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  • Nature All Year Study Club

    Fieldtrip Location

    Sundays once per month, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon (some class times may vary depending on topics) Members $275/Non-members $325 for the full course Drop-in cost is $27. For the […]

    $275 – $325
  • Homeschool I – Patterns in Nature

    From chipmunk stripes to ladybug spots, spiral seashells to sunflowers, patterns are everywhere you look in nature. In this homeschool class we will discover what makes a pattern and find […]

    $420 – $450
  • Living Building Docent Training Series

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA

    Wednesdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25, 1:30pm – 2:30pm Registration required Hampshire College and the Hitchcock Center are working together to train docents in the Living Building Challenge and to […]

    FREE
  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program for children ages 6–9 is all about getting kids outside to run, jump, climb, splash, invent, imagine, play and be a free-range kid. There are […]

    $380 – $410
  • Girls into the Wild

    Sometimes you just need to run, explore and play! That’s what we do at Girls into the Wild, and lots more. Now going into its fourth year, Girls into the […]

    $355 – $420
  • The Living Future Institute’s Living Building Challenge

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA

    with Jessica Schultz, Living Building Challenge Ambassador Thursday, October 5, 7pm-8:30pm FREE, Registration appreciated The Hitchcock Center took the Living Building Challenge in building its new building. The Challenge is an innovative philosophy […]

    FREE
  • Nature Discovery Preschool – Our Rainbow World

    Welcome fall and all its colors at nature preschool at the Hitchcock Center with Colleen! Children will fill their art palettes with many colors and discover how colors affect animals, […]

    $205 – $225
  • Living Building Tour

    Come meet our newest educator – our building! It is designed to model systems in nature, it is net zero energy, net zero water, has composting toilets, and has been […]

    FREE
  • Homeschool I – Patterns in Nature

    From chipmunk stripes to ladybug spots, spiral seashells to sunflowers, patterns are everywhere you look in nature. In this homeschool class we will discover what makes a pattern and find […]

    $420 – $450