My daughter had an amazing time at one of Adventure Links' summer day camp weeks. She would get…read morepicked up at a spot in Vienna early in the morning then get outdoors-ed all day long. Sometimes they'd go to the park in Clifton (for a lot of the same team building exercises my wife's company had done there); on another day, the kids went caving; and on another day, they went canoeing and swimming. Every evening, she would come back exhausted and happy. What more can you ask for?

Adventure Links has a talented, experienced crew with innovative ideas and a well-trained staff…read more I'm a fan! Most people know Adventure Links for their popular camp programs for children and teens. However, they also offer stellar corporate team building programs, which is how I got to know them. About five years ago, as the CEO of a growing company of 20 professionals, I was struggling with how to address some growing pains and spice up our upcoming quarterly retreat. A friend recommended Adventure Links, so I scheduled a meeting with Anna, the CEO. Anna came to my office and interviewed me to understand my business, our challenges, and what I hoped to accomplish. She asked many questions, listened, and took notes. The next week, we took our team of 20 to their retreat location. Anna and her team had put together an all-day agenda of activities that went way beyond simple ropes courses. What surprised and "sold" me on them was how she'd managed to incorporate our growing pains into her exercises in meaningful ways. Sure, we had fun and bonded, but more importantly most of us began to see certain everyday problems in meaningful new ways, with fresh solutions. To this day our team references those exercises like old Seinfeld episodes. After each exercise - some physically challenging and all mentally challenging - Anna would bring us together and help us draw correlations to some of our corporate issues. It helped that she has a sharp wit and great sense of humor. She and her team also knew when to push and put us on the spot to drive home a point. Six months later, we wanted to bring Adventure Links back for another quarterly retreat, but this time due to bad weather we had to do the exercises in our office. They totally pulled it off! The indoor exercises were unique and again gave us a fresh perspective on both issues and people. An example - during one intense exercise where we split into two teams, a junior staff person had a "eureka!" moment with a brilliant solution to a problem, and spontaneously took control of our team, which included several executives. I had no idea this young lady was so intellectually gifted and capable of leadership under pressure. How valuable is that information for an employer? My firm has engaged Adventure Links several times since then, all with success. When my children are old enough, I'll be sending them to the Adventure Links camps...I know they'll learn and have fun. Adventure Links rocks!

Love this place. Kids do summer camp here. Learn some good skills around respect, family,…read morediscipline and team work.

Four months in, so far both my husband and son are super happy with this place. We are even more…read moreexcited knowing some of his classmates from preschool attends this taekwondo. It makes the whole experience more worthy. Instructors: What makes this a good place to go are the Masters (instructors). They rotate the Masters who are giving instructions, routines, and exercise. Son's experience: He always looks forward going to TKD. His biggest motivation is the tape that goes on his belt to prove he did well with whichever routine was given. He gets so proud. His goal is to get a black belt - hah... we will see about that. Price - I'm not sure about the cost, but I felt the people there were honest and with my son's experience so far - it's well worth it. Thanks Taekwondo in Action!

Wow. Gentle horses and smiling kids, friendly staff and busy volunteers. All in an idyllic setting…read morein Clifton VA. What's not to love. The riders are kids with disabilities, recovering military riders, and at-risk youth. The therapists are the horses, and they are expert therapists. It's a mighty little program that relies heavily on volunteers and it has something for everyone. Check it out and bring a friend.

From the owner: NVTRP provides equine-assisted activities to kids and adults with disabilities, youth-at-risk, and…read morerecovering military service personnel.

After nearly 6 years with two children attending, we bid farewell to Chesterbrook Academy in…read moreCentreville (but we may be back again for summer camp!). When we walk out the door after this week, we will be saying goodbye to many of the same faces we have said hello to most mornings for the past 6 years. We obviously like the school a lot to have stayed this long. The location is hidden away in a wooded alcove of a busy shopping center. The classes are divided by age among 6 separate classrooms, each with a door leading out to an age-appropriate playground. They provide food as part of the tuition (except for that pesky Covid year) and have excellent hours 6:30am-6:30pm. The staff has a good blend of faithful educators, caring nurturers, elementary teachers gaining experience for their bright futures, mothers working what they know, college students, and more. This school offers a lot in the way of life skills, enrichment, pre-school education, and social skills. They potty trained both of my children. My youngest will start Kindergarten as an independent reader and his attendance at CBA was a big factor. I was looking back at photos of my children that CBA shares through the Tadpoles app and the sheer amount of creative enrichment and educational activities are unrivaled. This is a corporate facility. It follows corporate rules, and I have not always agreed with them, but the overall return on investment has been demonstrated. I've seen this place improve in so many ways over the years. I have trusted this facility with the two most important people in my life, knowing that they were safe and nurtured. As a bonus, I'm certain they came out as smarter, braver, more caring little humans ready to soar in grade school and beyond. Thank you, CBA! We'll miss you!

If you live in Centreville, VA area, and you are looking for a day-care, preschool, and pre-K for…read moreyour children, but if your child has any problems, even to a miniscule degree, then PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO Chesterbrook Academy in Centreville, VA area. I'm giving 1 star, because I can't give 0 TL:DR - Full explanation and story below. Conclusion: This is a school who only take pride in keeping kids who only does well from the day 1. This is a school who is not willing to put in efforts to teach a child, and get him accustomed to a school environment and the school systems and policies. This school treated my child like a product that they are only looking after because we are pay them, and since the product that they are looking after had a possibility of causing problems later for other products in their storage, they dropped the service. The principle is very business minded, and only worried about selling services for the children who would do well, not new to their system. If you don't do well, you will be dropped w/o any hesitation. On yea, sending him home on his 3rd day, what a brilliant mind set of a teacher. Principle? That's a bad joke. She should call herself a manager. Her assistant principle is a hell of a better teacher. She should learn from her on how to be a teacher. And being a manager like her, instead of an actual principle, will ruin the reputation of the school that she works for. https://www.reddit.com/r/Preschoolers/comments/145a6yu/do_not_send_your_children_to_chesterbrook_academy/

Just observed one of the AMAC vans coming through Reston/Herndon on Fairfax County Parkway driving…read morerecklessly and fast in pouring rain with a van full of kids, running red lights at dangerous intersections. They may teach martial arts well but parents should consider driving their children to their camps instead of trusting their driver to have their child's safety in mind. Slow it down!

After checking out a couple of places I selected this school for my son. It was a great decision…read more They work well to not only teach Taekwondo, but also work a lot with showing respect and discipline. The instructors are great and Master Song and his other instructors are great with kids, but also know how ton ratchet down when they need to. Good balance of philosophies for the kids. The facility is big to. Not just a single room, but a couple of separated areas where different levels can be worked with at same time without a lot of distraction. Good ration of instructors to kids to. They also have a lot of adult programs here as well.