Camp Woodstock is a great camp to send your kids to, though there were some problems I had with…read morethis camp. Not sure about these older posts but it was very clean, they ran a TIGHT ship my kids told me, cleaning up every single day after breakfast and things around that nature. Big "family" vibe going on at this camp, everyone is accepted. Lots of good influences for counselors, but, with that, there is some things they should work on. The bad Staff- my kids would tell me stories about camp ALL THE TIME. From when they got home, to when they'd go the next year. I did hear from them one day that two of their counselors told them about what male counselors they were "hooking up" with, this was when my kids were around ages 12-13. I feel that that's not something we should be talking about with campers. Camp rules- around when my children were 14 going into 15, they went to camp and were "yurts" (the highest age group) the girls and boys cabins were right near eachother so it was very easy to go from one to the other and I never thought that was weird. Although my daughter told me that one night as she was trying to get ready for bed, when she was walking to the bathroom a male camper tried to convince her to get into the supply closet with him to do god knows what. This is by NO means, the camps fault. I just think they should have more rules surrounding camper-to-camper interactions. Bullying- the probably worst part that somehow also occurred the same year as the previous story was when my daughter was bullied by an LIT, or "leader in training" (pretty ironic, right?). She was repeatedly called flat chested by said leader and other rude things. My worst problem with this camp is the things I hear about the counselors nowadays. My child is now 16 and is friends with an 18 year old who told us that a counselor that currently works at the camp over the summers, who was dealing with 7-8 year old boys, was sending her lewd voice messages and pictures while on the clock at camp in front of children. At night when all the kids were supposedly asleep he would speak into his phone and send her voice messages. I could only imagine what an 8 year old boy would do if he heard his counselor, his week long "role model", speaking into his phone saying such lewd things. Overall the camp is nice, maybe this was just a very unique experience.

My parents sent me to Camp Woodstock, and although I was scared at first I very quickly became a…read more"Woodstocker". I learned how to sail a sailboat and was able to climb up the expert climbing wall. I highly recommend attending Camp Woodstock, I am so exited for this summer!!

Overcharged us almost $270 for a pool filter. He told us he waa going to open/close/and clean our…read morepool for approximately $2,700. We sent him half the amount via Venmo. He showed up one time to supposedly clean the pool after which he completely ghosted us and refused to answer any texts or phone calls. He also said that the $2,700 included all chemicals but since the last time he was here I purchased 32 gallons of shock, 50 lbs of calcium, 12 lbs of stabilizer, and 12 lbs of alkalinity increase on my own. We're out almost $1,600 and I've had to maintain the pool and purchase all the chemicals on my own. I would not recommend his service as he is highly unreliable. I didn't even receive a text explaining that he'd get back to me or that he was too busy. Very irresponsible and almost criminal to defraud people like he did. ​​

if you need any pool services, including new insulation, THIS is the guy to call! Elmo is not only…read moreknowledgeable and professional he is affordable! don't wait give him a call!

I just finished the first of my three classes with Rachel, and I truly can't say enough about how…read morepatient, knowledgeable, and experienced she is. The class is two hours long, and we got started the minute I walked in and worked right up until the very last minute. She really maximizes your time -- you feel like you're getting every second of personalized instruction, with no filler or disorganization. I'm so excited for my final two classes and can't wait to keep learning. I highly recommend signing up for Rachel's classes or services and taking any opportunity you can to learn from her!

Rachel is a fabulous artist and teacher. My teenager has been taking weekly classes with her for…read moreabout a year and her patience, good humor and encouragement have resulted in huge strides in ability and confidence. I highly recommend her classes.

This is a great place for kids. This is a very supportive staff that takes an interest in every…read morestudent. One of my sons has gone all the way through the program. He's in 4 different activities, and each year I ask him to rank his sports and clubs for me. And, each year for the last 4 years my son has ranked AKC as his favorite activity and top priority

We highly recommend the American Karate Center in Ellington. Our son has been in the "Tigers" class…read morefor about seven months. In that relatively short time we have noticed significant improvements in his self-confidence, self-advocacy, self-control, and body awareness. We largely attribute this to the AKC instructors and their teaching methods. They hold the kids to a high standard, expect them to work together as a team, and expect excellence. They do this all while remaining positive in their instruction, even when a kid isn't meeting one of those expectations. Our son looks up to the instructors as role models, and they've proven to us that they deserve such respect. We are very grateful to AKC for the positive impact that their center has had on our son and family. Lastly, we recently attended a regional karate tournament and were impressed to see AKC take home many top trophies, proving the efficacy of their teaching methods.

This establishment is no good for the children. The staff here calls the children liars when the…read morechildren comes to them for help they call them a liar ! Ken himself called my child a liar ! I asked him if he was serious , he responded YES! My child went on to get hurt because the staff failed to do his/her job ! His answer was " the child is known to be a liar ! " He said this to me himself today when I called to make a complaint! We as mandated reporter are not supposed to dismiss a child claims because we dislike the child ! That's what the staff member did, because I was on speaker at the time this event happened!! I know what happened! Ken wasn't there (of course) because I asked to speak to Ken at the time ! Unfortunately you & your staff failed as a mandated reporters ! Worst of all the owner rather call the child a liar ( who went to his staff member for help ) to make things right !!! A simple I'm sorry I'll make sure I'll handle it ! ( not that my child is a liar ) because that's what he did ! Shame on this establishment! The staff member was out of line & because of his staff member a child WAS hurt who knows how many others ! A child he called a lair today !!!! Beware of this establishment!!! If your child comes to them for help , they will call your child a liar & claim they care !!!! I take no pleasure in making this yelp , however my child was hurt not his ! could have been prevented! Instead he called my child a liar ! And more parents need to be aware before they make the choice to bring your children to them . All we wanted was to make him aware of what happened. he decided to call the child ( who was hurt after the staff member failed to do their job ) a liar ?! you sir failed as instructor & a protector of the children , this sir is not Honorable!!!! You took the art to protect not to cover up ! This establishment is the reason our children won't come forward! No matter what you convince yourself sir of , it will never change that a child was hurt after your staff member called him/her a lair and did not report it ! Ken himself told me my child is known as a liar! Wow wrong response to an irate parent whose child was hurt & who called you for at least some concerns ! Thats what this comes down to & he failed to understand that!! He can respond like he did on the other review. Unfortunately that will never change that a child was hurt your staff member called could've done the right thing but they didn't! They decided to call the child a liar ! Shame on you Sir . You failed the children you claim to care for !

The Best. My two boys are little dragons, they love this place. Master Ken, the owner of CFMAF, is…read morea great trainer and is great with kids and finds unique way to each child. They offer summer program and after school program. During summer camp my kids went to many different field trips and loved it. Its great especially when you are a working parent and can't spend every sunny day outside with kids. I would recommend this center to everyone (not just kids, there are adult classes too)

Explorations is where I went to High School. Looking back almost 10 years later, I treasure my…read moreexperiences there. Some background- Explorations is a charter school that focuses on non-traditional, experiential education. It's a public school that functions like a private school, but has the minuscule budget if a small public school. Kids from all over the state can go there, but a certain percentage of students have to be from the immediate area. When I was enrolled, we had classes four days a week, M-Th. Fridays were split into outdoor adventure and internships and students would alternate between the two every other Friday. I had two internships. One of them was at a doggie day care place. It's ironic where I worked as the owner resembled Michael Myers from the Halloween movies. Currently, he's in jail as police found a sex slave in his house. The other internship was at an automotive painting firm. Outdoor adventure is what we did the Fridays when we didn't have internships. As far as activities... I crawled into a bat cave in Salisbury-it was wet, muddy, full of bats and friggin awesome! I went hiking up CT's tallest peak I belayed and climbed rocks I shared secrets in a sweat lodge and ate freshly killed beef from a student's farm I shot my teachers with guns...paintball guns (don't get any funny ideas). I did that and soooo much more! Academically, compared to a normal high school, the homework load is lighter. You're on a first name basis with your teachers. They're approachable and easy to talk to. Besides a few social stereotypes like the stoners, punks, hippies and those soon to drop out, the school is pretty much devoid of typical stereotypical high school kids. Basically, you're free to be yourself without having to worry about how your perceived. There are no bullies either. When I went there, the school had taken over an old bank. That was our school. Classes were in the basement and the offices were in the vault. In the middle of winter, the landlord elected not to renew our lease. We had class in a park pavilion in the dead of winter in the northeast corner of CT. Somehow I got through it, but damn, it was cold. We were spared by NWCC who saw our plight and gave us an old building to use for the remainder the year. The next year we got our building, which is the current location of the school. My class had 16 people in it and when I was a student, the entire student body had 72 kids. I loved my non-stereotypical high school. I got to go rock climbing across from Mt. Washington, experience the cold and a douchbag landlord and the generosity of the local community college. I had amazing teachers- many of whim I still talk to outside of school. They truly made my experience great and I'd consider them friends. Also, I still talk to my classmates and try to stay in touch. I made friends who will hopefully last a lifetime. I could go on and on, but I'll stop here. Explorations was a great experience and if you want a high school like no other, I encourage you to check it out. It's a one if a kind school :) Peace|