Join us for a workshop lunch for deeper discussion about environmental and climate justice with Jacqueline Patterson, the Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program. Come learn how to have conversations across constituents about climate, race and the environment. Light lunch provided. This program is available free of charge thanks to funding from […]

Curious about electric vehicle (EVs)s? How they work, how far they can go on a charge? An increasing number of electric vehicles on the market are competitively priced and can go over 100 miles on a charge. This workshop will start with a brief ride around the parking lot in a plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt. […]

Fall is here, and school has started, and your kids still want to be outside! Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, invent, imagine, play and be a free-range kids all while developing self-confidence and learning valuable social skills. During Fall Nature Play we […]

Sometimes you just need to run, explore and play outdoors! That’s what we do at Girls into the Wild, and lots more. Now going into its fifth year, Girls into the Wild is designed to get girls outside, playing and engaging with nature in their own way. Instructor Katie Koerten strives to offer games and […]

with Colleen Kelley Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, Morning session: 9:30-11:30am September 14, 28 (no September 21) October 12, 19, 26 (no October 5) November 9, 16, 30 (no November 2, 23) December 7, 14 Members: $205/Non-members: $255 Through live animal observations, puppets, stories, games and crafts, Colleen will introduce the […]

with Colleen Kelley Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, Afternoon session: 1:00-3:00pm September 14, 28 (no September 21) October 12, 19, 26 (no October 5) November 9, 16, 30 (no November 2, 23) December 7, 14 Members: $205/Non-members: $255 Through live animal observations, puppets, stories, games and crafts, Colleen will introduce the […]

The Hitchcock Center is expanding its nature play area. Join this community effort and come help us dig, weed, plant, mulch, haul, etc. Bring tools and gloves if you have them. Sunday, September 30, 1-3pm Sunday, October 21, 1-3pm Registration appreciated

Learn to become a Living Building Tour Ambassador at the Hitchcock Center. This fee training will include learning theory, understanding building systems, and a discussion of Living Building Challenge. A light lunch will be provided. Participants who complete the training are encouraged to participate as volunteers in our building tour program. with Sara Draper, R.W. […]

Fall is here, and school has started, and your kids still want to be outside! Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, invent, imagine, play and be a free-range kids all while developing self-confidence and learning valuable social skills. During Fall Nature Play we […]

Do you love science and nature? Do you want to see what the Hitchcock Homeschool program is all about? Sign up for our Discovery Days, our one-time programs about science and nature. In a mixed-age setting, we explore cool topics at the Hitchcock Center, meet science experts, and sometimes go on field trips. Our Discovery […]