Hitchcock Center for the Environment

Chickadee Camp
2023-07-21 08:45 - 13:00, 2023-07-24 08:45 - 13:00, 2023-07-25 08:45 - 13:00, 2023-07-26 08:45 - 13:00, 2023-07-27 08:45 - 13:00, 2023-07-28 08:45 - 13:00, 2023-07-31 08:45 - 13:00, 2023-08-01 08:45 - 13:00 (America/New_York) and 6 more dates | Hitchcock Center for the Environment, 845 West Street, Amherst, MA, 01002
Chickadee Camp
Age 5 (must be entering Kindergarten in fall 2023)
Mondays-Fridays, 8:45am-1pm
Session 1: June 26 – June 30 (one week)
Session 2: July 3 – 14 (two weeks
Session 3: July 17 – 21 (one week)
Session 4: July 24 – August 4 (two weeks)
Session 5: August 7 – August 11 (one week)
Fees for 1 week: Tier A $364; Tier B $303; Tier C $258; Tier D $197
Fees for 2 week: Tier A $727; Tier B $606; Tier C $515; Tier D $394
Chickadee Camp is back in summer 2023! This program, designed for rising Kindergartners, is a great first outdoor day camp experience for young ones. Nurturing counselors will facilitate safe and curious exploration of the Discovery Yard and Hitchcock trails while sharing enthusiasm and joyful nature connection. Each day includes morning circle, snack time, song, story, lunch time, games and lots of discovery! The goal of Chickadee camp is for rising Kindergartners to use all their senses to explore nature and feel comfortable and safe learning and playing outdoors. Space is limited.
Children must be five years old and entering Kindergarten in fall 2023 to be eligible to participate. This camp runs from 8:45am to 1:00 pm.

Nature Summer Camp: Woodland Magic and Mysteries
2023-07-21 08:45 - 15:00, 2023-08-07 08:45 - 15:00, 2023-08-08 08:45 - 15:00, 2023-08-09 08:45 - 15:00 | Hitchcock Center for the Environment, 845 West Street, Amherst, MA, 01002
Woodland Magic and Mysteries
Young Naturalists: Entering grades 1-2
Eco-investigators: Entering grades 3-4
Nature Explorers: Entering grades 5-6
Mondays-Fridays, 8:45am-3pm
Session 3: July 17 – July 21 (one week)
Session 5: August 7 – August 11 (one week)
Fees for 1 week session: Tier A $509; Tier B $424; Tier C $360; Tier D $276

Nature is magic. It protects us, gives us air to breathe, food to eat, and hidden places to rest in the forest. In Woodland Magic and Mysteries, we’ll use our imagination and creativity to assist with problem solving and learning from the earth to build fairy houses, solve mysteries and challenges and become nature wizards by performing science experiments.

Climate Collaboration Camp
2023-07-21 08:45 - 15:00 | Hitchcock Center for the Environment, 845 West Street, Amherst, MA, 01002
Climate Collaboration Camp
Entering grades 7-9, only
Mondays-Fridays, 8:45am-3pm
Session 3: July 17 – July 21 (one week)
Fees for 1 week session: Tier A $509; Tier B $424; Tier C $360; Tier D $276
Over the course of this week of justice oriented activities, campers will play games and engage in experiments that explore the science of climate change. We’ll ask questions about the history and future of the land and our connection to it as a community and be inspired by the Hitchcock Center Living Building. The week will culminate in a camper-led climate action. This week will be fun, hands-on and outdoors!

Nature Summer Camp: Making and Tinkering
2023-07-24 08:45 - 15:00, 2023-07-25 08:45 - 15:00, 2023-07-26 08:45 - 15:00, 2023-07-27 08:45 - 15:00, 2023-07-28 08:45 - 15:00, 2023-07-31 08:45 - 15:00, 2023-08-01 08:45 - 15:00, 2023-08-02 08:45 - 15:00 and 2 more dates | Hitchcock Center for the Environment, 845 West Street, Amherst, MA, 01002
Making and Tinkering
Young Naturalists: Entering grades 1-2
Eco-investigators: Entering grades 3-4
Nature Explorers: Entering grades 5-6
Mondays-Fridays, 8:45am-3pm
Session 1: June 26 – June 30 (one week)
Session 4: July 24 – August 4 (two weeks)

Fees for the 1 week session: Tier A $509; Tier B $424; Tier C $360; Tier D $276
Fees for the 2 week session: Tier A $958; Tier B $798; Tier C $678; Tier D $519
Become a nature-inspired inventor! Campers will spend this week outdoors exploring science and biomimicry, and then applying what they learn to create! And yes, chain reaction machines (a.k.a. Rube Goldberg machines) will be part of the fun too! Through investigation and play, campers will discover nature’s smartest lessons and use them to playfully solve problems. By learning from the world around us, we can become sustainable engineers! For the two week session there will be more to explore and field trips.

Hitchcock Garden Meet & Greets
2023-07-26 17:00 - 18:00
Wednesday, July 26
Wednesday, August 16
Tuesday, September 19
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Join us for a community meet and greet and enjoy the Hitchcock Gardens on a summer evening. There will be garden refreshments, and an update from Executive Director Billy Spitzer about the impact of Hitchcock Center programs in the region.
RSVP Shelly@HitchcockCenter.org or call 413-256-6006 to reserve a spot.
