My Recent Reviews

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  Todd Eriksson

  September 16, 2026

  Minecraft Coding: Weekly Summer Camp Projects

  As a parent, I liked the clear 55-minute weekly format — the short welcome/demo, guided coding time, design and playtesting, and final showcase made each session feel complete. The focus on coding fundamentals like loops, conditionals and using commands/agents combined with imaginative projects (from Bubble Elevators to Story Village and Lava Parkour) kept things both educational and fun. Small groups and hands-on, start-to-finish builds meant kids could join any week and still finish a playable project, which was great for our schedule.

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  Todd Eriksson

  August 29, 2026

  Mapmaking & Local Geography: Waldorf Main Lesson Block

  Over the course of eight weeks my 10-year-old engaged with mapmaking, building a miniature landscape model and compiling observations into a main lesson book. The once-weekly 45-minute sessions were long enough to dive into projects but not so long as to lose focus, and the Waldorf-inspired approach made the subject feel creative rather than dry. I'd recommend this to families with kids aged 8–12 who want a hands-on introduction to local geography.

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  Todd Eriksson

  August 19, 2026

  ASL Basics: Alphabet, Numbers and Everyday Vocabulary

  My child enjoyed the visuals and movement activities, but after a few weeks wanted more variety in practice tasks.

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  Todd Eriksson

  June 17, 2026

  Targeted Reading: Read and Spell CVC Words

  The oral segmenting and blending work was exactly what my 7-year-old needed. I appreciated how lessons combined decoding, drills, and short sentence reading into each session.

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  Todd Eriksson

  June 9, 2026

  Worldbuilding for Tabletop RPGs: Build a Playable Campaign

  This course turned my child's ideas into a playable campaign in just four lessons. The 60-minute weekly format was manageable and kept creativity focused.

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  Todd Eriksson

  June 1, 2026

  Private Musical Theater Voice: Technique, Acting & Performance

  As a parent of a 15-year-old aspiring musical theater performer, I liked that the course covered both technical work and performance skills. Lessons included breathing exercises, projection, mix/belt techniques, and specific work on annunciation, which my child found challenging but rewarding. The weekly 45-minute private sessions allowed for a focused warm-up, song work, and time to polish two selected songs. After six weeks the final polishing with accompaniment gave them a real sense of achievement and stage readiness. We'd definitely consider more sessions to keep building on this foundation.