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!
Hobby Farm with Koolnit (Standard)
Our newest farm print, for every hobby farmer! Tiny barns, sheep, pigs horses, piles of hay, any a few other things you can find! Your little one will love pointing out all the things around the farm in this adorable print! The Aqua background gives way to all the pops of […]
$169.00
Mineral with Koolnit (Standard)
Mineral is a shade between our “Graphite” gray and our olive green color “Loden”. The olive pulls slightly making this a great neutral colorway. Mineral comes with a Koolnit Sleep Shade Standard Size fits from 8mo-3 yrs, 20-40lbs, starting at around 28″ tall This size will fit up to 3 […]
$169.00
Wisdom with Koolnit (Standard)
Owls and wisdom go hand-in-hand. And everyone knows we at Kindercarry just LOVE owls! This elegant version of our favorite bird, features a damask like design and the owls are almost hidden. Purples and periwinkles, and black accents, go perfectly with the Orchid canvas and Koolnit, and includes a stuffable Koolnit sleep […]
$169.00
Enchanted Rose Blue with Koolnit (Standard)
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. Standard Size fits from 8mo-3 […]
$169.00
Derby Deux with Koolnit, Plus- Size Straps (Infant)
This is the brother to the very popular “Derby” horse print! Its chic, silhouettes of galloping horses in Navy and the occasional white on a sky blue background. Paired with Navy canvas and Navy koolnit, this Kinderpack will definitely turn heads! This carrier has plus-size straps, which fit smaller individuals but are great […]
$184.00
Rawr with Koolnit, Plus-Size Straps (Infant)
A fun dinosaur print for your dino lover. The shades of grays, beige and yellow make this neutral print great for everyone. RAWR with delight over this new Kinderpack. Paired with Cloud canvas and Koolnit and includes a stuffable Koolnit sleep shade. This carrier has Plus Size straps which fit […]
$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.