I worked as the receptionist and switch board operator in the early 70's at Crows Nest…read more Dr Denis Langley and his wife Eleanor were the owners at that time. it was an extremely busy tutoring establishment employing many university students.

What a fantastic birthday present, I absolutely loved doing this course with my younger sister!…read moreIt's not that I want to be a barista, but I am addicted to Coffee, and it would be a crime to love something so much, and not have an educated appreciation of it. The course took us through the history of the coffee bean, and how to identify different types of beans, either Arabica, or Robusta. Two people per coffee machine, we were taught lecture style, about the technique, and then asked to do it ourselves with guidance. Starting with technique to froth and pour milk, then coffee. So there are several things required to be correct for a good coffee: - Water at 92 degrees - 7 grams of ground coffee - 30ml of pressurised water - 18kg of force when compacting coffee - between 20-30 seconds to push the pressurised water through the ground coffee It was a great time, and they also offer coffee froth art classes, to do on the same day.

I decided to enrol in a coffee making course here last year; not because I wanted to become a…read morebarista: but just for fun to sharpen up my coffee making skills from when I was ding a bit of barista work 12 years earlier. It was amazing how quickly making those cappuccinos and lattes came back to me. It was heaps of fun, although it was a bit cramped having to share a coffee machine with another person; although it was around the MasterChef time, and the foodies wanted to do more and more with their creativity; especially when cooking courses were also in vogue. It was great to be served a delicious hot chocolate by Babette before I started my 3 hour all you can make coffee journey on a Saturday afternoon, and I actually now know how to make chai lattes too. It was easy to make the coffees, drink them and then bin them. I felt sorry for the cows that afternoon considering that I used a garbage bin full of milk while singing to the music and bopping around while I was making the coffees. At the end of the course I was exhausted. They then taught us how to clean the coffee machines, and I was just way too tired to listen.

I have only been here once but my friend has been attending this place for a little over a year and…read moreabsolutely loves it. The instructors look like they really enjoy what they do and are very passionate about their job. They also provide classes for all different age groups.

I attended this school for 6 years from 2009 and 2014. I loved my senior years from 2013 to 2014,…read morealthough my experience during junior years was quite bitter-sweet. Some of the teachers I had were appalling, a few notable examples being one math teacher who would set an exercise at the beginning of the class without any instruction or explanation, and proceeded for the rest of the class to sit on his computer and not interact with the students at all. Another math teacher I had had a very thick Asian accent and would not be understood at all, and I was at a complete loss during my year with him as my teacher. Thankfully, however, the bad teachers I had at this school were heavily outweighed by the good ones. All my teachers in my graduating year were fantastic and made me the person I am today and inspired me tremendously. The employment of some bad teachers is also not necessarily the school's fault, as it may be hard to find good teachers as a public school. Both the school headmistresses I had were fantastic too and were very warm and loving people who gave me endless support. However, I often felt as though this school neglected junior students from years 8 - 10. Year 7 was exciting since it's your first year of high school and everything is new and interesting and many activities are planned to help you settle in. However, after that, I felt as though the school largely ignored students from years 8 - 10 and didn't care much for them, as they focused almost entirely on years 11 and 12. This was very difficult for me, as I went through major emotional turmoil during my junior years and was in great need of support from the school and my peer. I expect many other students my age also had similar experiences, as the impression I got during these years was that many of us were at a loss and experiencing emotional troubles, while we were largely unsupported by the school. This problem could be solved by the introduction of well being programs and information being given to students on how to handle stress and emotional issues. This support was given to me in years 11 and 12, but by then I was largely independent and had gotten over most of my issues, and thus no longer desperately needed support. I think this school could also be improved by less focus on workload during junior years, and more focus on communication, self-esteem building and countering bullying. Overworking students during such a fragile period during their adolescence is not a good idea. Emotional support and a reasonable amount of school work to keep them occupied is what they need. Students also need to feel cared for as individuals, which I know is difficult to accomplish with such a large school. To parents looking to potentially enroll in this school, I would definitely recommend it. It is one of the best public schools available and being all-girls has tremendous benefit for female confidence building and self-esteem. The teachers are very good overall for public school standards and the academic results of this school are fantastic. I am currently studying Law at university and my ability to get into this program out of high school was heavily aided by the support and feedback given by my teachers here.

I really enjoyed attending this seminar. I found the financial modelling part of the course to be…read moreparticularly insightful. In addition to the obvious improvement in my modelling skills, The banker really knew the ins and outs of investment banking and spoke to us using examples from his own career on deals that he actually worked. on. The only knock I have is that the classroom was a bit noisy as there was construction on the building at the time. Other than that, I would highly recommend this seminar

Great school, lovely teachers, excellent facilities. Couldn't ask for more as the parent of a child…read morejust starting out on their education journey.

One of Sydney's most outstanding Primary Schools without a doubt!…read more Four generations of our family have passed through this school with one member currently there in year two. The school is staffed by dedicated and concerned teachers from the brilliant Principal down and the standard of teaching and education are fantastic. We feel privileged to be associated with the school...

I went off to get a first aid certificate at ABC Training in the CBD. To be honest I was really…read moredreading it as it was a full day course, which featured both written and practical tests throughout. I worried how difficult it may be to retain enough of the information. The course was run by a guy called Juan, he really impressed me, he had a fantastic teaching style, breaking down the information so that it was palatable and his main teaching method was by asking questions and forcing us to really think and use logic to work out how situations should be handled. Juan was very helpful through the practical side of things ensuring we had a clear understanding of how to do things properly. He was friendly but still tough in expressing the importance of doing things properly as it could save somebody's life. Overall I was very pleased with the course, I got my certificate and I walked away feeling I really had learned a lot and that if I was put in a crisis situation I could navigate my way through. My only complaint, the air con was cold. Wear something warm.