We have our 5 year old at the after school program and we love the staff and their genuine love and…read moreattention they give to our son. He's been coming for almost a year and we truly love Mariposa Kids. What I especially love the most is how they responded to the covid-19 crisis with the virtual activities. Everyone is always so helpful and willing to lend a hand at all times. We couldn't ask for a better partnership and look forward to seeing them in person again. Thank you Mariposa Kids!

Where do I even start? So fun! Star Wars. Harry Potter. A dirt pit that never ends. Light sabers…read more Field trips. Hawks eating pigeons.

My 5 years old daughter is thrilled to go to EFBA French summer camp! We signed up for 4 weeks in…read morethis summer. We are non French speaker, our first language is Japanese and second is English. We wanted to introduce French as her third language. At first, we are little bit worried that what if she hates French as she can't understand at all and isolated from classroom.. the idea was totally wrong! She enjoys so much everyday!! She always says she doesn't want to leave, why you pick me up so early. So we decided to put her in after-care (extended time until 6pm). I picked her up at 5 pm because I was a little bit worried she might get too tired. That's wrong thought again! She asked me "can you pick me up little bit later than today? Because I want to play more". There are three teachers: Julia, Eli and Nary (is on and off to classroom). They are super good with kids. I especially talk with Nary a lot so I love her so much! She is fun and loving person for sure. but Julia and Eli are wonderful too! So we don't expect my daughter to speak French fluently or can speak little sentences. It's only 4 weeks. We wanted her to know there is different language except Japanese and English, and wanted her to like French as language, people who speak French and its culture, and also learn few words as she gets to used to hear French every day. So, this goal is already achieved at third week. We have one more week to go. Since we are traveling we didn't sign up for more, wish we could. Now, she is more curious about French and asks teachers "what to say this in French"? In addition, their activities are awesome, it is very creative, artistic and fun! She never get bored during summer camp. My daughter is outgoing & friendly and other French speaker kids speak English too. So she isn't afraid of anything in the class. I highly recommend EFBA to the family who is new to French or non French speaker and want to introduce French to their kids. My daughter's personality might help to get alone with everyone even though she didn't know any French before. I will definitely sign up for next summer! Thank you so much for making her summer wonderful with beautiful French! (as parents we are learning French with her!)

Our 6 year old son attended EFBA summer camp for 4 weeks in June and July of 2023 and loved it…read more Nary who was leading the camp was absolutely wonderful. Highly recommended!

My 6 year old loved Silver Tree. He came home happy and covered in dirt every day…read more Camp Silver Tree's been a rite of passage for San Francisco natives for over 70 years. It's a true outdoor camp in SF. My kid told me about camp legends, bug hunts, nature walks, campfires for roasting marshmellows and hot dogs. There was fort-building and maybe skirmishes between forts, and the campers had developed fort currency with acorns and pine cones. This camp was also the most organized in terms of medical needs. My son has a peanut allergy, and this was the one camp where the camp leader said she was trained to give Epi-pens and there was a system in place so the counselors are aware of allergies and keep campers' Epi-pens. I found out about this halfway into camp when the counselor approached me asking for my kid's Epi-pen. He'd been telling her every day that he'd forgotten it, even though it was in his backpack every day. Downsides: on Monday and Thurday mornings, the parent has to trek an half-mile down a dirt road in Glen Canyon Park to the camp site for drop-off. There was no Thursday evening campfire for parents. The evening performance was underwhelming, but I heard from other parents that it had been better organized in previous years.

Scott did not refund 100% as he indicated today to our review from 2 1/4 years ago. We had to get…read moreour refund from the credit card company. As our previous review stated....our son loved the camp. Our only issue was with the owners billing and record keeping practices. We have found other outdoor camps that our son loves just as much now and bill correctly without last minute location changes.

Both the summer programs and the school year programs here are amazing. They provide a great…read moreresource and grounds for kids to be kids. A focus on free-play outdoors and some structured sports, song, dance, arts & crafts and other activities makes or a really well balanced place or kids to get outside and have a great experience. I just wish this was around when I was a kid!

We've been participating in Wee Kickin' It for years and are huge fans. All of the coaches - Coach…read moreDani, Coach Sydney, Coach Kaitlyn, and Coach Norma - are so great with this age group. We've even incorporated some of our coaching techniques into our parenting! They keep it fun and engaging, while teaching technique and strategy too. Our two oldest children really love it, and we're excited to introduce our third once she's old enough this fall. On a practical note, we love that the fields change each quarter. It's a great way to explore the city. And we love that they have classes on Sundays!

Soccer has changed so much since we were kids. As a mom of 3 daughters, I felt intimidated trying…read moreto find a beginner class that matched our style. Registration was insane. Everything seemed geared toward competition. I had pretty much given up on my kids learning to play, when I found Weee Kickin It. This program is relaxed, yet focused. It's positive and encouraging, but also teaches skills. I like the female coaches - all of which have been fabulous. And I especially appreciate that they accommodate 6 year old beginners, which is really rare!

An amazing academic summer school! We send my 12-y-o stepson for the first time last year and he…read moreLOVED it. He was building parachutes in the intro to physics class (Matter in Motion) and interpreting a novel (for the first time ever) in the Guided Summer Reading class. Fencing class was the icing on the cake! He's looking forward to going back to this four week camp this year.

We sent our two boys (7/10yo) last year to Stuart Hall Summer Program and they loved it! We as…read moreparents appreciate the academic morning session. Our boys enjoyed having the afternoon to play sports and have fun meeting others kids. My 6th grader will be attending the Counselor in Training session this summer and I am sure with Joey at the helm, this will be a great experience for him.

Ian and the Team at Big Dog Surf Camp were Awesome... Very organized and friendly. My twins were so…read moreexcited and now can surf.

Big Dog Surf camp came out to Bolinas for a planned yoga surf day with the Sarah Pascual yoga…read moregroup...and... It was beyond AMAZING!!! Big Dog and his crew got it done! We were a nice sized group and we all left completely joyous and satisfied! add sore to the day after. I was near tears scared of surfing (sharks?) and had not slept at all the night before with anxiety-but these guys just throw ya right in-like surfing bootcamp. It was go time and the two hours in water was magical!! Even my cheeks hurt from laughing at how hilarious these guys are. I am super grateful and appreciative of this experience and think everyone should have surfing lesson parties! *add adult camp and parties to website. ;) Damn my birthday for being in December! I am a child at 34-but some people might not make the call and book ya.

This school is amazing! The warm, welcoming director and staff are really offering an excellent…read morefirst school experience to our 2 yr. old granddaughter. The care and detail in the program is exemplary!

We have been so happy with our experience at Peekadoodle! The teachers and staff are so warm and…read morewelcoming and genuinely care about all of the children. I had no idea what I was doing when it came to finding the right preschool. But after having one conversation with the amazing director, Stef, I knew this would be a great fit. Our son started at Peekadoodle when he was about to turn 3 and the change in him over the past 2 years has been remarkable. His vocabulary and social skills exploded and his little (big) personality really started to shine. He loves all of the teachers and staff so much and really looks forward to school. He surprises us almost daily with the things he's learned! I've also been lucky enough to meet some amazing friends in the parents and staff. We'll be sad when our son is done with his time at Peekadoodle but luckily we're having another one so we get to start over. At least we have their preschool figured out!