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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Bear Mountain with Koolnit (Preschool)
“Bear Mountain” is paired with Graphite Koolnit and Graphite Canvas. Stuffable sun shade/head support included in Graphite koolnit as well. 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 to be carried through the preschool years. The preschool panel’s […]
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Twilight with Koolnit (Standard)
This is a favorite sophisticated print! Wine colored background, with aspen trees, birds, and accents of yellows and teals. This print is BEAUTIFUL! Paired with Black canvas and Black Koolnit with a matching Koolnit sleep shade. Standard Size fits from 8mo-3 yrs, 20-40lbs, starting at around 28″ tall This size […]
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Espresso Brown with Koolnit (Standard)
Everyone can benefit from this solid Espresso brown Kinderpack with Espresso koolnit. Earthy tones and this carrier are a perfect match! Your wardrobe will thank you! Espresso brown canvas on both the straps, and the side panels, and finished off with a stuffable Espresso koolnit sleep shade. Standard Size fits from 8mo-3 yrs, 20-40lbs, starting at […]
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Azure with Koolnit (Preschool)
Our newest feather print, “Azure” is simple, yet aesthetically pleasing! Seemingly falling feathers, with an almost sketch like structure, in blues, all on a sky blue background. Paired with navy canvas and navy Koolnit. Preschool Size Fits from 3-5 years: 35-55 lbs, starting at 38″ tall. Great for big kids […]
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Woodland Whimsy with Koolnit (Preschool)
‘Trees in earthy tones, including browns, oranges, and greens. Birds in varying sizes, colored in reds and blues and oranges. All on a tan-cream linen-like background. Paired with espresso canvas, matching Koolnit and a matching Koolnit stuffable sleep shade. This STUNNING Japanese print is sure to make any gender neutral […]
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Summit with Koolnit (Infant) with plus size straps
Summit features a rolling mountain landscape in rich granite, navy & white with pops of turquoise to brighten. Summit is paired with Graphite brushed canvas and mesh Koolnit. Infant Size Fits from newborn up to 2 years; 8-35 lbs, and starting at 22″ tall. Has an adjustable base to cinch the […]
$184.00
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.