Address: 516 S Fremont St, San Mateo, CA 94402, USA
“We searched for a piano teacher on the penInsula and happened to find Leon Rosen. What a great teacher! My son brought in some audio recordings of his favorite songs he wanted to learn on the piano, and Leon quickly figured out how to play the music. Soon my son (a teenager) was able to play it himself. I am amazed at how much progress my son has been able to make in a year. He quickly advanced from novice to playing Beethoven and Chopin. Hire Leon. He’s a great teacher and works with kids of all ages.”
Address: 506 N Delaware St, San Mateo, CA 94401, USA
“This school is always clean and up to date with lots of school resources to make your kids have great and rewarding experience.”
Address: 608 N El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94401, USA
“Our son started at L’Academy in San Mateo two months ago and he’s enjoying his time there! He talks about his teachers and friends all the time and looks forward to going to school (Although he still doesn’t like saying goodbye to mommy or daddy when he gets dropped off in the morning). I can tell the director Farina really cares about the kids, as she has gone above and beyond to help our son get acclimated to his first experience being at school. She also takes the time at the end of the day to give us updates on how his day went and even asks us (the parents) how we’re doing as she knows it’s a big transition for the adults too! The center uses a wonderful app that allows the staff to update us with notes about meals and potty, as well as when they went down for nap and photos of what they did throughout the day. We fell in love with it after our tour with the co-founder Helena. She was warm and welcoming, and took the time to answer all our questions. I appreciated the in-person tour and for allowing our son to play in the classroom when other schools only had virtual tour. Just prior to our son‘s first day, the director also set up a time for us to visit the school with our son again to get him acquainted with the classroom, his classmates and teachers. We appreciate the transparency that these visits provided, which ultimately helped us to decide to send our son here, and we couldn’t be happier with our decision! A few other bonus points: + Cleanliness, the school is brand new and only started enrolling students back in October 2021 + The teachers, Teacher Melissa and Teacher Wendy, speak excellent Mandarin, and introduce fun songs in Mandarin that my son remembers and sings all the time when he‘s at home + Excellent COVID protocol and weekly testing for the staff, children and families + A nut-free school, plus additional adjustments made to the menu to accommodate for our son’s multiple food allergies + Nutritious snacks and lunch provided + Flexible full-time/ part-time schedule + Helps with potty training but doesn’t require the child to be potty-trained to start In short, if you’re looking for a center that provides a stimulating program along with a language immersion experience for your child, I would highly recommend L’Academy!”
Address: 715 Indian Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401, USA
“There are two preschools housed on the Turnbull campus -- a fee-based mandarin immersion school and a state-subsidized English speaking preschool. This review covers the fee-based mandarin immersion school. Our daughter attended Turnbull for the second half of her Pre-K 4 year (she is now a 1st grader in the school next door) and our son is in his second year at the school (in Pre-K 4 after completing Pre-K3 last year) and we couldn't be happier with the education they received/are receiving. We wanted an immersive mandarin speaking, play-based and not-too-academically-intense environment for the kids. Turnbull is great -- from the administrators to the teachers -- we've found everyone to be caring, conscientious, and enthusiastic. The teacher-student ratio is great -- there is a main teacher and two assistants for each classroom of 18 to 22 students. I like that there doesn't seem to be too much turnover since consistency is so important in challenging programs like dual-language ones. My daughter and son had the same wonderful Pre-K 4 teacher -- and I'm hoping my youngest (2 years away from attending) will also have her. She, and the other teachers I've interacted with at Turnbull, are very dedicated to their students and I've always felt that I could go to them with any concerns I may have. My son loves going to school. The school year is arranged around weekly units where the students learn mandarin in context. Occasional field trips, regular music and movement classes supplement the day-to-day activities. Every year there are three or four performances where the kids show off their singing skills and classroom work. There is some character recognition lessons, but from what I've seen it's low pressure and meant to enrich the language learning. Overall, we are very satisfied with Turnbull. The only caveat is that both the Principal and the Enrollment Coordinator are retiring this year. Hopefully, they'll be replaced with equally great people, but that would be the only question mark I would have going forward.”
Address: 789 E Poplar Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401, USA
“A place where you can learn English really quickly, and meet friends from different countries. Teachers are always available to help you, and that's really important. I recommend that school.”
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