If you want your child to have a holistic screen free education, this is the place. There is more…read moreevidence coming out at the harm that screens are doing to children. And AI is a threat to the intelligence of children. This will be our first year at the Wadorf School of Bend. We attended two other Waldorfs previously. The teachers and staff so far have been very nice. The class sizes are small, especially from 5th grade through middle school. Your child will get one on one attention and the best holistic education possible. They are offering 50% off for middle school right now and it's a great time to get in. We tried public school for middle school and regret it. Our son is looking forward to going back to Waldorf! The tuition may seem expensive, but they do have financial assistance. And do whatever you can to get your child into here. 2nd job, skip the fancy vacations or car. Make Waldorf a priority and you will not regret it.

We love this school! Not only does our child have a sweet, kind, and nurturing learning…read moreenvironment, but the parents are also a real community. We can make decisions together as a team about what is best for our children and what they are being taught in the classroom. You get a choice with waldorf and its 100% worth paying for.

Our son loves Seven Peaks School and so do we. His teachers have taught him so much in a kind,…read moresafe, and nurturing environment. He really enjoys his "specials" classes like Spanish, art, running club, and music. The staff and faculty have worked hard to make Seven Peaks a family and we are very happy to be a part of it.

What a wonderful educational opportunity in a community with a lot of excellent competition! Seven…read morePeaks is the only preschool-8th grade IB option in our region and the continuity of care, growth, and support provided there is incredible! The potential for academic growth, social-emotional support, and individual nurturing is incredible. There are so many things that make Seven Peaks special!

A Much Improved Experience…read more I want to update my previous review because Central Oregon Community College has made some real improvements. A while back, I had a frustrating experience with their mailroom my package sat untouched for a week, and communication felt nonexistent. Thankfully, things have changed. Recently, the staff has been far more responsive and helpful. Packages are processed quickly, and it's clear that the team is paying attention and taking their responsibilities seriously. Whatever changes they've made behind the scenes are working, and I appreciate the effort. I'm happy to say COCC has come a long way, and my experience now reflects a much more reliable and well‑run operation.

I just came home from the Dental College and had work done for 20 dollars and the staff and doctors…read morethere are amazing. Highly recommend. I will never go back to Advantage dental or Gentle Dental, they were horrible. I had a tooth pulled and it was the perfect extraction and I have had many.

Our kiddo has been going to a child's garden for a year and we love this school. He is now 4 year…read moreold and a bit shy and Ms Sheila worked with him to build his confidence. Now he's in Ms Tiffany's class and she is so wonderful with him. Ms Anna is lovely to work with and definitely cares deeply for the kiddos.

I have had my daughter in this school since she was 1.5 years - she is now almost 4! The nurturing…read morecare and facilitated education she has received is phenomenal!

This review is for Doug, you know who Doug is if you go to OSU Cascades. We love Doug and you…read moreshould give him a raise. What a guy!

What's not to love about this school right in one of the best locations in Oregon? I love to visit…read moremy son here! There's so much to do and see from skiing, mountain biking, road biking, river rafting, climbing, hiking, and checking out the great variety of terrain. The views of the mountains and the high desert makes the time spent here worth the drive from California (aside from my being with my son!). Consumer prices are a bit lower than in the Bay Area where I live, so that's a bonus. There are many new hotels and lovely bed & breakfasts in Bend. Lots of trendy restaurants to test as well! One summer day I enjoyed tastings from several restaurants which had set up tents along the Deschutes River. There was live music and plenty of friendly people, although not nearly the large crowds I'm used to. The next day I attended a Beer Festival featuring over 40 micro breweries in the area. This event was held at the new outdoor amphitheater and also featured live music. Many, many people travelled to this event on their bicycles, which were locked up to the surrounding fences. A really cool, mellow atmosphere alongside the river banks.

Emily from Central Oregon First Aid led one of the most valuable training sessions I've ever taken…read more She came to my workplace and spent over three hours teaching CPR and other life-saving techniques to a class of ignorant white and blue collar workers. Her teaching style was straightforward and effective. She conveyed important information in a way that was easy to take in and easy to understand. She gave us tips on remembering and resources to help us. You could tell that she really knew what she was talking about. Our class asked just about every question imaginable, and Emily answered each one quickly, honestly, and without hesitation. She did not pull punches when addressing the difficult questions either, which I really respected. Her level of knowledge and composure immediately earned everyone's trust. She brought CPR dummies and practice AEDs so we could get hands-on experience, which made the training feel real and important. She even went out of her way to teach us how to use some of our safety equipment in the workplace. By the end of the session, I felt both educated and more capable of acting in a real emergency. I truly believe that society would be better if everyone took this course. I would absolutely trust Emily in a medical situation and now, thanks to her, I feel more confident that I could help too. I think everyone should take this class.

Excellent excellent excellent customer service. Highly professional and warm hearted staff members…read moreand owners. A million star rating! I am always amazed at the amount of knowledge Bill has. He's never left a question unanswered. I'm A picky customer, call me Karen if you will, but I am a forever 100% satisfied customer. Also rated "A+" on the kindness factor. Sweet people are hard to find these days!

I just bought my 4th machine from Cynthia's (a simple one to teach my grandchildren how to sew, a…read moreserger, top of the line embroidery plus sewing machine, and then a replacement that came out years later that was even better for the embroidery/sewing. I tend to wait months between projects, and then forget some of the steps. Bill (who knows everything about each machine plus which customer purchased which machine, he's amazing!) and the rest of the staff are always patient and helpful. I first came to Bend with a complicated machine that I purchased elsewhere. The quilting shop in Bend wouldn't answer any of my questions because I didn't buy it from their shop. Plus, the staff wasn't familiar with the machines that the quilt shop sold, they had someone whose job was to explain and sell the brand, but she only came in on Thursdays! I am more than grateful of the staff at Cynthia's because of my experience at the other store!

One of the worst places you can send your kids they do not read the charts and take kids that they…read morecan't handle they put kids throw degrading and abusive and strip them of there rights honestly this place needs to be shut down and the authorities call on them. when I was there I was crying and screaming in pain for days had a fever and it still took 3 days for them to get me to the emergency room then to another doctor where I figured a kidney infection they force us to talk about are tram and why we are there in front for all the other students and tell them a story about the reason we need treatment and if it's not good enough and we don't pass we can move up a number which means we can't leave the premises or call our parents all so I was there for sexual and was only there for a month before they kicked me out for having symptoms of sexual abuse trauma which they knew I had it and told me if they could help me with those I spent $8000 getting out there to be there for less than a month for them to kick me out for said they could help me with this place is bull shit it's a trap don't do it.

There's a lot more to say. I'd like to mention the isolation students would be forced into for…read moreweeks at a time. They would be kept in a separate room alone and staff would bring a meal to them. How does that not negatively impact the developing brain of a teenager? What about HR? I personally spent up to six days at a time on HR. When on HR we would have to be silent all day and stand away from the group. During meals we would get our meal last and sit at a separate table facing the wall. In total I probably spent two plus months of my time there in silence. That's nothing compared to some of the other girls who were on HR for longer periods of time more often than myself. There were no therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist or counselors. How could one call themselves a therapeutic boarding school when no one on the staff is licensed or certified? You lied to and manipulated parents. Rick Odell told my dad that I couldn't survive on my own and I won't make it without them. He also told me that he was going to get custody of me past my 18th birthday and keep me there as long as he saw fit. All that mattered was keeping students there as long as possible to make the most money. I remember all these activities that were promised upon admission. Then when it came time to do something that cost money we were told that the academy can't afford it. So that snowboarding that was always talked about to my dad... I think I only went 2 or 3 times in the three winters I was spent there. I of course went more when my dad came to visit but like I said the times the academy paid for with the other students, yeah that only happened a few times. Oh and the equine program, that cost extra to participate in. I should also talk about the pathways program. I can't even count all the times we ran out of food and when we called to ask to get taken grocery shopping we were told they didn't have the staffing for it. So my mom would have to order food and have it delivered to the house for myself and other students. So the money my parents paid wasn't enough to ensure I could eat? I should have called CPS. What about the $25 a week grocery budget given to us. $25 for breakfast, lunch and dinner for a week. How is that enough? And we couldn't just go to the academy to eat because again, no staffing to pick us up so we could eat at campus. We had no money because pathways wasn't given an allowance for some reason so we couldn't just go to the store and buy food ourselves. Was this your way of maintaining control? We are slowly waking up and acknowledging the abuse we suffered at your hands. And we will no longer be silent. You can't force me to sit in silence for days at a time anymore. I will keep talking.