Master Lockhart and his amazing daughter Brittany are wonderful teachers. They teach the kids not…read moreonly karate but respect for others, but discipline and manners. Our grandson started taking karate with them when he was 3 yrs. old. He got his orange belt right before he turned 5. He has made a lot of friends in class and loves karate.

Master Lockhart and Miss Lockhart are amazing instructors. My son has been attending for a couple…read moreyears now and both confidence and resilience have improved greatly. Highly recommend!

We are in the basketball league (YBL) right now through open gym premier, and using this facility…read more The gym is large, able to hold so many games at once and has a mini food court! You need to come early if you want to snag parking next to the gym, if not you are parking across the street. It's very clean, spacious bathrooms and the second level is where they play games. There is no parking fee. You only pay on weekends for tournaments for club and high school teams. We've had a great experience so far and looking forward to coming back next season.

Horrible facility with money hungry staff that tries to gouge you for $25 parking and $25 per…read moreperson to watch a basketball game after charging for kids basketball. Bathrooms smell and staff is unprofessional and looking to scrounge money.Owner is greedy andd overcharges for basic amenities. Sad and embarrasing place, avoid like plague

My son loves this camp! During the summer he looks forward to seeing the prior year friends he made…read moreand making new ones. Having the options to swim and fish on top of crafts and activities is a fantastic way to spend the summer for him. As a parent, I appreciate the longer than traditional summer camp hours compared to most summer camp programs that end mid day or later afternoon. The schedule here works best for my work schedule while letting my child feel like he was at a fun camp instead of at the school TLC program on school campus. When summer concludes all he talks about is how he misses it or how he can't wait for summer to come again. Added perk is using the snack shack as a lesson in budgeting and money management for him over the summer!!!! The staff is great and I highly recommend enrolling your child.

Camp is very disorganized and run by very young (and not well staffed) high school counselors. Our…read morechildren would come home each day reporting that another child had hit them, pushed thier face in the sand or sprayed them with sun block, among other problems. When our children reported the bullying behavior to the counselor, they would take no action. When one of our sons had their own behaviorial issue, Ms. Sylvia called my wife at work to pick him up. Because my wife took over an hour to get to the location (she was in a meeting at the time and had to commute), Ms Sylvia decided (as retaliation towards my wife for "taking too long") to suspend our child the following day. When we asked Ms. Sylvia for a full refund for the day she was not allowing our child to attend camp, she refused despite Campco terms that provide if Campco cancels camp for a child, it will issue a full refund. If you have young kids, I would stay away from this place and Ms. Sylvia!

I was very disappointed, and even called the camp director and went in to speak with her once as…read morewell. Despite it being $500/child, the camp wasn't staffed properly for the number of campers. My kids couldn't get "help" with their robots and creations despite multiple requests for help. When I called, I was told the project was "too hard" and "it's hard to help everyone" and it would be better the next day. The issue here is that they shouldn't have allowed so many campers in if they don't have the staff to support it. My kids still brought home creations that "didn't work" the rest of the week. On top of this, the staff doesn't stay on top of disciplinary issues - my son was hit in the face and told staff but nothing was done. We won't be back...and I get the impression this isn't isolated to my kids and my experience.

My son had a wonderful experience with Code Ninjas Ladera Ranch/Aliso Viejo. The owner, Jui, is…read moreextremely caring and accommodating. We participated in the First Lego League Spring Showdown and the team did well but most importantly enjoyed the process of building, rebuilding, and learning from their mistakes. We are so grateful for the opportunity to learn from Jui and be a member of her First Lego League team. Would highly recommend to anyone.

One star is too credited for this particular YMCA here in Ladera ranch!…read morePoorly uneducated staff, unacceptable condition of dealing with older children, extremely badly managed, staff are, to say the least unapproachable. If issues arise with your child, there will be absolutely no logic or common understanding to be able to deal with that issue with the staff. Be warned, your children are not in safe hands!!! I am extremely disappointed as a resident and a proud member of this community.

My daughter has been going to the Ladera YMCA for the past two years after school and during the…read moresummers. This is her second summer here, and she loves it! The field trips are great (especially the trip to Knotts), and she loves all of the activities during the day. Whenever the Y offers movie nights for the kids, she always wants to go, which helps us parents have a much needed date night. Kylie and all of the Y leaders are so friendly and fun, and my daughter loves them all.

Bridges Equestrian is such an amazing barn! My 10 year old twin daughters have been riding at…read moreBridges for 4 months and have learned so much! Their confidence has grown a ton! We have tried several other barns and I have to say, Bridges has exceeded all of our expectations! Hannah has been their trainer and she is incredible! She is so patient and teaches them the correct way to ride all in a positive way! Ruthanna, Kendra, Sasha, Shayla, Abbie and everyone else at Bridges are the best! Everyone helps everyone out! My girls and I LOVE all the horses and ponies! They are all very well cared for and know how to take care of their riders! You can tell how much Ruthanna and Kendra love their horses! Another added bonus about Bridges, is they offer IEA and Pony Club!! We truly feel so lucky to have found such a great barn!

I had a lesson here a few months ago & I still think about what a joke it was. I'd say im a pretty…read moreexperienced rider with many miles from all types of shows & different horses, I just quit riding about 9 years ago so it had been a while. I wanted to find a good center close to my job to pick back up where I left to compete & possibly purchase a horse. I arrived about 20 minutes early (I wasn't expecting to be seen or anything early) & there was only one girl there who was honestly very rude and obviously hated that I bothered her when I just asked her to confirm that I was in the right place. Sometime later, a lady came to sit next to me and sat with me until a minute after my scheduled time, got up and asked me if I was taking a lesson.... This was the instructor... she was sitting next to me the whole time not even acknowledging my existence. However, I shrugged this off- my problem was the actual lesson. Despite how early I got there, I still was deemed just 20 minutes of riding time ... when I use to take lessons, the lesson horses were always tacked up beforehand thus giving the rider adequate amount time. However I understand that the grooms are busy- so it was fine. But what didn't make sense was how to instructor I rode with took her time giving me a tour, showing me everything, going back & forth from the horse's stall to the tack room and everything in between *just wasting time*. Luckily I know how to brush & tack up so it was quick as possible but I can only imagine how long it would take for an inexperienced person to do so because even doing all of this for me it took a while What absolutely pissed me off was that I didn't get to jump and was NOT told this prior. If I was told- I would not have wasted my time coming at all. I had a fine flat lesson; me not riding for so long had no effect on my muscle memory and did not get any type of coaching from the instructor (which was fine, I'm at the level where I don't need an instructor to remind me to keep my heels down or shoulders back) & instead was complimented. At the end of my flatting, she tells me "you need a safety vest to jump or own your own horse" ... what??!!!? Why did nobody tell me this??? I didn't expect to jump high or do a full course- but I got absolutely nothing. When scheduling, I explained that I had experience- you would think at some point I would be told "by the way you can only jump if you own a horse" or even something like "this will only be a flat lesson". Apparently, it's an insurance liability if riders jump without a vest... I'm not a minor & signed documents understanding that sitting on a horse in general is a liability but okay god forbid there's no safety vest. I was seriously let down and i dont know how they expect riders here to move up. Safe to say I won't get back into competing or purchasing a horse with this center

Although we have great appreciation for the arts, I want to start by saying, we have never…read moreexperienced musical theater/performing arts camps or schools before this. We were recommended by someone we know that went through their summer camps and spoke very highly of AAFK. I was definitely nervous in the beginning because we didn't know what to expect and we're also protective as well (as many are too). All of my questions were answered when I texted them and as we got closer to the start date, a detailed and waiver were also sent out outlining all of the information. Signed up for Wicked Part 2 and K-Pop Demon Hunters. I can't express enough on what a positive experience it was. We were in awe what the students were able to do in less than a week! Incredible!!!! The lighting, the sound, the stage, the props, and costumes brought everything life! How exciting it was for students to see the inner workings of theater and all of the magic and hard work behind the scene. To top it off, it took place at an actual theater, which made it official and exciting. Mr. David, his assistants, and the theater staff were all wonderful. Mr. David is charismatic, fun, silly, knowledgeable, yet can also be serious with the students when needed as well. We loved how he added life lessons and teachings where he could in a way that came across as a casual conversation. It really stuck with my student; we appreciate it. Love how he can switch to a different voice when interacting with the students and adults. He knows how to communicate effectively, yet also encouragement and motive the students as well. Yes, if you go to the Newport Beach location, there is a tree and rolling hill in the front. As much as it's the staff responsibility to keep your students safe, it's also your responsibility as parents to talk and explain to your children what you expect of them and decorum when you are not there. The same goes for what parts they get in the show. Before attending, we had a conversation about not getting certain roles we may want and how to process and deal with that. It doesn't take away from the experience if you prepare your students ahead of time. Skills my student learned after two weeks: Following through and not giving up even when things get challenging, believing in yourself, be and do your best no matter what, being a team player--by helping others, taking ownership and responsibility for the role you get, and understand that things can happen on and off stage--dust yourselves off, but the show must go on!!! Most importantly, TO HAVE FUN! Will definitely back!!!! We hope they will offer Hamilton and Wicked Part 1 later on in the summer next year!

Started with a summer camp, my daughter fell in love and we keep coming back for more! The…read moreteachers are all very kind and do a great job training the students in acting, singing and dancing. So impressed by each and every show we've done!