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  • 1:30-5:30pm Junior Nature Play Afterschool

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    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 developing self-confidence and […]

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  • 1:30-5:30pm Nature Play Afterschool Wednesday Series

    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    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 developing self-confidence and […]

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  • 10am-12pm Junior Nature Play Thursday Series

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Junior Nature Play continues into Spring 2021! Children in kindergarten and first grade may sign up for this immersive, lightly-structured program that lets kids be “free-range” while being safely supervised. […]

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  • 3:30-5:30pm Girls into the Wild

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

    Girls into the Wild continues in spring 2021 for more romping wildly through the field and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll visit our favorite places to play […]

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  • 3:30-5:30pm Girls into the Wild

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

    Girls into the Wild continues in spring 2021 for more romping wildly through the field and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll visit our favorite places to play […]

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  • Spring Birding with Scott Surner

    Adult Programs

    This year’s Spring Birding Class will consist of 7 Field Trips and 3 Zoom Meetings. The class will be limited to 10 people and we’ll generally meet at the designated […]

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  • Spring Birding with Scott Surner

    Adult Programs

    This year’s Spring Birding Class will consist of 7 Field Trips and 3 Zoom Meetings. The class will be limited to 10 people and we’ll generally meet at the designated location for each trip. Some of the purposed locations will be Quabbin Park, Rail Trail (Amherst) Nash Hill Rd, Williamsburg, Montague Sandplains and more. These […]

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  • Forest Bathing at the Hitchcock Center

    Adult Programs

    Come experience a guided Forest therapy walk with Todd Lynch, certified ANFT guide. Forest and Nature Therapy offers us the opportunity to slow down. It re-aligns our rhythms with the landscape, allowing our senses a respite from everyday demands and uncertainties. It’s a chance to remember our connections to nature and the joyful relationships that […]

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  • 10am-12pm Junior Nature Play Monday Series

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Junior Nature Play continues into Spring 2021! Children in kindergarten and first grade may sign up for this immersive, lightly-structured program that lets kids be “free-range” while being safely supervised. […]

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  • 3:30-5:30pm Games in Nature Afterschool

    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Each week the group will spend time together beginning with games and move into nature play and free […]

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