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  • Homeschool II

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

    Biologists in Training Jeff Mazur, Hitchcock Educator Ages 9-12 Tuesdays, 10:00am-2:00pm 10 classes: March 14, 21, 28, April 11, 25, May 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6 Members: $420/Non-members: $448 Limited to 10 participants. Non-refundable within a week of the program; all refunds incur a 10% administrative fee.

    $420 – $448
  • Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Winter Session with Jeff Mazur Wednesdays – 3:30pm-5:30pm, extended days 1:30pm-5:30pm January 4 – March 15 (no class February 22) Extended day: February 8 Members: $230/Non-members: $254 Open to all children in grades 1-3. Limited to 10 participants.

    $230 – $254
  • Our Living Building Tour

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

    Winter Tour Dates 1st Fridays at 4pm – January 6, February 3, March 3 3rd Wednesdays at 12pm – January 18, February 15, March 15 FREE registration appreciated Come meet our newest educator – our building! It is designed to model systems in nature, it is net zero energy, net zero water, has composting toilets, […]

    FREE
  • Girls into the Wild

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

    with Katie Koerten Ages 8-11, Grades 3-5 Thursdays, January 5–March 16 (no class February 23) 3:30pm-5:30pm Members: $270/Non-members: $320 Calling all girls ages 8-11! Get to know nature, and make friends at the same time at this weekly afterschool program. Now in its third year, Girls into the Wild is designed to bring girls together […]

    $270 – $320
  • THE MESSENGER Film Screening

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

    Thursday, March 16, 7pm FREE registration appreciated Imagine a world without birdsong. This film is an artful investigation into the causes of songbird mass depletion and the compassionate people who are working to turn the tide. The film takes viewers on a visually stunning journey revealing how the problems facing birds also pose daunting implications […]

    FREE
  • Nature Discovery Preschool

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

    Animals That Build Colleen Kelley Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, Morning session: 9:30am-11:30 am Afternoon session: 1:00pm-3:00pm Members: $205 / Non-members: $225 Limited to 12 families per session. Register here.

    $205 – $225
  • Nature Discovery Preschool

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

    Animals That Build Colleen Kelley Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, Morning session: 9:30am-11:30 am Afternoon session: 1:00pm-3:00pm Members: $205 / Non-members: $225 Limited to 12 families per session. Register here.

    $205 – $225
  • Saturdays at the Hitchcock Center

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

    Second and third Saturdays, 9am-1pm Free January through June Drop in, see Hitchcock’s new home, and learn about our living building.

    FREE
  • Citizen Science: Red-Backed Salamander Population Monitoring

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

    with Ted Watt Saturday, March 18, 10am-noon FREE registration appreciated You’ve probably been within inches of red-backed salamanders many times and just not seen them. Come learn about their life histories and their role in the ecology of our forests. They’re common and very important, even though they’re only 4 inches long! We’ll also visit […]

    FREE
  • Homeschool I

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

    Raindrop to Reservoir: All About Water Katie Koerten, Hitchcock Educator Ages 6-8 Tuesdays, 10:00am-2:00pm 10 classes: March 14, 21, 28, April 11 & 25, May 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6 Members: $420/Non-members: $448 Limited to 12 participants. Non-refundable within a week of the program; all refunds incur a 10% administrative fee.

    $420 – $448