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  • Nature Discovery Preschool Days

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    Nature Discovery Winter Preschool Days With Colleen Kelley and Helen Ann Sephton Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) 10:00am-11:30 am (Please note the later start time for winter) Fee […]

  • 20th Annual Spring Birding Course

    Adult Programs

    20th Annual Spring Birding Course with Scott Surner Have you wanted to bird? Do you love birding but don’t get out enough on your own? Then this course is for you, join other birders and the amazing birder Scott Surner for this spring course of going to all the best spots to see all the […]

  • Second Saturday Family Science

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

    with Emily Schuttenberg Ages 5–7 or Grades K–1 Second Saturdays, 10–11am Jan. 14, Feb. 11, March 11, April 8, May 13, June 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 […]

  • Wild Children of the Woods

    Wild Children of the Woods
    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    WILD CHILDREN OF THE WOODS SERIES With: Monya Relles Ages 8-11 or Grades 3-5 Mondays 3:30-5:30 January 9 – March 13 (no class January 16 or February 20) Tier A:$234 Tier B:$203 Tier C:$173 Tier D:$132 Limited to 13 participants We go to the woods to think, learn, play, and explore in this afterschool series […]

  • Discovery Day: Marvelous Mammals

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Marvelous Mammals With Emily Schuttenberg March 14, 2023 10am – 2pm Ages 6-12 or grades 1 – 6 Tier A:$70 Tier B:$61 Tier C:$52 Tier D:$40 Limited to 12 participants What do porcupines, blue whales and little brown bats have in common? They’re all mammals! And so are we! Join us as we learn about […]

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool
    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    JUNIOR NATURE PLAY AFTERSCHOOL With: Lauren Dausch Ages 5-7 or Grades K-1 Wednesdays, 3:30pm-5:30pm January 4 – March 15 (no program February 22) Extended Days on February 15, March 8 […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Nature Play Afterschool
    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    NATURE PLAY AFTERSCHOOL With: Jeff Mazur Ages 6-9 or grades 1-3 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 January 4 – March 15 (no program on February 22) Extended Days on February 15, March 8 […]

  • Wild Children of the Woods

    Wild Children of the Woods
    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    WILD CHILDREN OF THE WOODS With: Emily Schuttenberg Ages 8-11 or Grades 3-5 Wednesdays 3:30 – 5:30 January 4 – March 15 (no program on February 22) Extended Days on February 15, March 8 Fee per Child: Tier A-$353 | Tier B-$307 | Tier C-$261  | Tier D-$200 Limited to 13 participants We go to […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Nature Play Afterschool
    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    NATURE PLAY AFTERSCHOOL With: Emily Schuttenberg Ages 6-9 or grades 1-3 Thursdays, 3:30-5:30 January 5 – March 16 (no program February 23) Fee per Child: Tier A-$296 | Tier B-$257 […]

  • Girls into the Wild Afterschool

    Girls into the Wild Afterschool
    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    GIRLS INTO THE WILD AFTERSCHOOL with Katie Koerten Ages 8–11 or Grades 3–5 Thursdays, 3:30-5:30pm January 5 – March 16 (no program February 23) Fee per Child: Tier A-$296 | Tier B-$257| Tier C-$219  | Tier D-$167 Limited to 13 participants Join us in winter 2023 for more romping wildly through the field and forests […]