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  • Homeschool I – Patterns in Nature

    From chipmunk stripes to ladybug spots, spiral seashells to sunflowers, patterns are everywhere you look in nature. In this homeschool class we will discover what makes a pattern and find […]

    $420 – $450

  • Homeschool Discovery Day – Clue’s to Nature’s Past

    Do you love science and nature? Do you want to see what the Hitchcock Homeschool program is all about? Sign up for our Discovery Days, our one-time programs about science […]

    $45 – $50

  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program for children ages 6–9 is all about getting kids outside to run, jump, climb, splash, invent, imagine, play and be a free-range kid. There are […]

    $380 – $410

  • Girls into the Wild

    Sometimes you just need to run, explore and play! That’s what we do at Girls into the Wild, and lots more. Now going into its fourth year, Girls into the […]

    $355 – $420

  • Nature Discovery Preschool – Our Rainbow World

    Welcome fall and all its colors at nature preschool at the Hitchcock Center with Colleen! Children will fill their art palettes with many colors and discover how colors affect animals, […]

    $205 – $225

  • Living Building Tour

    Come meet our newest educator – our building! It is designed to model systems in nature, it is net zero energy, net zero water, has composting toilets, and has been […]

  • Viewing the Night Sky

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

    with James Lowenthal, Professor of Astronomy at Smith College and active in the International Dark-Sky Association Friday, September 29, 7:15pm Saturday, October 21, 7:00pm Friday, November 10, 6:30pm Saturday, December […]

    FREE

  • Homeschool I – Patterns in Nature

    From chipmunk stripes to ladybug spots, spiral seashells to sunflowers, patterns are everywhere you look in nature. In this homeschool class we will discover what makes a pattern and find […]