I have lived in the Peninsula for years and had no idea this place existed until I chaperoned my…read morechild's 2nd grade field trip here. The visit was very educational. The kids participated in a variety of hands-on activities, including working together to pull a fishing net and small fish out of the water. They were able to touch different fish, shrimp, and even small sharks, and observe plankton under microscopes. The staff were knowledgeable and engaging, and the kids had a wonderful time throughout the visit!

What a hidden gem in Redwood City! I got to visit the Marine Science Institute with my 3rd grader…read moreand her classmates. I never knew this place existed. We had the best interactive learning experience here. Children were split up into 4-5 groups with an educator from the institute. We were lucky to be in Emma's group. The kids got to see and touch shrimp, fish, spider crabs, mussels, clams, sea sponge and more! We also learned about the leopard shark and got to pet one. The kids worked collaboratively to collect samples from the bay and even got to look at plankton under a microscope. At the very end of the field trip the children all pulled on ropes together to reel in a giant net. They caught a few fish. It was such a fun experience. Thank you!!! Highly recommend

Our kids had the best time at Jefunira! The team was so warm and welcoming (especially with our…read moredaughter who had a hard time transitioning to start) and they just had so much fun! Worth every penny!

My kids LOVE this camp. They take all the basic summer camp activities and do them amazingly well…read more Most of the counselors went there as kids and really take joy in creating a great experience, and they structure all the games to maximize fun. Every year my kids just rave about how they want to go there the next year. Can't wait!

My daughter has gone to this camp for the past two years, and this has been her favorite summer…read morecamp both years. The camp is amazingly organized, and what makes it stand out is the quality of the counselors. They are fully engaged with the kids and my kid LOVES them. She tells me she wants to go to this camp every year and become a counselor when she is older.

would not recommend, not much else to say besides that. Refund policy is not easy to use .read more

I've been taking lessons at CRA for about a year now as an adult beginner and I look forward to my…read morelessons every week. I love arriving at the barn and seeing all the beautiful horses. The owner and staff are all lovely as well. My favorite thing about CRA is the amount of progress I feel I've made after each lesson. The instructors are all very knowledgable and always provide helpful feedback that has helped me with my equestrian journey. Definitely give this place a visit! Plus, they've got the cutest pony, Merlin! (see attached photo)

I am so happy to have found California Riding Academy in Pacifica. The barn is super convenient…read morefor me to get to from San Francisco - I can easily take a weekday morning lesson before my PM shift at the hospital. The horses are incredibly well cared for. The barn and arena are very nice. My instructor Sierra is very helpful and patient. I was finally getting strong enough to really properly post the trot when the Covid19 lock down hit. I cannot wait to get back to the barn and to the horses. I highly recommend California Riding Academy.

My daughter attended a camp this month. Highly recommend! She was excited to attend camp and came…read morehome with cute jewelery that she has yet to remove. Katalina and Kayla were the sweetest!

Nice art Studio and the staff! My Daughter was really happy to create some of bracelet with them…read more We are would recommended them.

My son (5) and daughter (8) attended GrowFit for spring break 4/7-4/9 (2026)…read more My daughter was in a group with 8-13 year olds and her counselor in training was having issues with her boyfriend and told all the kids in her group about it. She told them she gets naked in bed with him and sucks on his....she then realized what she did wrong and told all the kids to keep it a secret from their parents. I've been told this counselor has been removed, but 1) why is a 14 year old in charge of 8-13 year olds 2) why isn't there a more robust training 3) what is the vetting process before hiring someone? 4) why are 8 year olds in the same group as 13 year olds? Don't ever send your kids here. My daughter's innocence was stripped away in a day.

I sent my 4.5 year old son here for summer camp and he loved it. The coaches treated him as if…read morethey were their own little brother and we really appreciate their enthusiasm, connection and personal attention to my son. There were multiple days that he came home and said Matt and Peyton are his best friends and multiple days where Matt and Peyton came up to my husband and I during pick up and drop off to greet us and give us a detailed report of how he was doing in camp. This meant the world to us. Thank you so much for a memorable summer and hope to see Matt, Peyton and team again next year!

Having our daughter join Sharmila's when she was 2 has undoubtedly been one of the best decisions…read morewe've made as parents. 2 and a half years in, our daughter has come out as a confident, kind and curious kid, thanks to Sharmila and her teaching staff. Sharmila herself is passionate about kids - in the best way possible. She creates an excellent environment for holistic learning and growth. She has done a fantastic job hiring excellent teachers and retaining them. The preschool itself is located in a beautiful campus - great classrooms, playgrounds in a natural setting. If you're within driving radius of this place, you'll be missing out if you don't consider Sharmila Montessori.

Our daughter has been attending Sharmila's for years, with our son recently joining. The kids…read moreabsolutely love their time there and I cannot recommend it enough. The teachers are so caring and thoughtful. The environment at the program has nurtured our daughter from a very shy beginning to the BIG personality she is today. As much as it pains me to see them both grow up, the amount they learn at Sharmila's continues to astound me. Not solely reading and math skills, but social maturity and a general sense of imagination/adventure. The picture days and art projects will also melt your heart. We are so happy with our experience.

Decided to finally leave this review as I am now looking for camps to send the little guy this…read morecoming summer. He loves Battle bots so I thought it would be great to send him to ID tech after receiving a flyer after attending a Battlebots show in Las Vegas. After spending $1600, we were disappointed. He had a great time, but he didn't learn anything, or do half of what was advertised. They didn't get to play outside like was advertised, not much of a campus tour, didn't learn coding, and spent a large amount of time on Roblox. In fact, his closest friend from camp came from the Roblox class. We were supposed to get to witness the final competition, which we later found out took place before parents were allowed in, and there was no certificate ceremony as advertised. By the time parents were allowed in, the kids were just playing with the robot and passing the controller around. He didn't really seem to know any of the kids in his class, and the other kids seemed to just be parallel playing as opposed to collaborating as a class or teammates. We had invited his relatives for the last day, as it was supposed to be presented as this big event to witness what our kids had learned, but in the end I was grateful they weren't able to make it. I feel like I would have been embarrassed of what they would have seen. Also for the price, he didn't get to keep the robot. And the flashdrive he received? It was completely blank. His favorite part of the experience you ask? The cafeteria.

We had a decent experience a few years ago, but this year was a crazy waste of money. The…read moreBattlebots camp was mostly just break time sitting in front of the computer playing Roblox or other games. There was supposed to be a coding element, but the counselors said they would do all of the coding, and the kids learned nothing. Then the counselors dropped the ball and failed to do the coding that was needed. The assembly work done for the bots was much easier than a basic LEGO set, so I'm not sure what engineering-interested kid could possibly learn anything from this camp. CoderSchool in Berkeley is half the price and actually teaches coding.