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  • Girls into the Wild Spring (Monya)

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

    Girls into the Wild continues into 2022 for more romping wildly through the field and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll visit our favorite places to play in […]

  • Fireside Chat – Indigenous Plant Wisdom- Sacred Plants of New England 

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

    Fireside Chats  with Hitchcock staff and guests  Casual conversations centered on nature, around a fire, enjoying the beauty of a crisp winter evening with hot beverages and nibbles. Thursdays at 6pm  January 20 –  Moon Gazing & Winter Owls  March 17 – Natural History of a cup of Hot Chocolate  April 14 – Indigenous Plant […]

  • Spring Birding – Field Trip

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

    Winter/Spring Birding Course  with Scott Surner Join birder extraordinaire and veteran bird course instruction for this bigger and better than ever late winter/spring birding course.  This course is all field […]

  • Spring Vacation Days

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

    Monday through Friday, April 18th-22nd, 2022 8:30am-3:00pm Age Groups: Jumping Mice: Ages 5-6, Grades K-1 Brown Bats: Ages 6-8, Grades 1-2 Groundhogs: Ages 8-10, Grades 3-5 Fee per child per […]

  • Spring Vacation Days

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

    Monday through Friday, April 18th-22nd, 2022 8:30am-3:00pm Age Groups: Jumping Mice: Ages 5-6, Grades K-1 Brown Bats: Ages 6-8, Grades 1-2 Groundhogs: Ages 8-10, Grades 3-5 Fee per child per day: Tier A-$95 | Tier B-$76 | Tier C-$57  | Tier D-$38 Spend your days off from school learning and playing outside at the Hitchcock […]

  • Spring Vacation Days

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

    Monday through Friday, April 18th-22nd, 2022 8:30am-3:00pm Age Groups: Jumping Mice: Ages 5-6, Grades K-1 Brown Bats: Ages 6-8, Grades 1-2 Groundhogs: Ages 8-10, Grades 3-5 Fee per child per day: Tier A-$95 | Tier B-$76 | Tier C-$57  | Tier D-$38 Spend your days off from school learning and playing outside at the Hitchcock […]

  • Spring Vacation Days

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

    Monday through Friday, April 18th-22nd, 2022 8:30am-3:00pm Age Groups: Jumping Mice: Ages 5-6, Grades K-1 Brown Bats: Ages 6-8, Grades 1-2 Groundhogs: Ages 8-10, Grades 3-5 Fee per child per day: Tier A-$95 | Tier B-$76 | Tier C-$57  | Tier D-$38 Spend your days off from school learning and playing outside at the Hitchcock […]

  • Spring Vacation Days

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

    Monday through Friday, April 18th-22nd, 2022 8:30am-3:00pm Age Groups: Jumping Mice: Ages 5-6, Grades K-1 Brown Bats: Ages 6-8, Grades 1-2 Groundhogs: Ages 8-10, Grades 3-5 Fee per child per day: Tier A-$95 | Tier B-$76 | Tier C-$57  | Tier D-$38 Spend your days off from school learning and playing outside at the Hitchcock […]

  • Spring Birding – Field Trip

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

    Winter/Spring Birding Course  with Scott Surner Join birder extraordinaire and veteran bird course instruction for this bigger and better than ever late winter/spring birding course.  This course is all field […]

  • Wild Children of the Woods Spring

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

    We go to the woods to think, learn, play, and explore in this afterschool series for upper-elementary schoolers. We will roam the grounds of the Hitchcock Center as we watch the seasons change our beautiful woods. We will visit stump city, ferns, and the far-away woods, play some organized games, and learn about the animals, […]