Nature Summer Camp: Micro World
2024-06-28 08:45 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Our Little Micro World
Entering grades 1 – 6
Mondays – Fridays, 8:45 am – 3 pm
Session 1: June 24 – June 28 (one week)
Get ready to get very tiny this week as we explore all things small. Who are the creatures that can fit in your hand, or on a penny? We’ll investigate teeny tiny ants, pillbugs, worms, and other invertebrates that have important jobs in nature. We’ll pay attention to the tiniest flowers and plants and discover their importance to their ecosystems. Through live animal visits, exploration, hikes, and art projects, campers will investigate the tiny things in life! There will be no field trips this week.

Climate Collaborative Camp
2024-06-28 08:45 - 15:00
Climate Collaborative Camp
Entering grades 7-9 only
Mondays – Fridays, 8:45 am – 3 pm
Session 1: June 24 – June 28 (one week)
Fees for 1 week session: Tier A $534; Tier B $445; Tier C $378; Tier D $289

Do you have a teen who still wants to be part of Hitchcock Summer Camp but isn’t interested in LTC? Climate Collaborative is the camp for them! Climate Collaborative is just like summer camp but with even more of a hopeful, climate-oriented twist. Over the course of the week, campers will play games and explore the science and art of climate action. We’ll ask questions about the history and future of the land and our connection to it as a community and be inspired by the Hitchcock Center Living Building. The week will culminate in a camper-led climate action. This week will be fun, hands-on, and outdoors!

Chickadee Camp
2024-07-01 08:45 - 13:00, 2024-07-02 08:45 - 13:00, 2024-07-03 08:45 - 13:00, 2024-07-04 08:45 - 13:00, 2024-07-05 08:45 - 13:00, 2024-07-08 08:45 - 13:00, 2024-07-09 08:45 - 13:00, 2024-07-10 08:45 - 13:00 and 2 more dates
Chickadee Camp
Entering grade Kindergarten* See our Summer Camp page for more info
Mondays – Fridays, 8:45 am – 1 pm
Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks)
The Chickadee program is a safe, nurturing first outdoor day camp experience for young ones. Attentive and loving counselors facilitate safe and curious exploration of the Discovery Yard and Hitchcock trails while sharing enthusiasm and joyful nature connection. Our “Nest” (the gazebo) and pollinator gardens are our home base. Each day has a specific nature theme and includes free play, morning circle, snack time, songs, stories, lunch time, chores and games.. Sand kitchen play and sprinkler time are also part of each day! Our goals for our Chickadees are to use all their senses to explore nature, to feel comfortable and safe learning and playing outdoors, and to be part of a caring and respectful group.

Nature Summer Camp: Making & Tinkering
2024-07-01 08:45 - 15:00, 2024-07-02 08:45 - 15:00, 2024-07-03 08:45 - 15:00, 2024-07-04 08:45 - 15:00, 2024-07-05 08:45 - 15:00, 2024-07-08 08:45 - 15:00, 2024-07-09 08:45 - 15:00, 2024-07-10 08:45 - 15:00 and 1 more date
Making and Tinkering
Entering grades 1 – 6
Mondays – Fridays, 8:45 am – 3 pm
Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks)
Become a nature-inspired inventor! Campers will spend this week outdoors exploring science and biomimicry, and then applying what they learn to create! And yes, chain reaction machines (a.k.a. Rube Goldberg machines) will be part of the fun too! Through investigation and play, campers will discover nature’s smartest lessons and use them to playfully solve problems. We will also have field trips for the two older groups. By learning from the world around us, we can become sustainable engineers!

Leadership Training Camp
2024-07-01 08:45 - 15:00, 2024-07-02 08:45 - 15:00, 2024-07-03 08:45 - 15:00, 2024-07-04 08:45 - 15:00, 2024-07-05 08:45 - 15:00, 2024-07-08 08:45 - 15:00, 2024-07-09 08:45 - 15:00, 2024-07-10 08:45 - 15:00 and 1 more date
Leadership Training Camp
Entering grades 7 – 9
Mondays – Fridays, 8:45 am – 3 pm
Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks)

LTC is a place where teens can develop their skills as naturalists, problem solvers, and community members, and returning leaders can strengthen the skills they’ve been working on. It is designed for those who may want to be a Counselor-in-Training or Junior Counselor at Hitchcock or other camps, who want a chance to build leadership skills in life, or who just want to learn new skills and have some fun. This is done through our “spiral” system, with spirals representing your experience in LTC (spiral 1 for first-year campers, spiral 2 for second-year campers, etc.) and each spiral holding different expectations and skills.
Please note that drop-off and pick-up times for LTC may change on some days depending on our schedule for that day.
