Peninsula Gymnastics - San Mateo (CA)

5 /5 Alessio Sangalli: This is one of the most wonderful places on the Peninsula. I wish I knew about them ten years ago. The structure is fantastic have a look at the photos. The personnel is the most gracious, they explained me everything about their activities. The teachers are perfect: they give space to kids to try out stuff on their own and understand their limits, but are ALWAYS there to help them. They actually listen to the kids instead of telling them what to do. This obviously doesnt work for helicopter parents which do not appreciate this style but I find it great. If I had to nitpick and find a negative is that, as not all kids follow basic hygiene, the air tends to smell a little. Air up the place guys! All in all, fantastic, please never change. Plenty of parking space outside.

1 /5 O. M.: WHY DID I GIVE 1 STAR? My daughter studied in Nicoles class for about five or six months in this course, and we were very pleased with the teacher. We came back today to re-register. We had already left in May because I had given birth. A woman, whose name I dont know, was always there to register. She spoke very harshly and rudely, saying things like, "You have a payment due," and "Why didnt you come?" I was actually going to explain myself; I came back to re-register because I had given birth at the time. Of course, I didnt register; this isnt the only course Ive registered for. I was just upset that she separated my daughter from her teacher. She was very rude. I paid and left. Ive never encountered such an attitude in this area. This was a first, and I hope its the last. Nicole is a great instructor. This incident is completely independent of her.

3 /5 Shoshana Gleit: My kids went to one of their camps and overall they were pretty happy with it. I dont know why so many posts are worried about Parking. At worst you walk a few feet and there was plenty of street parking. My only concern was how they handled allergy medication. At drop-off I let them know that my son had his EpiPen and some benadryl in his bag in case of emergencies. I assumed a responsible adult would hold onto it in case it was needed but they just left it in his bag in the cubby. This seems highly irresponsible to me. Hes 6 and wouldnt know how to use the medicine if he had an emergency. If you are going to have a full day camp you need a better policy and training for staff on handling medical issues. On average at least one kid per class will have an EpiPen. Please train your staff on them. I debated leaving him when I observed that was how they handled, or rather didnt handle a child having an EpiPen.

4 /5 Melissa Chen: Good gym. Parking is horrendous as mentioned. Plan to need 15 minutes to either find parking or park 0.5 miles away & walk

1 /5 Shiao-Ying Fang: I enrolled my child in summer camp at Peninsula Gymnastics through Burlingame Parks and Rec. I picked him up one day with a broken arm. No one in the gym noticed. He was crying and couldn’t hold a tight fist. He was in a cast the rest of the summer. The staff is undertrained, the kids are not supervised, and worst of all they didn’t care that my child got hurt. When I complained, the owner told me they reviewed the tape and my child hurt himself. The doctor said it was not possible for the break to have occurred this way and my own child said another child jumped on him. There was never an apology from the gym or even further response after I explained what really happened. The gym is also dirty and over crowded. Please don’t send your child there.