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  • Wild Children of the Woods

    Wild Children of the Woods
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    with Isaiah Brown Grades 1-3 Mondays 3:30-5:30 PM September 14 - December 21 (no class October 12) Tier A: $439 | Tier B: $366 | Tier C: $311 Limited to 12 participants We go to the woods to think, learn, play, and explore in this afterschool series for lower-elementary schoolers. We will roam the grounds […]

  • Autumn Little Bear Nature Walk

    Autumn Little Bear Nature Walk
    Family Programs

    Little Bear Nature Walks With Chrissy Larson Ages 0-5 (Adult required to attend with child) 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Walks are outdoors and take place unless there is extreme weather. See dates and locations here Little Bear Nature Walks are guided, open-ended walks that allow toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers explore nature in an […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

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

    with Jeff Mazur Grades 1-3 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 PM September 1 - December 22 (no programs on October 13, November 3) Fee per Child: Tier A-$467 | Tier B-$389 | Tier C-$331 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 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    with Katie Koerten For grades 3-5 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 PM September 1 - December 22 (no programs on October 13, November 3) Fee per Child: Tier A-$472 | Tier B-$393 | Tier C-$334 Limited to 12 participants Girls into the Wild is for girls and nonbinary kids in fourth through sixth grade. Together we build a […]

  • School Vacation Day

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    November 11 -  School Holiday - No school for Amherst Public Schools  with Isaiah Brown Wednesday, November 11 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM Grades 1 - 3* Fee per Child: Tier A-$118 | Tier B-$98 | Tier C-$83 Limited to 12 participants Come play outside on this day off for Amherst elementary schoolers! Bring a […]

  • Fall Nature Discovery Preschool: Group B

    Fall Nature Discovery Preschool: Group B
    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    Fall Nature Discovery Series for 3-5 year olds (Adult/Child) Marvelous Mammals!  with Chrissy Larson Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, 9:30-11:30 AM Alternating Weeks (activities are the same for Group A and Group B): Group A Sessions: 9/11, 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, 11/6, 11/20 OR Group B Sessions: 9/18, 10/2, 10/16, 10/30, 11/13, […]

  • Fall Birding Course

    Fall Birding Course
    Adult Programs

    August 14 – November 14, 2026 Sliding scale for the course | $375, $415, or $455  REGISTRATION OPENS FRIDAY JULY 24 AT 9 AM Join this Fall tradition led by birder and photographer Scott Surner. Are you wanting to delight in birds more often, learn what you are seeing and hearing, seek new species you […]

  • Autumn Little Bear Nature Walk

    Autumn Little Bear Nature Walk
    Family Programs

    Little Bear Nature Walks With Chrissy Larson Ages 0-5 (Adult required to attend with child) 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Walks are outdoors and take place unless there is extreme weather. See dates and locations here Little Bear Nature Walks are guided, open-ended walks that allow toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers explore nature in an […]

  • Autumn Little Bear Nature Walk

    Autumn Little Bear Nature Walk
    Family Programs

    Little Bear Nature Walks With Chrissy Larson Ages 0-5 (Adult required to attend with child) 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Walks are outdoors and take place unless there is extreme weather. See dates and locations here Little Bear Nature Walks are guided, open-ended walks that allow toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers explore nature in an […]

  • Wild Children of the Woods

    Wild Children of the Woods
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    with Isaiah Brown Grades 1-3 Mondays 3:30-5:30 PM September 14 - December 21 (no class October 12) Tier A: $439 | Tier B: $366 | Tier C: $311 Limited to 12 participants We go to the woods to think, learn, play, and explore in this afterschool series for lower-elementary schoolers. We will roam the grounds […]