Did you love the camp(s) your child(ren) attended this summer?

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[Post New]01/20/2011 22:09
Anonymous
We love Congressional Schools of Virginia Camp in Falls Church and have been sending our kids there for years. They offer many choices ranging from regular day camp, which includes daily swimming, arts and crafts, science, ponies, athletics, to specialty camps. Specialty camps include one to two weeks of various art, science, athletic, eco-friendly, nature-focused, etc. camps. They also offer a mix and match camp where you can mix academic (e.g., math/reading) blocks of time with non-academic camps (e.g., art, sports, science). The camp is well-run and the staff-student ratio is great!
[Post New]01/23/2011 15:32
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My 6 year old daughter LOVED Pinecrest Summer Pavilion in Annandale, sending her back this summer. Lots of options with "themed" camps and great staff, loved the Director who was very kid oriented.


Considering this camp for my 7 year old who will be a rising 2nd grader in FCPS. Do non-Pinecrest School kids also attend the summer camp program?


Anyone?
[Post New]01/28/2011 16:09
Anonymous
Has anybody used the Teens to Go summer camps ? They take groups of kids to amusement camps, water parks, etc/
[Post New]02/14/2011 10:33
Anonymous
bump
[Post New]02/14/2011 14:07
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My 6 year old daughter LOVED Pinecrest Summer Pavilion in Annandale, sending her back this summer. Lots of options with "themed" camps and great staff, loved the Director who was very kid oriented.


Considering this camp for my 7 year old who will be a rising 2nd grader in FCPS. Do non-Pinecrest School kids also attend the summer camp program?


Anyone?


most of the camp is made up of kids that are non students - school is much smaller than the camp is
[Post New]02/15/2011 18:36
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My 6 year old daughter LOVED Pinecrest Summer Pavilion in Annandale, sending her back this summer. Lots of options with "themed" camps and great staff, loved the Director who was very kid oriented.


Considering this camp for my 7 year old who will be a rising 2nd grader in FCPS. Do non-Pinecrest School kids also attend the summer camp program?


Anyone?


most of the camp is made up of kids that are non students - school is much smaller than the camp is


Thank you!
[Post New]02/15/2011 19:13
Anonymous
LOVED Headfirst. Son, who has done other area camps, LOVED IT. Best camp in town.
[Post New]02/19/2011 12:44
Anonymous
looking for good nature-oriented camp easily accessible to cap hill. ideas?
[Post New]02/19/2011 18:31
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:looking for good nature-oriented camp easily accessible to cap hill. ideas?


Discovery Creek on Macarthur Blvd. They also used to do some sessions somewhere on the Anacostia River.
[Post New]02/24/2011 11:22
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:looking for good nature-oriented camp easily accessible to cap hill. ideas?


My son (8 at the time) did the nature camp at the Potomac School last summer and loved it. There are buses from Eastern Market and Union Station, so pretty accesible from the hill. I think Valley Mill also has a camp bus from the hill and sounds similar to Potomac School.

[Post New]02/24/2011 12:20
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:LOVED Headfirst. Son, who has done other area camps, LOVED IT. Best camp in town.


Which Headfirst camp? Day camp? Multi-sport? Single sport?
[Post New]02/27/2011 09:03
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:looking for good nature-oriented camp easily accessible to cap hill. ideas?


Burgundy Farm has a bus to and from the hill.
[Post New]03/02/2011 22:20
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Would not recommend Homerun. It's a mad house and drop-off and pick-up felt very unsafe. I felt like anyone could have grabbed my DC and no one would have been wiser. I also think they say 5:1 ratio and that is definitely not the case. The head coach/owner of the op drones on way too long IMHO during the Monday morning meeting about baseball and what several people who once attended his camp achieved. It's a bit much for a 4-year old.


My four-year old attended Home Run for a few weeks last summer and had a great experience even though it was a bit of a stretch for him. It did seem like a bigger-kid environment, but the staff I encountered seemed exceptionally caring, and the counselors were excellent with small children. It probably makes a difference whether your kid is excited about the sport. Not every four year old is going to want to be involved in an organized sport. Mine was obsessed with baseball before he ever attended and was quite excited about all that he learned. I found there was a great energy and enthusiasm created by the head coach, and all the talk was meant to inspire. There was lots of emphasis on good sportsmanship, and treating team members well. All that said, I'm not sure if mine wants to go back. He was quite proud of himself for doing it, but it may have been a little intense.
[Post New]07/13/2011 22:00
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:If so, please share the name/location of the camp, ages it is best for, and what you loved about it. Hoping to get good ideas for next year while the information is still fresh in everyone's minds. Thanks!


Bumping this post from summer 2008 to now, summer 2011; hoping to get some new ideas for camp next year
[Post New]07/13/2011 22:08
Anonymous
My rising first grader is ecstatic with bar-t ranch - lots of outdoor stuff - pool and more. He comes home exhausted - and that's great!
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