= Adult Programs
 = Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K
 = Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3
 = Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6
 = Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6
 = Teen Programs
 = Family and Learning Pod Programs
 = Grades 1-6
 = ages-12-15-or-grades-7-9

Click the filter icon below to display specific events by age range, program type and more.

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Events

Today

  • Fun Friday Frolics: Marvelous Mud

    Fun Friday Frolics W/S 2024
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    with Alanna Johnston-Rutledge and Lauren Dausch Grades 1 – 3* Fridays, 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM February 16, March 8, April 12, May 10 Fee per Child: Tier A-$84 | Tier B-$70 | Tier C-$59  | Tier D-$45 Limited to 12 participants New! Come frolic in the forest on this Friday afternoon early release day for Amherst […]

  • Spring Birding Course

    Adult Programs

    Spring Birding Course with Scott Surner February 24 - June 8 2024 Classes and field trips Sliding scale tickets: $375, $325, $280 Up to 15 participants. Registration required.  March 9: Local. 7 am - 12 pm. We’ll visit several areas in the Hadley, Northampton, and Hatfield areas looking for newly arriving waterfowl and perhaps Horned […]

  • Second Saturday Family Science

    Second Saturday Family Science
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Second Saturday Family Science with Lauren Dausch Ages 5–7 or Grades K–1 Saturdays, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Jan. 13, Feb. 10, March 9, April 13, May 11 Suggested Donation: $5 – $30 per family Join us for seasonal nature and science programs each second Saturday of the month. Designed for children (ages 5–7) with their […]

  • Afternoons with the Animals

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Afternoons with the Animals  with Monya Relles Suggested ages 5-7 or Grades  K–1 Special time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Suggested Donation: $5 – $30 per family Come meet one of the Hitchcock Center’s animal ambassadors. Designed for children (ages 5–7) with their caregivers, these programs will include some time with one of the Hitchcock Center […]

  • Girls into the Wild

    Girls into the Wild
    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    with Katie Koerten Grades 4 – 6 Tuesdays, 3:30 – 5:30 PM September 3 – December 17 (no program November 5) Fee per Child: Tier A-$453 | Tier B-$378 | Tier C-$321  | Tier D-$245 Limited to 12 participants Girls into the Wild is back in Fall 2024 for more romping wildly through the field […]

  • Wild Children of the Woods: Winter  

    Wild Children of the Woods: Winter  
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Wild Children of the Woods with Monya Relles Grades 3 – 5 Mondays 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM January 8 – March 11 (no class January 15 or February 19) Tier A:$249 | Tier B:$207 | Tier C:$176 | Tier D:$135 Limited to 12 participants We go to the woods to think, learn, play, and […]

  • Book Circle: All We Can Save

    Book Circle: All We Can Save
    Adult Programs

    All We Can Save Book Circle January - May 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, 7:30pm - 8:30pm Are you hungry for deeper dialogue about the climate crisis and building community around solutions? We are too. All We Can Save Circles are like a book club, but a cooler, deeper, extended version. Let’s strengthen […]

  • Homeschool Discovery Days: Local Birds

    Homeschool Discovery Days W/S 2024
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Local Birds With Lauren Dausch March 12, 2024 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Ages 6 – 12 or grades 1 – 6 Tier A:$81 | Tier B:$67 | Tier C:$57 | Tier D:$44 Limited to 12 participants Rule the roost as we investigate native bird species, and the amazing ways they make their homes here! Learn […]

  • Bark & Winter Tree ID with Michael Wojtech

    Adult Programs

    Bark & Winter Tree ID with Michael Wojtech Collaboration with Adventure East Tuesday, March 12 6:30 pm class, located at Hitchcock Center Sunday, March 17 10 am - 12:30 pm class, outdoor field location TBD  Sliding Scale Tickets: $45, $60, $75 Space is limited, register now! There is no better local naturalist to teach you […]

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool: Winter

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool: Winter
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool Series: Winter with Lauren Dausch Grades K – 2 Wednesdays, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM January 3 – March 13 (no program February 21 or March 6) Fee per Child: Tier A-$281 | Tier B-$234 | Tier C-$199 | Tier D-$152 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program […]