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  • Nature Discovery Preschool Adventure: Animal Getting Ready for Winter (In-person)

    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    This award-winning adult and child preschool program–the adult accompanies their child(ren)--offers weekly outdoor exploration together combined with multi-modal learning experiences to foster wonder and curiosity about the natural world. Sign up […]

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  • 1:00-2:30pm Nature Discovery Preschool Adventure: Animals Getting Ready for Winter

    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    This award-winning adult and child preschool program–the adult accompanies their child(ren)--offers weekly outdoor exploration together combined with multi-modal learning experiences to foster wonder and curiosity about the natural world. Sign up for one or […]

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  • 10:00-11:00am Second Saturday Family Science: Fantastic Foxes

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Join us for seasonal nature and science programs, in-person, each second Saturday of the month. Designed for children (ages 5–7) with their parents, these programs will explore cool topics in […]

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  • 9am-12pm Nature All Year: Winter Happenings

    Adult Programs

    Join us for an in-depth natural history course to develop your naturalists skills. Each month, in our series of nature explorations with different local naturalists, we explore a focused, seasonal, […]

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  • 10:00am-12:00pm Junior Nature Play Series

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    We are pleased to offer for the first time a new Nature Play program that includes kindergartners— Junior Nature Play! Children in kindergarten and first grade may sign up for […]

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  • 1:00-2:00pm Class Program (Virtual)

    Family Programs

    Have a Hitchcock educator pay a virtual visit to your classroom or home! Our virtual class programs will be focused on specific topics to fit with your science curriculum. You […]

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  • 3:30-5:30pm Nature Play Afterschool Monday Series

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Our Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, invent, imagine, play and be free-range children, all while developing self-confidence and […]

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  • 9:30-12:30pm Eco-Quest Discovery Day: Compass Quest

    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    Join us for a quest! You can drop in for one class or all three. We will be completing a quest each week using different skills during the first half […]

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  • 9:30am-12:30pm Morning Nature Play Series

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Spend Tuesday mornings playing outside in the woods! Challenge your body by balancing on logs and climbing trees. Get as dirty as you like as we romp through the forest, […]

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  • 1:00-2:00pm Class Program (Virtual)

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Have a Hitchcock educator pay a virtual visit to your classroom or home! Our virtual class programs will be focused on specific topics to fit with your science curriculum. You […]

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