World of Discovery is a great day camp. We've been sending our countless children there for 6…read moreyears. The staff is friendly and helpful. They run a fun and professional outfit. Oh! They are also very knowledgeable. I'll often have a hard question and I'll speak to some teenager (cue eye roll). Then, the kid gives me a friendly and accurate answer because they've been going to the camp since they were 4 and are subject matter experts! It's hilarious. Send your kids. They'll have a great time and not become part of the furniture over the summer. Why are you still reading this? Sign up, man!

My son has been to World of Discovery 2 summers ago and is excited to return this summer. He looks…read moreforward to the different trips and I have to say the staff is very communicative and responsive. It's a great summer experience and highly recommend it.

Excellent programs! I am impressed by the level of care, structure, and academic rigor this program…read moreprovides, whether it's afterschool support, weekend prep, or the summer program.

I am surprised there are no reviews on this camp. I wish there were posts for me to review prior…read moreto registering bc then I would definitely NOT have put my kids in this camp. I'll try to keep this short... -Staff mainly spoke Chinese and most of them hardly understood English. All of the TAs are untrained high school kids (we were promised college kids and certified teachers.) Per one of the TAs they had one day of orientation and no other training whatsoever. -First day of camp was horrendous, very chaotic and disorganized. Apparently there were two camps occupying the same school. Some of the younger kids were sitting there crying bc their parents had to go to work. No teachers or TAs came to console them. -Had to buy school supplies (other camps did not require that) -Ms. Li (owner) said that all the teachers were licensed and student to teacher ratio would be 6:1 (which was not true) each class had average 15 kids with 1 teacher (i hope they were certified but i did not request to see any certification) and several TAs. - I was a chaperone for the trips and witnessed such unsafe practices as TAs did not know how to handle the kids. Kids were running all over the place and TAs where just hanging out with each other. First trip was to children museum of manhattan which was a disaster. 3 people per seat on the school bus, not all of the children wore seatbelts, 40 min ride to manhattan on a school bus with no AC in 95 degree weather. Stayed in the museum for literally 5 mins. One parent was so irate complaining that the TAs were not watching the kids and didn't know where some kids where. He was so fed up he took his kid home on his own. Then lunch was at central park in 95+ degree weather (are you kidding me?!). Kids had to pee and needed more water which no one had. -Trips were every wednesdays (4 total)- 3 museums and bowling- kids hated all of them except for the museum in LI bc the older kids got to go outside to the beach and learn about the different animals. -Activities included either kungfu or dance. My kids were not thrilled about it. My son didn't end up participating. -No ACs in the classrooms just fans. -they did not go outside to the park or anything. Only time they went out was on wednesday for the trips -the office has 3 different phone lines but when you call NO ONE picks up the phone!! In the beginning of camp I called to see how my kids were doing but could not get a hold of anyone! very frustrating and made me worry. Finally my MIL spoke to them in chinese when she picked them up and they provided 2 other numbers. The person for one of the phone line didn't even speak english! -My son's kindergarten teacher quit the second week of camp and was never replaced so my son didn't get to learn any english or math as they promised I am thinking really hard for something positive... -I think my daughter did learn something in math and english. They came home with text books and most pages were filled out. -At the end of camp all the kids do a performance. My son did not perform his kungfu but my daughter danced and she did enjoy it. If you're like me and want to find a summer camp that provides learning, fun activities, and safety then do not put your children in AACE summer camp.

My nephew comes here and he has show MARKED improvement in reading and math. My other nephew comes…read morehere too and is above grade level for reading and math now. I can't say that my nephews LOVE it (because it is extra work) but they don't hate it and they don't put up a fight to come which is already a HUGE plus. I appreciate the low student-teacher ratio. I have been very pleased by the progress my nephews have been making and it all started when they started coming here.

Highly recommend. Mr. Ken and his staff are excellent educators. We get meaningful weekly feedback…read moreabout our son's progress in ELA and math subjects. The JEI materials are an excellent supplement to what my son is learning in school. Our son also enjoys attending the virtual classes this semester. We appreciate the low student-teacher ratio; this is another good way for our son to interact with other kids during the pandemic.

The Coder School in Bayside is fantastic! My child absolutely loves coming here. The coaches are…read morepatient, knowledgeable, and make learning to code genuinely fun. The environment is welcoming, encouraging, and perfect for kids to build confidence while picking up real tech skills. We've seen huge growth already, and the staff is always friendly and professional. Highly recommend for anyone looking to give their child a great head start in coding!

We've been enjoying attending Zoom computer coding classes. The teachers and managers have been…read moreattentive and on par with keeping classes engaging and strict enough to keep the kids learning.

The pictures alone tell a story that ALL should be a part of. In a perfect world there will be…read moreworkshops teaching kids to play an active part in the celebration of cultures around the world, taking part in festivities, using their art to pay homage to cultures through decoration , costumes, and education. I love the potential of this place.

We've me and my brother Tom has been to this place a long time ago my brother loved this art class…read more We miss Mr.Chadney!

We had such an amazing experience at Kiddie. My daughter started daycare there since she was 2. She…read moreloved the fun and learning at the daycare. The teachers and staff are super friendly, patient and loving. Special thanks to Ms Gloria who is always great at communication of all the needs & concerns we have! We love you, Ms Gloria! They send the pictures and daily reports (with potty time) every day, which is super helpful for first-time parents! And they even helped potty training for the kids (thank god!). During Covid, there are very strict Covid protocols in place (mask mandate, cleaning, no parents at the class room, etc). As someone who is more cautious and still doesn't feel comfortable with indoor dining with mask off, I trust Ms Gloria and teachers at Kiddie since they follow the Covid protocols very well. Now that my kid has graduated from Kiddie, I am planning to send her back during future summer/winter breaks. I will definitely recommend to my family and friends as well!

My daughter started Kiddie Academy of Little Neck at 3 yrs old and from the moment she step foot…read morein the classroom, she never looked back. She just adapted so well. The teachers are friendly and always keep the parents up-to-date with daily activities. They even send us reports and photos everyday to our emails and tadpoles app! The facility is clean and well-taken care of and the kids are happy and disciplined! I can't wait to enroll my 2 yr son in a few months!

Master Choi is amazing with kids--firm, fun, and full of energy. Kingdom Fighters is the kind of…read moreplace where kids grow in confidence while having a blast. Highly recommend!

Very grateful to have checked this place out. What are the odds! My friend's son has been taking…read moremartial arts classes here for awhile now, and recently she told me about their self-defense classes for women. IT IS MOTIVATING and different. I'm a teacher, and I'd say teachers can pretty much tell when someone is passionate about their career. Master Choi has definitely proven to me that he got skills and a genuine heart to build my techniques with careful practice. Some places just teach you kicks to a bag and unorganized movements that if it's improperly done, you'll get your own bones kicked. (literally) Consider me Kingdom Fighters, your new loyal customer.

Everyone in this camp is amazing, the counselors are so knowledgeable, a fun and learning…read moreexperience for my children!! My children have been going here since they were small, will never send them anywhere else!!

I attended Magic Day Camp for two summers - first when I was 7 in 2000, and again at age 9 in 2003…read more Looking at their website today, I see they've added some new activities like air trampolines and visits to White Post Farm. Back in my day, it was much more limited: swimming took up about 80% of the time, with occasional trips to a run-down movie theater (where half the seats didn't work) and Adventureland amusement park. The one genuinely awesome activity was visiting this old-school arcade - that place was dope, and along with one kind bus monitor named Melissa, it's the only reason this review gets 2 stars. The camp's unprofessionalism and poor care really stand out in my memory. When I was 9, I had a bad fall that left scrapes all along the side of my face and knocked out one of my teeth - thankfully it was just a baby tooth and not a permanent one. Their idea of first aid? A band-aid and ice water in a plastic glove because they didn't even have proper ice packs. They didn't properly inform my mother about the extent of my injuries, so when I got home, she was shocked. She wrote a lengthy letter expressing her concerns about their negligence. Their response? The next day at camp, they pulled me aside to tell me I had "embarrassed them." I was just a kid who got hurt under their watch - what was there to be embarrassed about? The camp's staffing practices were concerning, to say the least. Instead of hiring qualified teachers or experienced childcare professionals, they filled positions with high school students as junior counselors and a few 18-22 year olds as the lead councelors. I remember overhearing them getting their monthly paychecks, well not overhear we were in an open field just sitting around cause that tends to happen there and then someone came with a whole bunch of envelopes and handed them out to them. I remember one girl received just $430 for four weeks of work, and she was visibly upset. At the time, as a kid, I thought that was a lot of money. Now I realize how absurd it was - less than $500 to watch other people's children for a month? No wonder the care was subpar. They were paying teenagers peanuts to handle significant responsibilities. Most of the bus monitors were incredibly mean to the kids, with one shining exception - Melissa. I still remember her decades later because she was the only one who showed genuine kindness. One counselor convinced a little girl to let her "borrow" her cell phone, then made international calls to the Dominican Republic (imagine that phone bill in the early 2000s!). Another counselor was eventually fired for being consistently cruel to the kids - she was clearly just there for the paycheck. While I see they've added more activities since my time there, my experiences were memorable for all the wrong reasons. Based on my time at Magic Day Camp, I wouldn't send my own children there. The administration seemed more focused on collecting fees than providing quality care and activities for the kids. That old arcade was amazing and Melissa was a saint, but two bright spots don't make up for everything else.