This was such a fun experience! Every Friday, they host a free coffee tasting from 10-11 (they also…read morehave other classes I believe). They talked about where they sourced from, let us try three of their blends and talked about how to pick out the different tasting profiles. After, they took us to the espresso machine and made us drinks if we wanted. Definitely recommend this place!

Joe tasting contest. Learn coffee. Cup of awesome…read more Think about your drink. So, I went here for a coffee tasting contest. Yep. A friends let me in on this weird counter culture just a hop, skip, and a jump away from Union Square. Is it a coffee shop? No. Is it a restaurant? No. Do they serve alcohol? No, the cops busted them for that. If you don't just already know, it's kind of hard to figure out what they do here... This is a place to get cultured amongst the elite skinny-jean-wearing, homeless-shoe-stomping, crazy-facial-hair-taming, gaged-ear-owning, and absurd-hair-cutting. They train people about coffee. You can take classes. If you work at a fancy coffee shop that actually cares about coffee, and wants their employees and customers to stop and think about their coffee. In Boston, this is where they go. There are branches all over the United States, and this whole coffee-training scheme is pretty new and trendy. So, if you are as obsessed with Joe as me, stop drinking bad coffee, and get counter cultured.

Enrollment process was terrible. People from the Brookline location kept directing me to an online…read moreregistration form that wasn't working. When I told them, they recommended I call headquarters, which I did. I spoke to one person initially, who told me my registration was all set and processed. When I called headquarters again after a week because I did not receive a confirmation, I spoke with another person who said nothing was processed and that I owe $150 for the registration fee. This is specifically after the first person told me I do not need to pay the fee on account of where I worked. So I chose to no longer complete my registration. Fast forward two weeks, I receive an email out of the blue from someone from Bright Horizons to register online, with a note that the fee can be waived depending on where I work. This time, the form is working. I went through the registration process and at the end, it said I did not owe any money. After I set up my account, however, I saw a $150 charge that was created on the date I spoke with the second person from headquarters. I reached back out to the person who emailed me, who recommended I call headquarters... The disorganized nature of this entire process, which has dragged on for more than a month, makes me hesitant to trust them with the care of my future child.

The infant and toddler class teachers are amazing. I…read moredropped my baby for 4 hours and they were very very knowledgeable. Thank you so much for your hard work teachers Very kind and caring

GISB is not only our three kids' school, but it is also our family's cultural home. All our…read morechildren started in GISB preschool, and by now, our oldest daughter is studying neuroscience at Boston University, our son is writing his "Abitur" right now and will decide if he wants to study in the US or in Europe, and our 8th grader can't stop talking about how excited she is to go for a school exchange with Oslo next school year. Over the 16 years at GISB, our kids have always been taken care of, both emotionally and academically. The teachers are young and committed, the principal is competent and visionary, the parent community is strong and supportive. The German International School Boston has that name for a reason. The curriculum is German based but also covers the American highschool curriculum, and our families are international. Last year we had 39 different nationalities at our school. The annual turnover is hard, many families come for a predefined amount of time to Boston and then leave (some also stay!). But that also means that you have friends all over the world since GISB by now has a worldwide network of families who help each other. Our graduates finish school with the International Abitur and the Massachusetts High School diploma, opening doors all over the US and Europe. If you want your child grow up in a warm, nurturing setting where he/she will be raised with excellent academics and a strong focus on character-building, then you should consider this truly wonderful school!

My children attended GISB for four years. Below is an honest review of our experience. I wish I…read morehad an honest review of the school before we had decided to enroll there. Hopefully this will help parents who are considering GISB make an informed decision. Location: The traffic in Allston is bad now and will only get worse as Harvard opens its new Engineering Campus in 2020. Facilities: Upper campus is an old Catholic school that is quite shabby in areas. There is no air conditioning in the summer. The heat fails in the winter. The paint is worn out in the stairwells. The parking lot has rusty twisted broken fences. Some specific spaces such as the library have been renovated recently and are OK. Lower Campus, where the pre-K and K grades are located, is a recently converted office building. The lower campus space turns out to be quite cramped when it is full of students. If you have a young active child that needs to move and get their wiggles out over the course of the day this will be a challenging environment for them. Tuition: The German International School of Boston (GISB) demands all the tuition upfront for the school year and there are no refunds for any reason. Buyers beware of any service that demands all the money up front and puts "no refunds for any reason" in the fine print. There are also a lot of various extra fees for the after school classes, ski week, vacation week camp, etc. School Calendar: The GISB academic calendar follows the German academic calendar rather than the American academic calendar. This means that there are two week breaks in February and April where parents must scramble for childcare. Teacher turn over: In the four years that my kids attended GISB they lost teachers every year (sometimes even mid-year) for a variety of reasons (disputes over pay with the administration, visa issues, pregnancy, health problems, etc.). There is no substitute teacher pool to draw on so when a teacher is sick it is a mad scramble to cover the classroom. Even when there is plenty of advance warning of a teacher's departure. (This teacher is pregnant. She will be going out on maternity leave in 4 months.) There was no planning on the part of the administration on how to cover the class room and it was an ad hoc assortment of people covering the class which was very detrimental to the students. Teacher's Credentials: Being a private school the teachers are not subject to the same credentialing criteria as public-school teachers. When I asked the administration if I could see the credentials of my kid's teachers, I was told no. What are they hiding? Why won't they share their teaching staff's credentials? Teaching style: Modern pedagogy acknowledges that students have a variety of learning styles and that teachers need to craft their lesson plans to cover different types of learners. GISB seems firmly stuck in the 19th century with one method of teaching and if your kid doesn't get it too bad. It obviously must be the kid's fault. My older child entered public school a full year behind in reading skills than his peers after we left GISB. Thankfully he was immediately identified as someone who needed some extra help with learning to read and after just one semester in public-school, he was up to grade level. Clearly there was no learning disability on my child's part. My child just hadn't been taught to read. I have talked to other parents who have left GISB for public-school and they have related similar experiences. If a school can't do something as basic as effectively teach kids to read... Social Environment: The small classes mean that the social environment is somewhat stifling. If you kid doesn't make a friend in the handful of other kids in their class, it will be a long lonely year. If your kid becomes the target of a bully, there is no avoiding the bully. The bully is right there all the time. The teachers seem at a complete loss of what to do when bullying is brought to their attention. The teachers and school administration at GISB clearly view the student's behavioral, emotional, and social development as not their responsibility. My experience so far in the public-school system is the complete opposite. The public-school system views its mandate as helping children grow as a whole person and this includes the academic, social, emotional, and behavioral development. Addressing of Concerns and Grievances: The GISB administration, parent council, and GISB board have no interest is addressing issues that are brought to their attention. There is a constant shirking of responsibility. The standard excuse they all give is "But you have to understand GISB is a young school." GISB has been around for 18 years and there are plenty of resources available on how to effectively run a school. The public-school principal of my children's current school has a clear "The buck stops here." attitude which is so refreshing after GISB.

Started at TLOS in 2023 and our family has had a great experience. Very grateful to send my girls…read moreto daycare every day and feel confident that they are being nurtured and cared for!

These guys run a scam. They promised me a future opening, and received a non-refundable deposit for…read morethe same. They never reached out with any updates and the one time I did reached out they said they don't have any opening for near future. So save your money and don't sign up and pay for a future opening coz they just want to pocket that deposit.

On the tutor - Priya (recommended by Mark) did an excellent job working with me to refine my quant…read morestrategy on the GMAT and her efforts, advice and suggestions yielded tangible improvements to my score, which improved from Q41 to Q49 from just over 2-3 weeks of prep - I enjoyed the learning process and would highly recommend making the investment and going with Priya. Totally worth it as she's fantastic. On MyGuru - these guys are solid-- transparent on pricing and completely BS free. Highly recommend them.

MyGuru was a great fit for me. Because of my work schedule, I do not have a lot of free time during…read morethe week and it was very beneficial for me to have tutoring sessions over skype. I was able to work right up until the scheduled appointment, meet with the tutor (Stefan in my case) and then finish up some work afterwards. Stefan did a great job of walking me through the material and coaching me in test-taking strategies. Towards the end he really did become a guru for my studying effort and went above and beyond in strengthening my mindset and talking me through the pre-test jitters. I can't recommend Stefan and MyGuru enough. Stats: First practice test was a 660 final and official score was a 750. Made that improvement over the course of the eight week program with Stefan. Thanks again guys!

Let's be honest....it's hard to find a really great daycare, when the overall industry does not pay…read moreits teachers well, or give them a lot of time off. There is typically a higher turnover rate to. The job is a difficult one, taking care of young children all day long with very little breaks. Everbrook Academy (Coolidge Corner North) offers an extremely convenient location, snacks and lunch included (for all except the infants, of course), and a new Director (Tonya), who has made a positive impact since she started around Christmas time. There are also a number of teachers who truly care about the children, as well as we parents and families. There have been times when the school definitely struggled with teacher retention. However, we have seen more stability now, and can still count on some of the more tenured, seasoned, and rock solid teachers to keep on leading the way. My son (pre-k class) has needed some increased attention and support in certain areas. I can without a doubt say that the teachers (Miss. Rachel and Mr. Kaleb), along with our new Director (Tonya), have done everything they can to communicate closely and directly with me, and to work with my son to help him from day to day. Miss. Rachel, in particular, has worked in the pre-k classroom for a few years now, and is an extremely bright, talented, sharp, attentive, and engaging teacher and leader. I feel lucky that we have her! Like I said before, I feel that Tonya and the teachers have been very involved and communicative regarding my son, which has been helpful. Tonya is always quick to respond when I have something to address. I believe that things have been improving at the school since she became the Director just a few months ago. I also believe that the curriculum is good, in terms of preparing the children for kindergarten. Overall, I think that the cost of daycare is high (and yes Everbrook has raised the price every year, and has some additional fees that creep in, like their "summer camp" program)...but their hours are decent (although used to be better before covid!), and with few holiday and vacation closures. Ultimately, this is a good, safe, and caring place to send young children.

My daughter attends this daycare, and I'm impressed about how caring and attentive the staff are…read more They create such a lovely environment that Aiziya adjusted quickly and now talks about every teacher and child with admiration. Still, Miss Alissa is still her favorite teacher -- she's been incredibly kind, patient, and supportive. I'm grateful to have found a place where my daughter feels safe, happy, and loved. I found the school to be good not only in terms of nurturing, but also for Aiziya's development.

We hired Leo for our daughter who is a high school junior to prepare for the SAT. Leo is able to…read moremotivate her to study and work on a lot of SAT prep. My daughter has been having him once a week for 1.5 hours since Oct, 2019. We have done both online and in-person lessons with him. Leo is able to teach her SAT test taking techniques which is really helpful. My daughter's confidence has improved tremendously. I highly recommend Leo.

My son went through multiple tutoring services for SAT help, but didn't find any useful. We end up…read morewasting 2 months trying different SAT tutoring services. Then, we found Leo. He was comfortable to work with and connected with my son. My son score went up 240 points from his PSAT to SAT in a just a few lessons. The techniques and tips really paid off. I highly recommend using Tutoring Boston. I already plan to have him work with my other son when it comes closer time for him taking the SAT and subject SAT.

My daughter has been going here for the last 5 years. She has seen great improvement in her math…read moreand she can read better than any students in her school class. Miss Sue and other teachers at the center are great instructors. Although parking can be difficult, there is ample parking at the side street.