LDP Overview

All LDP levels are based on the grade you are entering in the Fall of 2027. The three levels of the program are Sophomore, Junior, and Senior LDP. There is an optional part of the LDP Program called Service Corps that is available to Sophomore and Junior LDPs. Participants must be enrolled in the program in order to participate in Service Corps. Details on the specific levels and Service Corps can found below.

If campers do not have any interest in our LDP Program, there are still Division 4 adventure and base camp sessions available throughout the summer. There is also the opportunity to do both LDP and a D4 adventure/base camp session.

Sophomore LDPs

Participants will go through a week-long training session where you will learn the skills needed to support and lead at camp. Find out how to work with kids, what it means to operate in a camp community, learn your leadership style, and how your experience at camp applies to every aspect of your life. From magic moments and camp songs to creating smiles and building confidence, the sophomore level is the first step to take to be a successful LDP and begin your leadership journey here at Camp Greenville. This LDP level may also participate in Service Corps for no additional charge.

• Sophomore LDPs stay in a cabin with other training week participants.

• Parents must register their participant for a week of LDP training via the Parent Portal. Spots are first come, first served.

• Once registered, the Parent Portal will populate a form for you to complete regarding your participant’s interest in Service Corps

• Sessions offered: Schedule for Summer 2027 coming soon

• Registration Opens: October 2026

Junior LDPs

For individuals who are rising Juniors in Summer 2027 and are looking to apply their skills in a cabin/trip setting. Be assigned to a cabin or adventure trip in a support role and help create and enhance the overall experience of our campers.

Use the skills you gained during your training week to help manage the flow of camp and your cabin dynamic, carry out magic moments, assist in program areas and begin the understanding of “working” in the camp setting. You will gain confidence, directly lead campers, and have the support/feedback to grow and enhance your leadership. Assignments can be for up to 2 weeks (consecutive or one at a time) plus Service Corps for either Adventure or Base camp.

• Apply to serve as a volunteer in-cabin with staff and senior LDPs.

• Participants must apply and be accepted in to the program via the Parent Portal. There is no cost to be a Junior LDP. The application must be completed by the participant, not by a parent.

• Weeks are assigned based on a participant’s availability (as noted during the application process) and the needs of camp.

• Participants will have the opportunity on their application to indicate their interest in signing up for Service Corps.

• If you are a first-time LDP, attendance at the Spring LDP Retreat is highly encouraged.

• Applications Open: October 7, 2026

• Applications Close: November 9, 2026

Senior LDPs

For individuals who are rising Seniors in Summer 2027 and are looking to make the next big step towards understanding how to work, lead, and make an impact in the camp setting and beyond.

With the help of your assigned staff member you will have a direct role in managing day-to-day activity at camp and within the camper community. You will continue to refine your skills, have additional responsibility, further develop your leadership identity, and get the best sense of the role that suits you best at camp.

• Apply to serve as an assistant cabin leader for up to 4 weeks of the summer, with at least 2 weeks preferred.

• Senior LDPs apply via a typical employee hiring process. The participant/employee must complete the application & hiring process, not the parent. Those accepted into the program will be compensated with a stipend.

• If you are a first-time LDP, attendance at the Spring LDP Retreat is extremely encouraged.

• Service Corps is not available to senior LDPs.

• Applications Open: October 5th, 2026.

Service Corps

Once they are accepted into or registered for a session, sophomore and junior LDPs will have the chance to add on an additional week of Service corps for no additional charge. This is an optional add-on and does not impact success in the program.

Service Corps is the service side of the LDP program where individuals will live and work within their peer group, learn about the different departments at camp, and play a supportive role in many areas. Time in Service Corps will be spent contributing to the food services team as well as in various service projects.

This part of the Leadership Development Program is an opportunity for you to give back to camp, operate in a work setting, earn service hours for school, and forge a bond with others while helping camp run smoothly.

All service corps sessions are assigned based on participant availability and the needs of each camp session.

Sophomores: After registering for your LDP week in the Parent Portal, a form will become available under “Forms and Documents”. You must complete this to demonstrate your participant’s interest in signing up for Service Corps.

Juniors: On your application, you will have the opportunity to indicate your interest in signing up for Service Corps.

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