Our family has been very happy with the classes at Museo. We first enrolled our oldest child back…read morein 2018 and then soon after we enrolled our second child too. Process over product. That's the key to keeping students encouraged, engaged, and eager to explore. Museo offers exactly that. The ability to pause enrollment or transfer from one class to another allows us as a family to explore what is working and what isn't for our kiddos at any given stage in their artistic journey.

My kids have attended Museo Art Academy camps and workshops and even booked a private event for our…read morescouts troop. It's amazing all the different mediums kids can work with. They absolutely love all of the different types of courses and I appreciate the ability to send kids on a non-school day! The teachers are great -- super supportive and encouraging of creativity etc. Give Museo a try if you haven't!

Absolutely love, love, love the Crimson Canvas Arts summer camps!…read moreMy son first attended the clay art camp summer 2019, and it was honestly the highlight of our day. He would talk about it prior and then for the rest of the day after pick up. It's just so fun and the art work is beautiful. My son also made some wonderful friends that we still have play dates to this day. Can't wait for another summer of clay camp:)

Our daughter has been taking art classes through Crimson Canvas Arts and Sophie for several years…read morenow. She started out first with in person classes through the school and has been doing online classes for the last year. She loves the art classes and always has great artwork to show us. Sophie is a great teacher and really connects with the kids. We're looking forward to more online classes and hopefully in-person ones in the future too.

This was not a great experience for my kid. They didn't allow input from the kids for choosing…read moretheir performance music. The technical teaching was fine, however, the teacher knows best attitude was cloaked in disingenuous "lessons" meant to teach them how the real world of music works. They just didn't really know how to deal with teens.

We love SOR Issaquah! My son is somewhat shy and the exposure he got to playing in a band really…read morehelped him come out of his shell. In addition to playing drums he sang one of the songs at his concert and it did wonders for his confidence. Connor is an amazing instructor and so is Matt. Chad and his staff are extremely helpful and patient. The environment is interactive and hands on, kids are playing instruments day one. Extremely sad we moved or we'd still be there!

This was great. I took this class with a group of 7 other students & really enjoyed my time…read more Turns out pottery is NOT EASY. The instructor was patient, kind, and very helpful. One thing I would recommend is a large display/cards on tables with step by step instructions. I am a "do" learner, so hearing the instructions was helpful but a visual aid would be nice. Overall, a great time!!! For anyone interested in this as a hobby, the mental game is real. You aren't just centering the clay - you are learning to center yourself. Follow the teacher's lead - be kind & patient to yourself, too.

From the owner: Started 2025, Northwest Pottery Collective's mission is to provide a welcoming and encouraging…read morespace for ceramic artists of all ages and abilities to engage with the ceramic arts and the community.

I ran across this place by accident. I stopped in and browsed around the store/gallery. This is a…read morelocally owned establishment. The owner immediately greeted us. The selection was very interesting. The glass is all locally produced right there in their own hot shop. There were some very creative pieces. The most creative pieces were the most expensive, however there were plenty of pieces that were not too expensive. Robin the owner was fabulous and explained how my art piece was made. Since the hot shop is adjacent to the gallery, you can watch the artists make the glass art. It is very interesting and there are some beautiful pieces.

I bought my husband a gift card to take a glass blowing class as he really wanted to try it out. I…read moreapologize - I can't recall the instructor's name, but man is he charismatic! :) Very friendly, funny and skilled! He kept us laughing through the entire class. I thought there would be multiple people in the class, but it ended up just being the two of us and the instructor. He got to create three glass pumpkins and they turned out amazing! Definitely worth trying if you are looking to try something new/fun. Gift shop has some cool stuff in it as well.

I have studied at Chopin Academy for 5 years. Compared to the other places I studied from in the…read morepast, I can honestly say that this school has given me the best experience. The school itself is very well-kept, and there are many studios with nice pianos. The restrooms are clean and stocked, and the main room is very classy and comfortable for waiting before lessons. All of the instructors that I have met are professional and knowledgeable. The directors are kind and want all of the students in the academy to succeed. My teacher Ms. Tsirkel especially changed the way I felt about piano. She has grown to be a big role model to me, and her skill as a brilliant pianist, along with her gentle way of teaching has caused me to love piano and appreciate classical music.

CAM is a great place to take piano lessons. My teach is Dr Ross Salvosa. He is not only a great…read morepiano teacher but also excellent pianist. He is very detail oriented, and make sure every single note sounds beautifully. Ross has great personality, taking classes with him is really fun. I got professional training when I was young but I never really enjoy practicing piano this much as I am now. Ivona recommended Dr Salvosa to me when I came to CAM the first time. She cares about all her students and she will recommend teachers based on your needs and personality. Very appreciated on that as well. Highly recommend this place!

911 Driving School in Issaquah should be avoided at all costs for teenagers. Here's the way their…read moresystem works. You sign up and give them $700+. They tell you that your student will have 15 Zoom lessons interleaved with 5 behind the wheel lessons. What they won't tell you is how completely understaffed they are for behind the wheel lessons. Multiple times per day, you will check on their website for any lessons available within the next month, and there are literally none. And if you are lucky enough to find one, they are during the school day. When you complain to the owner, he will insist that they have more than enough staff for the behind the wheel lessons and blame the issue on students' availability like this: "While we strive to accommodate students' busy schedules--including school, sports, and family commitments--some students may have too many external obligations to complete their required BTW drives within the State of Washington's Driver Training School Program Timeframe." He will insist that you can check the website on the 22nd of every month to find appointments, but every other registered student is also doing this, and I never saw an available appointment on that day. Then he'll tell you that students that are close to the 8-month time limit for completing the course are "prioritized" for their behind the wheel lessons. What that actually means is that the office just emails you in the last six weeks when your student's lessons will be, and good luck if you happen to have any sort of conflict. My son had to complete his course by the end of October, eight months after his first Zoom lesson. They were only able to schedule his last behind the wheel lesson for October 25th, just in the nick of time. The owner should be completely ashamed of how this business is being run, and it should probably be investigated by the state. I'm sure they squeeze most of the students through the program just under the eight month wire. But I would guess that there are many families that just get frustrated and give up. I think they're just counting on some sort of attrition to accommodate the lack of behind the wheel instructor availability. Like several reviews on here from parents of teens, the owner is probably going to respond with his trademark defensiveness, insisting that he has sufficient behind the wheel instructor availability to meet Washington State's minimum requirements. It's really sad that the negative feedback he's received from his customers has not motivated him to change his business practices for the better. He'd rather have you believe that his customers are all wrong. I assure you, they are not.

I signed my son up for a class in August 2025. Two classes in, I looked to schedule a practice…read moredrive only to be told that my son's drives would not be prioritized until February as they were backed up. This was not disclosed at sign up (they states there was an email, I checked all of my emails and saw none). They were dismissive of my concerns and assured my son would have enough time to complete before his birthday. However, that was not reassuring as I want my son to have as much education and practice in the permit year as possible. The owner unenrolled me and gave me back my money but that left us scrambling to find a new school. Some other school in the area also had delays in being able to drive - all except for Shield - who I highly recommend. This seems to be an issue after the summer. Moral of the story - as when your student will be able to schedule drives when you sign up.