Welcome to BREGS!

              Our Theme for 2024 is R3 

IMPORTANT SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT

Mission Statement

The Blue Ridge Environmental Studies Regional Summer Governor's School for the gifted provides its students with two weeks of stimulating and challenging learning experiences in the area of field biology and ecology planned and delivered by highly qualified instructors committed to an interdisciplinary curriculum approach. The Blue Ridge Environmental Studies program provides opportunities for intellectually gifted children to work:

* with their intellectual peers;

* on real problems in the area of environmental management;

* in an atmosphere of intellectual freedom and critical inquiry;

* at a level of intellectual expectation and depth of inquiry not generally attainable in a regular classroom

Inclement weather statement for BREGS:

During the BREGS program if the geographic area of the program has sudden severe weather or severe weather is forecast and imminent, BREGS Board members and the BREGS Director may institute an emergency closing of the program. In this instance, parents will be contacted and a message will be posted on the BREGS website.

BREGS Gear for 2024 is Here!

Make sure to order your BREGS gear here no later than June 1st. Orders will be delivered to students on the first day of this year's BREGS program.