Brains & Motion EducationReviews of brains-and-motion.com

We signed up for the robotics camp at Emory University. We understood it as learning about robotics and coding. When I asked my son everyday what he did, he mentioned they would play with the robots, but there was no coding. When we arrived on Friday for the “presentation”, our teacher was 15 minutes late and the robots were just expensive toys that the kids controlled on an IPAD. My son was also in a corner crying because the battery on his robot died and no one noticed he was upset until I started looking for a way to help him. The teachers were all hanging out in another part of the room. No coding, no explaining how the robots worked or why, and the teachers did not seem invested in the kids the way we have felt at other camps. This was the most expensive camp of the summer and it turned out to basically be a daycare experience. In addition, the staff was not trained well for pick up and drop off. My son’s grandparents picked him up one afternoon and a woman gave them the code word used for pick up by mistake rather than asking for it. This is a big safety concern. I am giving this review 2 stars because the teachers were nice enough and my son had an okay time with playing with the other kids and going to the pool. Not at all what was advertised though, and had much better experiences at other camps that did not cost nearly as much.

This was THE most expensive summer camp week we had for 2023, but my child was excited to learn about filmmaking and make a movie so we went ahead and did the camp. All they did all week was draw, eat lunch, and watch YouTube unsupervised. I could have kept him home to do that for free. They did not make a movie as promised. Such a disappointment for an excited kid and for us parents. When we asked for our money back because the camp didn’t deliver, we were told no because they had provided the care. Well, I didn’t sign up for a warm body in the room, I signed up for a filmmaking camp. I gave two stars instead of one because we also signed up for Lego Robotics and in that one, they actually did build moving Legos. There are so many quality programs out there, but this one can’t offer a consistent ability to deliver - it’s a roll of the dice. We’re not even considering Kidz to Pros for 2024.

Our child shared with us that she wasn’t able to participate in any Lego building activities at their table because the other two students at the same table were best friends and didn’t include her in the Lego activities. Our child was too shy to speak to the teachers about this issue. We are disappointed that the teachers did not notice or manage this issue appropriately.

I’m very concerned as my child came home in tears because she watched an animation movie that had death involved. Although I understand there was something to learn about that, she did cry a lot and deserved some attention. I really expected more from this camp.

My son said they played tennis in the morning and then spent the whole afternoon watching YouTube videos after lunch.

He doesn't even know what time yared checked out on 6/21/22 I have safety concerns!!

I watched his camp today. He often sit on the ground by himself and did nothing. I hope he will enjoy his camp next Tuesday.

We expected a bit more tutoring one on one to teach fundamentals.