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  • February Vacation Days

    February Vacation Days

    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    February Vacation Days Monday through Friday, February 16-20 8:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Age Groups: Grades K-5 Fee per child per day: Tier A-$112 | Tier B-$97 | Tier C-$83 Spend your days off from school learning and playing outside at the Hitchcock Center! Come each day to complete quests, learn survival skills, and experience […]

  • February Vacation Days

    February Vacation Days

    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    February Vacation Days Monday through Friday, February 16-20 8:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Age Groups: Grades K-5 Fee per child per day: Tier A-$112 | Tier B-$97 | Tier C-$83 Spend your days off from school learning and playing outside at the Hitchcock Center! Come each day to complete quests, learn survival skills, and experience […]

  • Little Bear Nature Walk

    Little Bear Nature Walk

    Family Programs

    Little Bear Nature Walks With Chrissy Larson Ages 0-5 (Adult required to attend with child) 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Walks are outdoors and take place unless there is extreme weather. See dates and locations here Little Bear Nature Walks are guided, open-ended walks that allow toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers explore nature in an […]

  • Girls into the Wild

    Girls into the Wild

    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    Girls into the Wild with Katie Koerten Grades 4-6 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 6 - March 17 (no program January 20 and February 17) Fee per Child: Tier A-$273 | Tier B-$238 | Tier C-$202 Limited to 12 participants Join us in winter 2026 for more romping wildly through the fields and forests of the […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Nature Play Afterschool

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Nature Play Afterschool Series With: Jeff Mazur Grades 1-3 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 6 - March 17 (no program January 20 and February 17) Fee per Child: Tier A-$273 | Tier B-$238 | Tier C-$202 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, […]

  • Little Bear Nature Walk

    Little Bear Nature Walk

    Family Programs

    Little Bear Nature Walks With Chrissy Larson Ages 0-5 (Adult required to attend with child) 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Walks are outdoors and take place unless there is extreme weather. See dates and locations here Little Bear Nature Walks are guided, open-ended walks that allow toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers explore nature in an […]

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool Series With: Isaiah Brown Grades K-2 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 7 - March 18 (Extended day on February 25 (1PM), no programs on February 18 or March 11) Fee per Child: Tier A-$336 | Tier B-$292 | Tier C-$248 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Nature Play Afterschool Series With: Jeff Mazur Grades 3-5 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 7 - March 18 (Extended day on February 25 (1PM), no programs on February 18 or March 11) Fee per Child: Tier A-$336 | Tier B-$292 | Tier C-$248 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let […]

  • Glimpses of Winter Wildlife

    Adult Programs

    Glimpses of Winter Wildlife Wednesday, February 25, 7pm Free or by donation, registration required. Glimpses of Winter Wildlife — Trail cameras give us a window into the natural world, capturing details of animals’ lives we rarely see in person. Naturalist Allison Bell will share what her cameras reveal about wildlife in winter—bobcats, coyotes, otters, porcupines, […]

  • Raptors, Rodenticides and Ricardi

    Adult Programs

    Raptors, Rodenticides and Ricardi: Rescue Area Wildlife from Rodenticides Saturday, February 28th, 10am – 12pm In person at the Hitchcock Center for the Environment or virtually via a Zoom link provided after you register Raptors, foxes, and other predators balance Massachusetts’ ecosystems. But shocking numbers of these iconic creatures have been sickened and killed after eating […]