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  • 3:30-5:30pm Games in Nature Afterschool

    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Each week the group will spend time together beginning with games and move into nature play and free […]

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

    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    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. During Spring Nature Play we will explore wooded trails and fields, play in the mud, build forts, climb trees, and make […]

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  • 9:45am-12:45pm Morning Nature Play

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Morning Nature Play continues into spring 2021! Every day is a mix of games, exploring and playing. We’ll romp and play in the fields and forests of the Hitchcock Center, […]

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  • 3:30-5:30pm Games in Nature Afterschool

    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Each week the group will spend time together beginning with games and move into nature play and free game building. Our Spring game days will begin with group games but a good part of the program will allow for exploring the world as […]

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

    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    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. During Spring Nature Play we will explore wooded trails and fields, play in the mud, build forts, climb trees, and make […]

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  • 10am-12pm Art in the Forest

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

    The natural world has served as inspiration for artists of all varieties for all of humankind’s history. While surrounded by the undeniable beauty of the outdoors, children in the Art […]

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  • 3:30-5:30pm Junior Nature Play Afterschool

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    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 […]

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

    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    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 […]

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  • 10am-12pm Junior Nature Play Thursday Series

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Junior Nature Play continues into Spring 2021! Children in kindergarten and first grade may sign up for this immersive, lightly-structured program that lets kids be “free-range” while being safely supervised. Instructor Katie Koerten will lead us to our favorite places to play in the forest, such as Stump City, the Ferns, and the Faraway Woods. […]

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  • 3:30-5:30pm Girls into the Wild

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

    Girls into the Wild continues in spring 2021 for more romping wildly through the field and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll visit our favorite places to play […]

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