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  • Art in the Forest After School Series SPRING

    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Each session of Art in the Forest we will explore and create in the beauty of the outdoors in Spring.  The world will be waking up and we’ll be getting […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool Series SPRING

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

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

  • Nature Play Afterschool Series SPRING

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

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

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool Series SPRING

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

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

  • Girls into the Wild Spring (Katie)

    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Girls into the Wild continues into 2022 for more romping wildly through the field and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll visit our favorite places to play in […]

  • Girls into the Wild Spring (Monya)

    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Girls into the Wild continues into 2022 for more romping wildly through the field and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll visit our favorite places to play in […]

  • Fireside Chat – Indigenous Plant Wisdom- Sacred Plants of New England 

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Adult Programs

    Fireside Chats  with Hitchcock staff and guests  Casual conversations centered on nature, around a fire, enjoying the beauty of a crisp winter evening with hot beverages and nibbles. Thursdays at […]

  • Spring Birding – Field Trip

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Adult Programs

    Winter/Spring Birding Course  with Scott Surner Join birder extraordinaire and veteran bird course instruction for this bigger and better than ever late winter/spring birding course.  This course is all field […]

  • Spring Vacation Days

    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Monday through Friday, April 18th-22nd, 2022 8:30am-3:00pm Age Groups: Jumping Mice: Ages 5-6, Grades K-1 Brown Bats: Ages 6-8, Grades 1-2 Groundhogs: Ages 8-10, Grades 3-5 Fee per child per […]

  • Spring Vacation Days

    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Monday through Friday, April 18th-22nd, 2022 8:30am-3:00pm Age Groups: Jumping Mice: Ages 5-6, Grades K-1 Brown Bats: Ages 6-8, Grades 1-2 Groundhogs: Ages 8-10, Grades 3-5 Fee per child per […]