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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Durango with Koolnit (Infant) with plus size straps
Introducing Durango, our latest mountain inspired print! It features triangles in a cool color palette in graphite, dark periwinkle and clementine. Very unique and beautiful. This neutral print is paired with graphite Koolnit and graphite brushed canvas. Infant Size Fits from newborn up to 2 years; 8-35 lbs, and […]
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Big Wave with Koolnit (Infant) with plus size straps
Literally the softest organic cotton we have ever felt! Watercolor wave elements just seem to flow like the ocean. The subtle strokes in muted blues of Big Wave, float serenely on the cream background. Big Wave is paired with Navy Koolnit and canvas. Infant Size Fits from newborn up to 2 years; 8-35 lbs, and starting at […]
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Utah with Koolnit (Infant) with plus size straps
This 100% certified organic print features majestic mountains in shades of blue and citron cacti. This stunning print, reminiscent of the beloved Utah landscapes, is paired with navy Koolnit and navy brushed canvas. Infant Size Fits from newborn up to 2 years; 8-35 lbs, and starting at 22″ tall. Has […]
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Utah with Koolnit (Standard) with plus size straps
This 100% certified organic print features majestic mountains in shades of blue and citron cacti. This stunning print, reminiscent of the beloved Utah landscapes, is paired with navy Koolnit and navy brushed canvas. Standard Size fits from 8mo-3 yrs, 20-40lbs, starting at around 28″ tall This size will fit up […]
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Stranger Friends with Koolnit (Infant)
This Kinderpack features the kids from Hawkins and various key elements from the show. You will find string lights, bikes, and Eleven’s favorite frozen waffles! This adorable print is paired with navy brushed canvas and Navy Koolnit. This print is purchased from an independent fabric designer that sells their work on Spoonflower. In […]
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Luminescent with Koolnit (Preschool)
Our newest Echino print, with traditional Japanese fabric. Full moons, Silver foxes, and even silver triangles all on a navy background. Paired with stone Koolnit and Navy canvas. Preschool Size -Fits from 3-5 years: 35-55 lbs, starting at 38″ tall. -Great for big kids and kids with special needs who still want […]
$169.00
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.