I like my time in ALPS. It started to feel like a place to hangout and be at peace. The community…read moreis really nice and it's very easy to make friends. The teachers have interesting backgrounds so they provide insight in many topics from different areas of knowledge. I highly recommend ALPS

Excellent teachers, a friendly environment, great learning resources, and my determination were the…read moreperfect combination for significant improvement in my English skills. I highly recommend ALPS to anyone looking to learn or further enhance their English proficiency. The small class size is the best thing about this school!

I have started learning Mandarin Chinese with New Concept Education 3.5 years ago, and I still…read moreenjoy it! It was surprising how quickly you can go from not understanding anything at all to being able to exchange WeChat messages in Chinese. It's like magic! My teacher Vicky Chen is an amazing educator who herself keeps learning and trying new things in order to find the best way for her students to stay engaged and learn better. I take 1:1 lessons, and they are totally worth it because I get to practice a lot. Happy with how my Chinese was going, about 2 years I also started learning Japanese with New Concept Education. I eventually signed up for 1:1 lessons with Yukiko Tsukada, and last December successfully passed the JLPT N4 exam. Again, magic! Whether you want to learn Mandarin or Japanese for business reasons or because you need to prepare for an exam or simply for fun, New Concept Education will make sure you accomplish your goal and enjoy the process! I highly recommend it!

Learning Chinese language here has been a great experience. The platform is very useful and easy to…read moreuse. We learn with real-life situation videos that we break down and study. The built in flashcards and grammar videos are very helpful for practicing. My teacher is super easy to talk to, ask questions, flexible, and accommodating to students needs. It makes me look forward to my next class every week!

My daughter took lessons over the summer to bring her French skills up before school started again…read morethis fall. Veronique was absolutely incredible and did an amazing job! Unfortunately we got a message that Veronique is relocating to France and will no longer be providing in person lessons in Redmond. What a loss for our community!!

Our 15-yo daughter completed her first year of high school French and was looking for something…read moreover the summer to help her retain what she had learned. Enter Madame Veronique Boulangeat and Learning Croissant. Our daughter enrolled in a LC one-week summer camp course. Wow! What a great investment. She had a blast, learned a tron and ended her week full of confidence, ready to take on French II next school year. As a family, we cannot say enough in praise of Learning Croissant. If you are looking to improve your or a family member's French language skills we encourage you to contact Madame. We fully intend to continue our relationship with Learning Croissant as our daughter's French courses continue throughout high school. Michael Bicak

How great is it to have an option for early language education for children in Issaquah? We have…read morebeen thrilled to take part in the German Child-Caregiver Class. Heike is fantastic! She connected easily with our two-year-old and the environment is fun and interactive with music, movement, books, puppets, and props that keep our child engaged. For a child with one parent who is a native German speaker, and one who is not, this class has been a perfect fit to develop and strengthen her second-language abilities in a very relaxed but immersive manner. Not only is our child speaking more German at home without being prompted, she also looks forward to her class with excitement every week.

From the owner: Sponge offers award-winning Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese), French, Japanese, and German…read moreclasses for kids in the greater Seattle area. Bring your newborn or toddlers and learn along with them. Drop off your older child to learn a language while having fun. Or bring our program to your child's elementary school, so they can discover the world there.

I have been very impressed with Yi Ning and the Panda School. She is a dynamic, creative teacher…read morewho helps children learn through exciting and engaging projects. We have taken her Chinese class as well as the Chinese art Class and my child has loved both. She is learning about warm/cool colors, shapes, shawdows, depth, and many other principles of art. Yi Ning is flexible and understands the varying needs of each child. It is a plus that the class size is small.

From the owner: PANDA CLASS is a language and art school house located in Newcastle. We featuring small group…read moreMandarin and art classes for both non-native and semi-native learners ages (K-8th). In addition, we support working families with before after school care and camps during school closures. With over 20 years of experience, we've ran programs in many prestigious private institutes. Both of our art and Chinese curriculum are taught by experienced teachers in a free and interactive environment. We allow children the full capacity to express who they are, what they believe, and what they want to say by providing visual, auditory, and interactive examples and expressions. The PANDA CLASS goal is for all of our students to acquire art and language skills in order to fully narrate their thoughts and expand their imagination.

We sent our daughter here to try out for a week during the summer. If you are looking for a…read moredaycare, this should fulfill your needs, but not if you are looking for your child to learn anything or just grow. Overall i feel like the teachers were pretty cold and distant. Our daughter was always excited to tell us about the activities she did in other camps she attended, but whenever we asked her about her day at Washington International School, she would quietly say she had fun, but was never willing or able to elaborate on anything she did. On her last day, we asked the teachers for a picture with her, but they cited privacy issues, shrugged their shoulders and end of discussion. Coupled with the fact she just walked to our car without turning back for a glance or saying goodbye to the teachers, makes me feel like they were probably very cold to her during her stay as well. It's a good thing we only signed up for a trial week; odds are I probably wouldn't send her back for a second week even if was paid for anyway.

If I could I would give 3.5 stars. My kids are still here because of some of the amazing teachers…read morethey have. My 3 year old and 1 year old has been attending here since May. I liked the idea of a language immersion program and since we don't speak mandarin, I liked having my kids exposed to their native language. I think that is why 99% of the kids here are all Chinese! Tuition is reasonable and cheaper than most kindercare or bright horizons franchise. I liked the payment breakdowns where you could choose full day/half day, before school care and after school care, all prices are broken down so you basically only pay what you use. For $80/ month, you could also enroll your kids once a week to music, tumble bus, and art class where they come to the school during class time. Here's what I don't like... Overall seems unorganized. Teachers are often changing classes teaching different age groups because some teachers will go on vacation. It feels more like a home daycare. My son walked in yesterday and he had another new teacher and I asked if he was there and she didn't even know his name and had to check her list. We had no warning. I get the impression the owner/director is cheap. They don't even have adequate diaper changing pails/garbage bags in my daughter's class. You also have to bring your own cups every day and take home to wash. They don't provide any. Since their front desk person left in May, they have not hired anyone yet. One of the teachers is running the front as well as taking care of everything else! The owner is very lucky to have such wonderful staff Update 03/01/2020- my kids have been here for almost 2 years now. Nice to see that they were able to hire some new staff and manage to keep them there! Jennifer the new supervisor is wonderful, very friendly and attentive. New teacher Miss Leah is wonderful, she's does a lot of hands on activity from making arts and crafts to malign strawberry fondue! She also got my son to be very engaged in math. I would recommend this school to everyone.