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[quote=Anonymous]I too am finding YMCA Anthony Bowen very bad.  I enrolled my son in Mini Soccer this week, given Bowen's reputation from families from Inspired who use Bowen for aftercare.

First, they do not get cots to sleep.  They sleep on mats, which I assume are then used for other things like running around on, etc.

Second, the teacher are really not trained.  The first day another child hit my son, he told the teacher, the teacher asked what's the child's name, my son said "I don't know" and the teacher didn't do anything.  It's the first day, how is he suppose to know.  She could've asked him to point the other child out, and they could've had a conversation affirming positive behavior.  I emailed them, and the "acting director" (the director was on vacation) affirmed that's she'll remind the teachers to do name games so the students get to know each other names, and to affirm positive behavior.  Her signature stated that she is a Howard University student getting her Bachelor of Science in 2014.  A big young, no?

Third, I asked to observe a soccer session.  There was great hesitancy.  I finally did.  They go to the nearby Harrison playground.  There's a nice big green field.  They didn't use it.  Instead they used the "half basketball court" in the blazing son paved with concrete.  They brought one ball.  They had all 20+ kids line up and take turns kicking the ball to a teacher playing goalie.  That's about it.  This was definitely NOT soccer camp.  The teachers were half-hearted and appeared to be making a big of an effort knowing that I was nearby and watching.  Utterly totally disappointed.

For $300 / week this is awful.  I'm just as well off with DCPR summer camps for $50/week.
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