The Sidwell summer camps at the Sidwell Friends School are really great summer camps, especially for little ones!
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I can't sing enough praises for the Cleveland Park Club camp, run by Rives Carroll, Katie Miner, and a cadre of highly energetic middle school CITs. My boys possess very different temperaments, energy levels, and interests, but both of them (now 6 and almost 9) are keen for another summer of morning jump-roping, outdoor play, arts and crafts, singing, skits, swimming, summer friends, and traditions they have enjoyed for years. While the camp ends early (1pm), particularly for working professionals, we have never regretted our decision to line up extra child care in the summer so our children can attend this wonderful camp. Our older son has dabbled with a few of the other camps on your list, but the CPC camp is by far his favorite. It's a low-key and relatively unstructured camp, rich in outdoor play, traditions, and community: http://clevelandparkclub.org/en/Camp.html
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Thinking ahead, the Cleveland Park Camp is a sure winner for kids ages 5-9 years old. It is a neighborhood institution offering kids opportunities to do an assortment of activities from tag to swimming to art projects. As the brochure aptly states "the informal program combines old-fashioned, self-directed play and organized hands-on activities. My two older kids have participated in this camp and my 5 year (soon to be 6) is signed up for this summer. He loves it!
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I would strongly recommend the Cleveland Park Club camp. It is a well run, low key experience with swimming that is popular with the children in the neighborhood. Both of my daughters went there for a number of years, and they always enjoyed it.
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My kids also did the Cleveland Park Club summer camp. I really liked that too.
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My 8 year old twins went to Lowell summer camp when they were 4 and 5 and loved it. They have a swimming pool and provided a structured swim class each day. I truly believe out of all the swim lessons we put our children in, they made breakthroughs at Lowell with their swimming because of the skilled instructors there. And, today they swim competitively. Outside of the swimming, it is a great camp program, especially for young campers -- lots of indoor and outdoor activities to keep them occupied.
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Our granddaughter who lives in Winchester, VA has gone to the Cleveland Park Camp for a week while visiting us. She has had a great time each year. She is now 7. After camp we arranged swimming lessons at the Club pool. Each week of the summer has a different focus which keeps the program fresh and fun.
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