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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool: Winter

    Nature Play Afterschool: Winter
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Nature Play Afterschool Series: Winter with Jeff Mazur Grades 2 – 4 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 Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed […]

  • Girls into the Wild: Winter

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

    Girls into the Wild: Winter with Katie Koerten Grades 4 – 6 Thursdays, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM January 4 – March 14 (no program February 22) Fee per Child: Tier A-$314 | Tier B-$261 | Tier C-$222  | Tier D-$170 Limited to 12 participants Join us in winter 2024 for more romping wildly through […]

  • What We Should Know about Knotweed 101 (Virtual)

    Adult Programs

    Thursday, February 8 Virtual Event 6:30 pm - 8 pm  What do we need to know about Knotweed, what are its environmental impacts, and what can we do about it? This talk will explore how and why knotweed destabilizes soils, which amplifies and exacerbates erosion along waterways. This impact on soil stability allows us to […]

  • 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, Jan 27, 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) […]

  • 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 […]

  • Winter Birds at Quabbin with John Green

    Adult Programs

    Winter Birds at Quabbin with John Green Collaboration with Adventure East Sunday, February 11 10 am - 12 pm Have you gone on a nature walk with John Green? If not, you should and if so, you should again! John has been studying, and marveling at, the nature of the Quabbin Reservoir area for well […]

  • 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 […]