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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not returning because of the cost. I thought it would be worth it because they said they would give DC daily swim lessons. Everyday I ask about swimming lessons, the response is "Not today". Going to try a swimming camp next summer, but need recommendations. [/quote]

Valley Mill, even though this year I'm going to have to seriously save up to give my son another full summer. It fed his spirit in a way that I found glorious. He'd come home filthy every single day, with a HUGE smile on his face. He. Loved. It. And I loved giving him all of that time to work his body.

We had two summers of horror. He's a really big kid and each of the past two summers, he met up with serious bullies. The kind who hit and punch. He never should have been exposed to that, but since they were in DC and since I had gone to similar camps (as did a number of kids from his school), I never ever thought anything like that would happen. So, I gave him a place where he could be his lumbering self without any fear of violent confrontation. DD spent the summer at a YMCA-sponsored camp in the city and did very well with the more academic program (with complementary enrichment). Each according to their needs, I suppose.

Bruce, from Valley Mill, was the one to show us around the camp. I saw how he really connected with my son's interest in the natural world, and it was done! Hell, we live in a typical DC rowhouse with a bricked-in backyard. It was wonderful to see him counting bugs and naming the trees!! He followed his interests and competed against his own limitations with rock climbing and swimming, hiking, and all the rest. DS doesn't enjoy the confrontation of competitive sports. I only learned this by watching how he took hold of these other activities this summer.

We're lifers at Valley Mill, for sure.[/quote]

Well I'm sold. You should contact them and ask if they want this as a "testimonial" for their website. Nicely written.[/quote]

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