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  • Nature Discovery Preschool: Our Rainbow World

    Nature Discovery Preschool: Our Rainbow World (Afternoon)

    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    Nature Discovery Spring Preschool Series: Our Rainbow World Colleen Kelley – Last chance to join a program with Colleen before she retires! Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, April 5-June 14 (no class April 19) Morning session: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM (please note earlier start time for Spring) Afternoon session: 1:00 PM – 3:00 […]

  • Second Saturday Family Science

    Second Saturday Family Science

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Second Saturday Family Science with Lauren Dausch Ages 5–7 or Grades K–1 Saturdays, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM 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 topics in nature. We […]

  • Afternoons with the Animals

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Afternoons with the Animals  with Monya Relles Suggested ages 5-7 or Grades  K–1 Special time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Suggested Donation: $5 – $30 per family Come meet one of the Hitchcock Center’s animal ambassadors. Designed for children (ages 5–7) with their caregivers, these programs will include some time with one of the Hitchcock Center […]

  • Girls into the Wild

    Girls into the Wild

    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    with Katie Koerten Grades 4 – 6 Tuesdays, 3:30 – 5:30 PM September 3 – December 17 (no program November 5) Fee per Child: Tier A-$453 | Tier B-$378 | Tier C-$321  | Tier D-$245 Limited to 12 participants Girls into the Wild is back in Fall 2024 for more romping wildly through the field […]

  • Wild Children of the Woods: Spring  

    Wild Children of the Woods: Spring  

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

    Wild Children of the Woods With: Monya Relles Grades 3 – 5 Mondays 3:30 PM – 5 :30 PM March 18 – June 3 (no program April 15 and May 27) Tier A:$314 | Tier B:$261 | Tier C:$222 | Tier D:$170 Limited to 12 participants We go to the woods to think, learn, play, […]

  • Book Circle: All We Can Save

    Book Circle: All We Can Save

    Adult Programs

    All We Can Save Book Circle January - May 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, 7:30pm - 8:30pm Are you hungry for deeper dialogue about the climate crisis and building community around solutions? We are too. All We Can Save Circles are like a book club, but a cooler, deeper, extended version. Let’s strengthen […]

  • Homeschool I: Water Protectors

    Homeschool I: Water Protectors

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

    Homeschool I: Water Protectors With Lauren Dausch Grades 1 – 3, Ages 6 – 8 Tuesdays 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM March 5 – May 28 (No program Mar 12, Apr 9 for Discovery Days, no class Apr 16 for April Vacation Week) Tier A: $771 | Tier B: $643 | Tier C: $546 | Tier D: […]

  • Homeschool II: H2WHOA

    Homeschool II: H2WHOA

    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    Homeschool II:  H2WHOA!: How Water Connects Us Grades 4-6, Ages 9-12 Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. March 5 – May 28 (No program Mar 12, Apr 9 for Discovery Days, no class Apr 16 for April Vacation Week) Tier A: $771 | Tier B:$643 | Tier C:$546 | Tier D:$418 Limited to 12 participants  How do […]

  • Birding By Ear with John Green 1/2

    Adult Programs

    Wednesday, May 15, 8 - 10 AM And/Or Saturday, June 9, 8 - 10 AM Sliding Scale $15, $25, $35 Sometimes the most amazing birds you can’t spot, but their song gives them away!  Join naturalist John Green and his great ear to see what birds you can find by sight or sound during this […]

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool: Spring

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool: Spring

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool Series: Spring with Lauren Dausch Grades K – 2 Wednesdays, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM March 20 – June 5  (no program April 17) Fee per Child: Tier A-$346 | Tier B-$288 | Tier C-$245  | Tier D-$187 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to […]