Girls into the Wild: Winter
2025-02-04 15:30 - 17:30, 2025-02-11 15:30 - 17:30, 2025-02-25 15:30 - 17:30, 2025-03-04 15:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York)
with Katie Koerten
Grades 4-6
Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
January 7 – March 18 (no program February 18)
Fee per Child: Tier A-$299 | Tier B-$261 | Tier C-$222
Limited to 12 participants
Join us in winter 2025 for more romping wildly through the fields and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll visit our favorite places to play in the forest, such as Stump City, the Forest Garden, and the Faraway Woods – exploring the seasonal beauty of nature as we go. Play games, make friends, and create nature projects outdoors! Come build your confidence and show your wild side! Any young people with an experience of gender marginalization are welcome.

Nature Play Afterschool: Winter
2025-02-04 15:30 - 17:30, 2025-02-11 15:30 - 17:30, 2025-02-25 15:30 - 17:30, 2025-03-04 15:30 - 17:30
With: Jeff Mazur
Grades 2-4
Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
January 7 – March 18 (no program February 18)
Fee per Child: Tier A-$299 | Tier B-$261 | Tier C-$222
Limited to 12 participants
Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, invent, imagine, play and be free-range kids all while developing self-confidence and learning valuable social skills. In Winter Nature Play Afterschool we will explore snowy wooded trails and fields, make snow villages, and sled down the HCE hill. Our instructors provide a safe setting for children to explore nature and encourage children to stretch their limits.

Junior Nature Play Afterschool: Winter
2025-02-05 15:30 - 17:30, 2025-02-12 15:30 - 17:30, 2025-02-26 15:30 - 17:30, 2025-03-05 15:30 - 17:30
With: Isaiah Brown
Grades K-2
Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
January 8 – March 19 (no program on February 19 or March 12)
Fee per Child: Tier A-$269 | Tier B-$234 | Tier C-$199
Limited to 12 participants
Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, invent, imagine, play and be free-range kids all while developing self-confidence and learning valuable social skills. During Winter Junior Nature Play we will explore snowy wooded trails and fields, make snow villages, and sled down the HCE hill! Our instructors provide a safe setting for children to explore nature and encourage children to stretch their limits.

Nature Play Afterschool: Winter
2025-02-05 15:30 - 17:30, 2025-02-12 15:30 - 17:30, 2025-02-26 15:30 - 17:30, 2025-03-05 15:30 - 17:30
With: Jeff Mazur
Grades 2-4
Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
January 8 – March 19 (no program on February 19 or March 12)
Fee per Child: Tier A-$269 | Tier B-$234 | Tier C-$199
Limited to 12 participants
Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, invent, imagine, play and be free-range kids all while developing self-confidence and learning valuable social skills. In Winter Nature Play Afterschool we will explore snowy wooded trails and fields, make snow villages, and sled down the HCE hill. Our instructors provide a safe setting for children to explore nature and encourage children to stretch their limits.

Wild Children of the Woods: Winter
2025-02-10 15:30 - 17:30, 2025-02-24 15:30 - 17:30, 2025-03-03 15:30 - 17:30
With: Monya Relles
Grades 3-5
Mondays 3:30-5:30 p.m.
January 13 – March 17 (no class January 20 or February 17)
Tier A:$238 | Tier B:$207 | Tier C:$176
Limited to 12 participants
We go to the woods to think, learn, play, and explore in this afterschool series for upper-elementary schoolers. We will roam the grounds of the Hitchcock Center as we watch the seasons change in our beautiful woods. We’ll visit stump city, ferns, and the far-away woods, play some organized games, and learn about the animals, plants, and life in these woods, including ourselves.

Winter Vacation Days: Hitchcock Adventures
2025-02-17 08:45 - 15:00, 2025-02-18 08:45 - 15:00, 2025-02-19 08:45 - 15:00, 2025-02-20 08:45 - 15:00, 2025-02-21 08:45 - 15:00
Winter Vacation Days – Hitchcock Adventures
Monday through Friday, February 17-21
8:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Age Groups: Grades K-5, This year we are piloting a new registration system. Please register your student for any day they would like to attend and we will place them in groups with 12-15 of their peers–grouped by age.
Fee per child per day: Tier A-$105 | Tier B-$92 | Tier C-$78
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 the magic of nature. We will seek wisdom from science and nature about strange and local phenomena alike. We’ll have free play, games, nature crafts, and lots of time outdoors.
Sign up for as many days as you wish. Five-year olds must be in Kindergarten in order to participate. Non-refundable within a week of the program, all cancellations incur a 10% administrative fee.

Spring Birding Course: Classroom Session
2025-02-19 18:00 - 20:00
(February – June 2025) The Hitchcock Center’s annual Spring Birding course! The class focuses on identification and migration of New England birds. Click here to get information about each session.

Spring Birding Course
2025-02-22 05:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-22 07:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-08 07:00 - 12:00
(February – June 2025) The Hitchcock Center’s annual Spring Birding course! The class focuses on identification and migration of New England birds. Click here to get information about today’s session, from location to the birds we hope to identify.

Little Bear Nature Walk
2025-03-04 10:00 - 11:15
Come along on a Little Bear Nature Walk! Little Bear Nature Walks are a way for toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers to explore nature in an age-appropriate way. Click here to find today’s theme, location, and to register!

Nature Discovery Days for ages 3-5
2025-03-07 10:00 - 11:30
Nature Discovery Days for 3-5 year olds (Adult/Child)
With Chrissy Larson
Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child)
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Please note the later start time for winter)
Fee per child/adult pair per day: Tier A-$29 per day | Tier B-$26 per day | Tier C-$22 per day
Limited to 12 families. Limit of 2 children per adult.
Celebrate the outdoors in winter through guided investigation, stories and play. Not all animals leave for the winter – some stay active and give us lots to learn about! Sign up for one, two or all three programs. Come prepared for active, outdoor exploration. Limited to 12 families per day. Non-refundable within a week of the program, all refunds incur a 10% administrative fee.
Friday, February 14: Winter Birds
Friday, March 7: Wake up, Woods!
