The town of West Hartford's Leisure Services Department in conjunction with the Parks and Recreation Department offer literally dozens of summer programs for kids from both inside of West Hartford and other towns.  There are 2 week sessions, that start the week after public school ends.  They run from 8:30 - 4:40 daily, with extended care available until 5:30 daily.  Best of all, you can register for these day camps as well as other individual classes as well in things like dance, sports, crafts for kids, magic ONLINE!  The link is below.

http://www.west-hartford.com/leisureservices/Summer%20Programs.htm

My son Ben is 8 1/2 and went to Fernridge Park's Funtastic program last year.  He had daily swimming lessons in the huge Park pool, along with daily free swim.  They played all kinds of sports, games, and even had competitive "field day" type events with the other park programs!  There was a talent show, and they typically take the kids bowling once per session.

What I loved the most was the quality of the counselors.  They were all kind, experienced, and interacted very well with my son.  Ben made new friends and came home exhausted every day.  Any of you with grammer school age boys know that is a feat in an of itself, to tire out an 8 year old!

I recommend the program highly, and Ben's going back this summer!