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  • Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Nature Play Afterschool Series Grades 3-5 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 PM September 3 - December 17 (Extended day (1 PM) on September 24, October 29, November 19 and December 17, no program […]

  • Fall Birding Course

    Fall Birding Course
    Adult Programs

    August - November 2025 Sliding Scale $350 / $410 / $470 There is a maximum of 15 people Join Scott Surner as he guides you through the fall migration in […]

  • Little Bear Nature Walk

    Little Bear Walks Fall 2025
    Family Programs

    Ages 0-5 (Adult required to attend with child) 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. See dates and locations below Fee per child (adults and younger siblings under 16 months are free): […]

  • Wild Children of the Woods

    Wild Children of the Woods
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Wild Children of the Woods    Grades 3-5 Mondays 3:30-5:30 PM September 8 - December 22 (no class October 13) Tier A: $438 | Tier B: $381 | Tier C: $324 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 […]

  • School Holiday

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    November 11th -  School Holiday, No school for Amherst Public Schools  Tuesday, November 11 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM Grades 1 - 3* Fee per Child: Tier A-$112 | Tier B-$97 | Tier C-$83 Limited to 12 participants Come play outside on this day off for Amherst elementary schoolers! Bring a snack, lunch and water […]

  • Girls into the Wild

    Girls into the Wild
    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    Girls into the Wild Grades 4-6 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 PM September 2 - December 16 (no program November 11) Fee per Child: Tier A-$444 | Tier B-$386 | Tier C-$328 Limited to 12 participants Girls into the Wild is for girls and nonbinary kids in fourth through sixth grade. Together we build a space where kids […]

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool Series Grades K-2 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 PM September 3 - December 17 (Extended day (1 PM) on September 24, October 29, November 19 and December 17, no program November 26) Fee per Child: Tier A-$570 | Tier B-$496| Tier C-$422 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Nature Play Afterschool Series Grades 3-5 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 PM September 3 - December 17 (Extended day (1 PM) on September 24, October 29, November 19 and December 17, no program […]

  • Hitchcock Community Read: The Serviceberry

    Adult Programs

    Hitchcock Community Read- The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer  Date Change – November 12, 6-8pm  Free or by donation, registration required Join us for a discussion of Braiding Sweetgrass author Robin Wall Kimmerer’s new book The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World.  We will come together to discuss and share our experience of […]