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  • Girls into the Wild Series (Katie)

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

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

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  • Girls into the Wild Series (Monya)

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

    Girls into the Wild is back in Fall 2021 for more romping wildly through the field and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll visit our favorite places to play in the forest, such as Stump City, the Ferns, and the Faraway Woods - exploring the seasonal beauty of nature as we go. Play […]

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  • Nature Discovery Preschool Series: Prehistoric Preschool

    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    Nature Discovery Preschool is back to a ten-week series once again, taking place both indoors and outdoors! This season we will travel back in time to the days of the […]

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  • Nature Discovery Preschool Series: Prehistoric Preschool

    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    Nature Discovery Preschool is back to a ten-week series once again, taking place both indoors and outdoors! This season we will travel back in time to the days of the […]

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  • Meet the Animals

    Family Programs

    Meet the animals this fall to get up-close and personal with some of the critters that live at the Hitchcock Center. October 23rd we will be meeting Cob the Corn […]

  • Wild Children of the Woods Series

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

    We go to the woods to think, learn, play, and explore in this afterschool series for upper-elementary schoolers. We will roam the grounds of the Hitchcock Center as we watch Fall turn to Winter. We will visit stump city, ferns, and the far-away woods, play some organized games, and learn about the animals, plants, and […]

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  • Nature Play Afterschool Series

    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/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 learning valuable social skills. During Fall Nature Play we will explore wooded trails and fields, jump in leaf piles, build forts, climb trees, and make […]

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  • Abundance and Gratitude Discovery Day

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

    What does it mean to have an abundance of something? What would happen if we had an abundance of food, water, or energy and we could share everything at will? What kind of societies did and still do operate with abundance economies? In this class we will explore the answers to these questions with hands-on […]

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  • Art in the Forest After School Series

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

    While surrounded by the undeniable beauty of the outdoors, children in the Art in the Forest program will be encouraged to develop awareness of the details in the natural world and learn how to utilize its beauty in artistic expression. Throughout the Fall we will explore our own imagination and expression with activities that include […]

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  • Nature Play Afterschool Series

    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/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 learning valuable social skills. During Fall Nature Play we will explore wooded trails and fields, jump in leaf piles, build forts, climb trees, and make […]

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