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GLP Days

By Green River Preserve on June 26, 2019

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One of the most common questions we get from campers new to our two week sessions is, “What’s a GLP?” When explained, the acronym, Group Learning Projects, doesn’t quite encompass what exactly we do on a GLP day–which might be because we do so much! Campers have their choice of fourteen all-day projects, activities, or field trips, led by a Mentor and a few other staff members.

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Today, a group of campers headed to Bear Rock for a day of outdoor climbing; others ventured to the Carl Sandburg house; some honed their skills in a drawing bootcamp while others crafted pie pans from clay and then baked pies!

Our second day will be just as action-packed with a Harry Potter adventure, the construction of a vertical garden, a Dungeons and Dragons day, flute-making, painting, outdoor cooking, and much, much more. GLP’s are truly special days for our older campers to experience in longer sessions, letting them jump out of the standard GRP schedule and try something totally new.

Story by Lillie Wright with photos by Samantha Keebler

Green River Preserve
Green River Preserve

Green River Preserve is a non-competitive, coed summer camp connecting children with nature. Located on a 3,400 acre private wildlife preserve in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, this extraordinary natural setting inspires campers to have a greater understanding of themselves, their environment, and their fellow man. Designed for bright, curious, and creative children, our program nurtures character development and fosters skills like perseverance, curiosity, communication, optimism, creativity, and GRIT.

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