I look forward to walking through whenever I'm on campus and I always look for our mascot, banana slugs.

Beautiful area, very close to the arboretum and Wilder Ranch just off campus. The vibes here are…read morebetter than any other college on campus, also very queer dorms. Gotta love Oakes !

Amazing experience visiting these horses. Volunteering is a life changing experience that brings…read morepeace to oneself along with being loved by horses

Kaysi Contreras was very reassuring, as I was apprehensive and skeptical of this upcoming…read moreexperience. She explained things prior to receiving this energy session. Offered to cancel with money back if I did not want to move forward since I was not clear about this situation. I enjoyed the relaxation and feedback but mostly I enjoyed the horses that had participated and were allowed to come close, I felt safe, the horses were beautiful.

This school has excellent academics but could improve on their athletics. School doesn't have an…read moreathletic field or gym. Overall great community and nice people, and good sports teams, but for sports we have to practice at other place.

Good school But needs a gym…read moreAlso good for college but not for athletic people. Good people here

I can honestly say choosing to go to this school was my best idea regarding getting my license…read more Mary Phyllis is a wonderful teacher and having deadlines helped me immeasurably in getting the course work done. Also having other people there pursing the same career was a good way to learn even more about the business. The online portal is really good as well as the hard copy books. Overall it has been a great experience. I look forward to taking my test and getting my license instead of being terrified that I could not do it! Thank you!

Great school went there when I was a kid. I had such good teachers and learned a lot. It was my…read morefirst public school after Montessori.

Our daughter just finished 6th. grade at NBMS and It was a very positive experience for her…read more She loved all her teachers and excelled in academics as well as sports. I was able to witness how the principal Craig Broadhurst and the vice principal Andrew Weiss handled several conflicts that arose. They were professional and quick to act with wisdom. I personally saw how their love and compassion for students and their dedication to creating a safe learning environment was a major priority.