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  • Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Nature Play Afterschool Series Grades 3-5 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 PM September 3 - December 17 (Extended day (1 PM) on September 24, October 29, November 19 and December 17, no program November 26) Fee per Child: Tier A-$570 | Tier B-$496 | Tier C-$422 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to […]

  • Wild Children of the Woods

    Wild Children of the Woods
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Wild Children of the Woods    Grades 3-5 Mondays 3:30-5:30 PM September 8 - December 22 (no class October 13) Tier A: $438 | Tier B: $381 | Tier C: $324 Limited to 12 participants We go to the woods to think, learn, play, and explore in this afterschool series for upper-elementary schoolers. We will […]

  • School Vacation Day

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    January 2 – Vacation Day Friday, January 2, 2026 with Isaiah T. Brown 8:45 AM – 3:00 PM Grades K – 3 Fee per Child: Tier A-$112 | Tier B-$97 | Tier C-$83 Limited to 15 participants Spend a day having fun and learning at the Hitchcock Center on this day off from Amherst Public […]

  • Owl Prowl with Dan Ziomek

    Owl Prowl with Dan Ziomek
    Family Programs

    Owl Prowls with Dan Ziomek  Saturday, January 3rd, 6:30 - 9pm or Friday, January 16th, 6:30 - 9pm   with a bad weather date of Saturday, January 24th For ages 10 and up Space is limited; please register now Sliding Scale:  $20, $30, $40 Have you been on an owl prowl? It is a very special […]

  • Girls into the Wild

    Girls into the Wild
    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    Girls into the Wild with Katie Koerten Grades 4-6 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 6 - March 17 (no program January 20 and February 17) Limited to 12 participants Join us in winter 2026 for more romping wildly through the fields and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll visit our favorite places to play […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Nature Play Afterschool
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Nature Play Afterschool Series With: Jeff Mazur Grades 1-3 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 6 - March 17 (no program January 20 and February 17) Limited to 12 participants 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 […]

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool Series With: Isaiah Brown Grades K-2 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 7 - March 18 (Extended day on February 25 (1PM), no programs on February 18 or March 11) Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, invent, […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Nature Play Afterschool Series With: Jeff Mazur Grades 3-5 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 7 - March 18 (Extended day on February 25 (1PM), no programs on February 18 or March 11) Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, invent, imagine, […]

  • Girls into the Wild

    Girls into the Wild
    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    Girls into the Wild with Katie Koerten Grades 4-6 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 6 - March 17 (no program January 20 and February 17) Limited to 12 participants Join us in winter 2026 for more romping wildly through the fields and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll visit our favorite places to play […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Nature Play Afterschool
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Nature Play Afterschool Series With: Jeff Mazur Grades 1-3 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 6 - March 17 (no program January 20 and February 17) Limited to 12 participants 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 […]