The NC Great Teachers Seminar is part of what is known as the National Great Teachers Movement, which has been thriving since 1969 (see NGTM tab for more info).
In 1993, the first North Carolina Great Teachers Retreat (originally called the Great Blue Ridge Teacher Retreat) was first held at Camp Kanuga in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The 2016 seminar was moved from Hendersonville, NC to Salter Path, NC (Trinity Center). In 2021 and 2022 the seminar was offered virtually due to COVID restrictions. Seminars are back to being held in-person at the Trinity Center in Salter Path, NC.
The NCGTS continues to be conducted on a cost recovery basis.
For more information:
“The Definitive History of the North Carolina Great Teachers Retreat”, Steve Smith (2008) (click HERE for the original 2003 version)