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  • 9am-12pm Nature All Year: Geology of the Pioneer Valley

    Adult Programs

    Join us for an in-depth natural history course to develop your naturalists skills. Each month, in our series of nature explorations with different local naturalists, we explore a focused, seasonal, […]

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  • 10:00am-12:00pm Junior Nature Play Series

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    We are pleased to offer for the first time a new Nature Play program that includes kindergartners— Junior Nature Play! Children in kindergarten and first grade may sign up for […]

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  • 1:00-2:00pm Class Program (Virtual)

    Family Programs

    Have a Hitchcock educator pay a virtual visit to your classroom or home! Our virtual class programs will be focused on specific topics to fit with your science curriculum. You will receive special topic-focused, take-home resources, and a remotely accessible video of a Hitchcock educator that will spark student interest. This will be paired with […]

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

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Our Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, invent, imagine, play and be free-range children, all while developing self-confidence and […]

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  • 9:30am-12:30pm Eco-Quest Discovery Day: Tracks and Signs

    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    Join us for a quest! You can drop in for one class or all three. We will be completing a quest each week using different skills during the first half […]

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  • 9:30am-12:30pm Morning Nature Play Series

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Spend Tuesday mornings playing outside in the woods! Challenge your body by balancing on logs and climbing trees. Get as dirty as you like as we romp through the forest, explore under logs, make mud pie feasts and splash in puddles. Notice the changes in nature as we go through the season together. Instructor Katie […]

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  • 1:00-2:00pm Class Program (Virtual)

    Family Programs

    Have a Hitchcock educator pay a virtual visit to your classroom or home! Our virtual class programs will be focused on specific topics to fit with your science curriculum. You […]

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

    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    Play is an essential part of childhood, and playing games can cultivate social-emotional skills that keep us connected. Games in Nature After School will use a combination of structured games and free nature play to build interpersonal skills and to just have fun in an increasingly stressful world. Each week the group will spend time together beginning […]

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

    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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