Due to overwhelming interest from former GUG campers, all of our 2024 summer camps filled up and we were not able to offer enrollment to some of our former students or the general public. Thank you returning families for choosing Growing Up Green programs year after year!
Hike with your littles & bigs! Kinderpack carriers available for infants through preschoolers!
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Trophy with Koolnit (Infant)
“Trophy” is a chic silhouette print, featuring off white deer heads on a light gray background. Paired with White Koolnit and graphite straps, it’s sure to be a gender neutral favorite! Infant Size: Fits from newborn up to 2 years; 8-35 lbs, and starting at 22″ tall. Has a width […]
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Enchanted Rose Blue with Koolnit (Infant)
Enchanted Rose” was designed by the owner of Kinderpack, Mel, and inspired by our favorite book loving princess and her friends. This fabric is exclusive to Kinderpack so you will not see it used on other carriers! Enchanted Rose Blue features navy canvas and navy Koolnit. Infant Size -Fits from newborn […]
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Force Friends with Koolnit (Standard)
An inspired print of one of the most beloved movie series of all time! “Force Friends” Is sure to put any lover of celestial battles over the moon! Paired with Graphite Koolnit and Graphite canvas. This print is purchased from an independent fabric designer that sells their work on Spoonflower. In conjunction […]
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Enchanted Rose Yellow with Koolnit (Infant)
Enchanted Rose” was designed by the owner of Kinderpack, Mel, and inspired by our favorite book loving princess and her friends. This fabric is exclusive to Kinderpack so you will not see it used on other carriers! Enchanted Rose Yellow features navy canvas and navy Koolnit. Infant Size -Fits from […]
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Palermo Plaid with Full Panel (Infant)
This chic new spin on a traditional plaid is back by popular request! Featuring pinks and grays and whites, with non-traditional strikes on the fabric. Paired with gray canvas and a matching print hoodie hood. Infant Size: Fits from newborn up to 2 years; 8-35 lbs, and starting at 22″ tall. Has […]
Original price was: $179.00.$119.00Current price is: $119.00. -
Love Bug with Full Panel (Infant)
This baby carrier features multicolored hearts on gray. Your little one will love hunting for hidden ladybugs while being carried in this Kinderpack. Paired with Graphite canvas, and a matching print hoodie hood. Infant Size: Fits from newborn up to 2 years; 8-35 lbs, and starting at 22″ tall. Has a […]
Original price was: $179.00.$119.00Current price is: $119.00.
Our 5-acre Nature School campus offers endless opportunities for open-ended play and exploration. Campers will have the opportunity to enjoy the child-led experiences they naturally create as well as lessons surrounding Montana history, animals, plants, and traditions. Roasting food on the campfire, playing in mud kitchens, learning about our environment, meeting the school goats and kunekune pigs, working with tools, assisting in the garden, art experiences, and music/movement are just a few of the activities we have planned for camp weeks. We will also take walking field trips to our private side channel of the Bitterroot River and participate in cooperative games/ teamwork activities.
GUG Nature Camp:
•Provides a supportive, safe learning environment to encourage discovery and experimentation
•Offers sensory opportunities with live animals, natural objects, artifacts, trail games, outdoor exploration and creative art activities
•Stimulates cognitive growth and problem-solving skills through hands-on activities, games and discovery-learning in nature
•Encourages physical motor skills through active learning and play
•Cultivates social skills and positive self-image through group play and cooperative learning
•Nurtures self-expression, creativity and reflection
•Instills respect and appreciation for the natural world
Our curriculum is designed around the following concepts:
- Place-Based Education to immerse children in local landscape, heritage, and culture. We facilitate a deeper understanding of local ecology and community-learning through place-based education, inviting children to establish an ongoing relationship with the world we share, and those we share it with.
- Unstructured purposeful and productive nature play to provide children space to create their own experience. This involves using loose parts to support imaginative play with items that can be combined, moved, pulled apart and creatively put back together. Sit spots and swings are encouraged to quietly observe the natural world and take a break from movement activities.
- Natural learning centers are available throughout the property to encourage imaginative/dramatic play experiences and enforce math, literacy, science, language arts, social studies, art, and social/emotional learning.