College Academy

Sean McGill 2 months ago

Would give a 0 if I could. These guys are really creepy and rude. Not sure what their problem is. I got complaints from attendees and I also saw how they spoke to some adults around one day when visiting. Also hearing they aren't 100% legit as a licensed camp.

Melissa M 2 years ago

I enrolled my child in this summer program with high hopes of academic enrichment. Unfortunately, it was a complete waste of time and money. My child came home each day bored and unchallenged. They learned absolutely nothing new and spent most of their time doing mindless activities. The advertised curriculum was nowhere to be found. It's disheartening to see parents invest in programs that promise growth and development only to receive such a disappointing outcome. Avoid this program at all costs.

Noel Hill 6 years ago

To be perfectly honest with you, I have had a 100% positive experience attending this camp. I had encountered Counselors and Counselors In Training that have only expressed gratitude and respect towards me, my younger sibling that I overlooked, and my fellow peers. I have never once witnessed or heard of another child being mistreated or having a negative experience of any sort on this campus. I have been provided with the opportunity to make many new friends in the classes I have enrolled in, I have never once seen another person that has felt uncomfortable coming back the next day. I still have connections with other College Academy Campers over one year later. The lunch that was provided, the amount of love and care extended towards me, and the amount of skills I was able to bring back home is beyond measure. I don't know what has gone on behind closed doors, your opinion is still valid. But, attending College Academy 2018 has given me permanent memories I'll treasure forever.

Lin Yuan 7 years ago

CAUTION INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS - They may remove your child from the program depending on their own judgement without formal language assessment. PROS: dynamic STEM program. CONS: Bossy policy, condescending attitude. I'm writing on behalf of my Chinese friends who registered for their College Gate summer camp program and got their kids removed on Day 1, without refund and an objective language assessment. They were 2 boys, and it started with one boy drawing with markers on another boy. The director's description was that "the boys refused to listen and kept on behaving inappropriately". As an immigrant and a parent raising my own daughter here, I do see the boys' behavior are out of manner, at least according to American standards, but I don't think these are strict violations. The formal reason that the director gave us was "unable to follow instructions due to limited English understanding". However, the boys did OK in another U.S. summer camp a year ago, and according to my daughter who was in the same camp with them, during a science class where the two boys were separate, the boy who didn't initiate the drawing was perfectly capable of following instructions and behaving n

Kavitha 9 years ago

They are not a State licensed summer camp. They made use of an exemption under the State law for Recreational Camps to classify themselves as a Classroom Program. Hence they are not required by law to hire staff with CPR/First Aid training or conduct background checks on them. If you look at their website they call themselves "program" not "camp" and this is because of the fact that they didn't go through the State Licensing requirements. They have a high enrollment of 200-250 kids in College Gate alone per each location. Accidents are bound to happen with such high enrollment. A parent has to trust that they are doing their due diligence regarding the safety of the kids because there are no other legal checks and balances in place. Their program directors in Maynard don't know the basics of first aid training. I learned this the hard way when my child had a playground injury which they mishandled and then a year after the injury they still had no clue how to handle it differently. The owner is not trust worthy. I spoke to him twice over the phone and both times he was highly political. I asked him for copies of CPR/First Aid training for the program directors, a copy of the inju