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Hitchcock Climate Action Series: Fireside Chat

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

Season 1: Coming Together in the Face of Climate Change: Laying the Groundwork by Building Hope, Practicing Action, and Improving Communication  Please join us as we launch a new program series at the intersection of climate change, sustainability, and environmental justice.  Bringing partners and community members  to address critical community issues through  fireside chats, practical […]

GIRLS INTO THE WILD AFTERSCHOOL

Ages 8-11 or grades 3-5 Thursdays, 3:30-5:30pm September 8 – December 22 (no program November 24) Fee per Child: Tier A-$418 | Tier B-$364 | Tier C-$309  | Tier D-$236 Girls into the Wild is back in Fall 2022 for more romping wildly through the field and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll […]

Second Saturday Family Science

Ages 5–7 or Grades  K–1 Saturdays, 10–11am September 10, October 8, November 12, December 10 Suggested Donation: $5–$30 per family Join us for seasonal nature and science programs each second Saturday of the month. Designed for children (ages 5–7) with their parents, these programs will explore cool topics in nature. September 10 – Pond Life […]

Forest Bathing

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

Forest Bathing  Sunday, October 30, 2:00-4:00pm November 13, 2:00-4:00pm  Space is limited and registration is required, Sliding scale $25, $30, $35 per class REGISTER HERE Forest and Nature Therapy Walks There is a quiet pulse to the fall forest, as the trees and landscape turn inward and prepare for winter.  It is darker earlier; the […]

Wild Children of the Woods

WILD CHILDREN OF THE WOODS SERIES Ages 8-11 or Grades 3-5 Mondays, 3:30pm-5:30pm September 12 – December 19 (no program October 10)  Extended Day: September 26 Fee per Child: Tier A-$411 | Tier B-$358 | Tier C-$304  | Tier D-$232 We go to the woods to think, learn, play, and explore in this afterschool series […]

Nature Play Afterschool

NATURE PLAY AFTERSCHOOL  Ages 6-9 or grades 1-3 Mondays, 3:30-5:30pm September 12  – December 19 (no program October 10) Extended Day: September 26 Fee per Child: Tier A-$411 | Tier B-$358 | Tier C-$304  | Tier D-$232 Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, […]

Homeschool I: Cycles and Systems

With Monya Relles Grades 1-3, Ages 6-8 Tuesdays 10:00am -2:00 pm September 13 -December 13 (No program September 27, October 18, and November 22 for Discovery Days and November 8 for Curriculum Day) Tier A:$730 Tier B:$635 Tier C:$540 Tier D:$413 What does it mean to be in an ecosystem? How are we connected to each […]

Homeschool II: Community Science

With Jeff Mazur Grades 4-6, Ages 9-12 Tuesdays 10:00am – 2:00 pm September 13 -December 13  (No program September 27, October 18, and November 22 for Discovery Days and November 8 for Curriculum Day) Tier A:$747 Tier B:$649 Tier C:$552 Tier D:$422 Calling all future scientists! Community scientists are people — young or old — who […]

Wild Children of the Woods

WILD CHILDREN OF THE WOODS SERIES Ages 8–11 or Grades 3–5 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30pm September 6 – December 20 (no program Nov. 8)  Fee per Child: Tier A-$414 | Tier B-$360 | Tier C-$306 | Tier D-$234 Wild Children of the Woods is a nature based after school for upper-elementary schoolers.  We will learn, play, and explore […]

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