Digital Monkey School - Belmont, California

Jeff Sorley

My 12yo did an online Blender course with Greg and, despite some unexpected health issues mucking up the schedule (both with the kiddo at the start, and then me at the end), Greg and team always did their best to accommodate us with make-up sessions, reschedules, and more.

But more to the point, Greg introduced my child to a software that they were completely unfamiliar with and, by the end of lesson one, had them making tangible, and recognizable, 3D objects. By the end, and in their free time, my child was generating 3D objects out of the blue with ease.

Highly recommend.

Rahul Lahiri

My 7-yr old daughter has been taking lessons from Elena for the last 9 months or so. She had started learning piano about 2 years before that. She has improved tremendously in the last nine months under Elena's guidance.

Elena does not follow specific piano study courses, but tailors lessons to the student. Her teaching style includes a healthy amount of music theory and a lot of attention to the playing techniques. I am amazed by the attention she pays to details of playing techniques for my 7-yr old -- hand position, finger position, wrist movement, articulation ... And something else Elena does which I find fascinating -- Elena wants her to learn about the composer when she is learning a piece. It's probably a bit too much to absorb completely for a 7-yr old, but I have little doubt that Elena's teaching is inculcating an appreciation for music that help her develop over the years.

I am really glad that we found Elena. What she is doing for my daughter music skills and appreciation is far beyond beyond my expectations.

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Nathan Majeski

Greg Ola & Lena are amazing educators and artists in their own right. I have brought my daughter to their high quality enrichment classes over the past three years. The blend of subjects, art, language, music and storytelling create courses that engage children while teaching a host of skills. This is a top notch group!

Shana Castelli

My daughter has been attending piano lessons here for over 1 year and has advanced so quickly. She loves her weekly classes and her instructor Desiree has customized her lesson to Adelyn’s level and interests. We are so happy we found Yelena’s school.

Hao Chen

The only con is the classroom is a bit small.

For digital/game art classes, there are special one-to-one classes, even for older and sometimes college students, but most are classes for kids in small class sizes (often in the 2~5 range).

Teaching materials have a large wiggle room, meaning instructors here would use their best judgement to provide individually specific materials and instructions to best suit each student's age, skill, and knowledge levels. Instructors are mostly young adults in their 20-30s, and are all friendly and patient to students.

For special one-to-one classes, such as portfolio preparation classes for college students, these classes are 100% individual specific. Instructor would decide what to teach based on student's need, and then roll out teaching materials in a series of classes. Usually, this type of classes requires a minimum of 10 1.5-hour sessions and to be paid in full at the first session.

Hardware-wise, most importantly, computer-wise, this is a small school, so not all computers are procured at the same time. Oldest and dysfunctional ones get replaced by the newest computers, and so each seat's computer takes its turn to upgrade. Nevertheless, all computers used would satisfy the need of software used during classes.

Noah Werbinski

I love designing castles and putting monsters in it.