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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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  • 10-10:45am Second Saturday Science Walk: Bloodsuckers in your Backyard

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    For our Spring sessions of Second Saturday Science we are using the same format as we did in for the Winter session. In order to provide a safe outdoor space to learn about nature, our programs will be set up as forest walks that will focus on different seasonal topics. Designed for children with their […]

    $5 – $12

  • 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 game building. Our Spring game days will begin with group games but a good part of the program will allow for exploring the world as […]

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  • 3:30-5:30pm Nature Play Afterschool Monday 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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  • 9:45am-12:45pm Morning Nature Play

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Morning Nature Play continues into spring 2021! Every day is a mix of games, exploring and playing. We’ll romp and play in the fields and forests of the Hitchcock Center, […]

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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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  • 3:30-5:30pm Nature Play Afterschool Tuesday 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 learning valuable social skills. During Spring Nature Play we will explore wooded trails and fields, play in the mud, build forts, climb trees, and make […]

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  • 10am-12pm Art in the Forest

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

    The natural world has served as inspiration for artists of all varieties for all of humankind’s history. 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 […]

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