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Pepsi Ice Midwest
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Preschools
12140 W. 135th St.
Overland Park,
Kansas 66221
(913) 851-1600
My husband and I used to go here for date nights and we always had such a good time ice skating....
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My husband and I used to go here for date nights and we always had such a good time ice skating. It's so interesting to see the level of performers that go skating there. You'll find the tiniest little children hobbling around on skates, to people in their 60's learning the same.
The ice is kept clean, the facilites are clean and we've always enjoyed going there. I can't wait to take my kids!
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The Blue Valley Rec League is a great place to play soccer and baseball. I myself played baseball...
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The Blue Valley Rec League is a great place to play soccer and baseball. I myself played baseball there for over 7 years. I know a lot of other people who would recommend there soccer program. I would suggest bringing your own food to the game because food prices are high there. You will also make some good friends in these leagues.
4 stars
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The Baker SPGS program is a great program for working adults. The classes are not the most...
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The Baker SPGS program is a great program for working adults. The classes are not the most challenging, but considering that most students have full time jobs and families, this makes the courseload extremely managable. The requirement of meeting one night a week with a study group does seem a little excessive at times, but overall it is a good program. The tuition is quite high, but comparable with other degree completion programs.
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Meyer Music Co
Category:
Instruments
119 Saint & Hwy 69
Overland Park,
Kansas 66204
(913) 491-6636
Meyer Music is a music store that sells musical instruments, and also offers lessons for them. My...
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Meyer Music is a music store that sells musical instruments, and also offers lessons for them. My sister used to go to Meyer Music, but the prices were very high. Luckily they were having a promotion that girl scouts got free piano lessons during the summer back then. I don’t think they offer that anymore. As soon the summer was over my sister stopped going there.
3 stars
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Yarn Shop & More
Category:
Education & Instruction
7309 W 80th St
Overland Park,
Kansas 66204
This is a great little knitting shop located in the old downtown area of Overland Park, just a bit...
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This is a great little knitting shop located in the old downtown area of Overland Park, just a bit south of Metcalf and 75th. They have a wonderful selection of yarns and the best aspect is that they are arranged by color, rather than brand; this makes it extremely easy to brainstorm and make a really unique garment. They also have an extremely good selection of tools and books--stronger than other metro yarn shops, and they have Addis!--as well as an area to sit and chat, and an area for classes. Definately worth the drive.
PROS: yarns are arranged by color!
CONS: heavy on the novelty yarns
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I have been going to Ascension for 8 years. The teachers have taught me very well, but it is a...
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I have been going to Ascension for 8 years. The teachers have taught me very well, but it is a little more strict then the other schools in Overland Park. The grading scale is higher then public schools, too. The religion classes teach you very well about Jesus and God and being Catholic.
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Do Ryobu-Kai
Category:
Preschools
8303 W 126th St
Overland Park,
Kansas 66213
(913) 681-2120
Do Ryobu-Kai did a great job teaching me karate years ago. I took karate there for probably 8...
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Do Ryobu-Kai did a great job teaching me karate years ago. I took karate there for probably 8 years up till I was a junior in high school. I became a black belt during my years there, and my instructor was a great guy. He taught me well. He was a little strict, but you have to be strict to teach karate. I’m very glad that I went to Do Ryobu-Kai. The only thing I don’t like is they make you pay a lot for the gimmicky belts.
4 Stars.
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All American Indoor Sports is a great place to throw your child’s next birthday party. They have...
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All American Indoor Sports is a great place to throw your child’s next birthday party. They have indoor soccer, an arcade, and other fun activities. I see on the website that you can also have a lock-in there. That sounds like fun. When birthday parties aren’t being thrown soccer and roller hockey leagues are being played. The place is kind of run-down though.
4 Stars.
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Canterbury Prep School is a top rated Johnson County school that offers preschool through 12th...
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Canterbury Prep School is a top rated Johnson County school that offers preschool through 12th grade. They offer a high end curriculum and have lower student/teacher ratios. They are VERY expensive, though. But, I guess you pay for what you get, when it comes to this school. If you can afford it, I recommend it.
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Accelerated Schools
Category:
Education & Instruction
10713 Barkley
Overland Park,
Kansas 66204
(913) 341-6666
We used this school for 6 weeks this summer to help my 6 year-old son learn to read. They have a...
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We used this school for 6 weeks this summer to help my 6 year-old son learn to read. They have a 6 week free program and it helped tremendously. When my son left kindergarten he was struggling to read but when he started 1st grade in the fall all that had changed. He was way more confident in his reading and now raises his hand when the teacher asks a student to read. This was not happening in kindergarten. Each kid is paid around a $1 a visit which made it fun to go to summer school. The only downside was that I felt there was a lack of communication between the teachers and myself. The knowledge and confidence he gained was worth the drive.
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