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  • 10am-12pm Morning Nature Play Series

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Morning Nature Play is back in winter 2021! Every day is a mix of games, exploring and playing – and snack and story around the fire! We’ll romp and play […]

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

    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    Games in Nature is back in winter 2021! Our Winter game days will begin with our favorite structured group games, which focus on confidence building, leadership, communication, and laughing.  Each day also includes winter nature exploration: We’ll be hiking through snow covered wooded trails and fields, building forts, sledding, and playing freely in the woods. […]

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  • 3:30-5:30pm Nature Play Afterschool Tuesday Series

    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 learning valuable social skills. During Winter Nature Play we will explore wooded trails and fields, play in the snow, build forts, sled, make snow creations, […]

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  • 10:00am-12:00pm Art in the Forest Series

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

    The natural world has served as inspiration for artists for a long time. While immersed in the outdoors, children in this program will be encouraged to develop awareness of the […]

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  • 10:30am-12:00pm Being Animals Series 

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Attention Kindergartners and first graders! On Wednesdays this winter, it’s Junior Nature Play with a twist. Every day we’re going to be a different animal! Slide like an otter, hop like a hare, swoop like a snowy owl, and more. Each day we’ll play animal games, hear animal stories and explore animal habitats! And of […]

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  • 3:30-5:30pm Junior Nature Play Afterschool Series

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Ages 5–7 or Grades K–1 Limited to 8 participants. with Aemelia Thompson Wednesdays, 3:30–5:00pm* January 13–March 17 (no class February 17) Fee per Child: Tier A-$186 | Tier B-$149 | Tier C-$111  | Tier D-$75 Introducing a Nature Play Afterschool option for Kindergartners and first graders! At this program we run, jump, climb, invent, imagine, play […]

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  • 3:30-5:30pm Nature Play Afterschool Wednesday Series

    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 learning valuable social skills. During Winter Nature Play we will explore wooded trails and fields, play in the snow, build forts, sled, make snow creations, […]

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  • Hitchcock Nature Trivia Night: A monthly virtual trivia contest fundraiser

    Adult Programs

    Join us for a monthly online trivia contest fundraiser for environmental education. The quiz will test you on a wide breadth of science, nature and environmental knowledge. The winning team will split the award with the Hitchcock Center for the Environment that will help provide 25%-50% discounts on program fees for economically challenged and low-income household. Wednesdays, 7:00 […]

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  • 9:30-12:30pm Homeschool II: Outdoor Skills and Exploration Series 

    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    During this series, we will build our wilderness skills as we overcome challenges together. In our own survival story, we will need to develop skills to help us to survive, such as orienteering, fire building, shelter making, plant identification, and tracking. This class will also have time built in for free play, journal time and […]

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