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  • Let’s Talk About DAFs: Community Discussion

    Adult Programs

    Let's Talk About DAF's Wednesday, October 15 12:00 PM EST on Zoom Last Spring, staff from Hitchcock Center sat down with a few nonprofit leaders working in farming, conservation, food, and environmental justice. The stories we shared around that potluck table were strikingly similar: our budgets had been slashed by 25%, 40%, or more, almost […]

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool Series Grades K-2 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 PM September 3 - December 17 (Extended day (1 PM) on September 24, October 29, November 19 and December 17, no program November 26) Fee per Child: Tier A-$570 | Tier B-$496| Tier C-$422 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Nature Play Afterschool Series Grades 3-5 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 PM September 3 - December 17 (Extended day (1 PM) on September 24, October 29, November 19 and December 17, no program November 26) Fee per Child: Tier A-$570 | Tier B-$496 | Tier C-$422 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to […]

  • Forest Bathing

    Forest Bathing
    Adult Programs

    Forest Bathing Thursday October 16th, 5:30pm – 7:30pm Sunday, November 2nd, 2 pm – 4 pm One session $25 or $40 for both sessions Space is limited Connecting with nature an essential part of who we are as people. Time spent in forests has been proven to reduce stress-hormone levels and lower blood pressure, a […]

  • Fall Nature Discovery Preschool (Group A)

    Fall Nature Discovery Preschool (Group A)
    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    Nature Discovery Preschool Series for 3-5 year olds (Adult/Child) Fall 2025 The Secret Life of Trees with Chrissy Larson Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, 9:30-11:30 AM Alternating Weeks (activities are the same for Group A and Group B): Group A Sessions: 9/12, 9/26, 10/17, 10/31, 11/14, 12/5 Group B Sessions: 9/19, […]

  • Little Bear Nature Walk

    Little Bear Walks Fall 2025
    Family Programs

    Ages 0-5 (Adult required to attend with child) 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. See dates and locations below Fee per child (adults and younger siblings under 16 months are free): Tier A-$15 | Tier B-$13 | Tier C-$11 NEW for 2025, Come along on a Little Bear Nature Walk! Little Bear Nature Walks are a […]

  • Hitchcock Harvest: A Celebration of Sustainability 

    Adult Programs

    Harvesting hope for more than 60 years –  one petal at a time! Sunday, October 19, 2025 3 PM – 6 PM in Hitchcock Center’s gardens The Hitchcock Center has been sowing seeds of change and educating for a healthy planet in the Valley for more than 60 years. Come together in community to enjoy […]

  • Wild Children of the Woods

    Wild Children of the Woods
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Wild Children of the Woods    Grades 3-5 Mondays 3:30-5:30 PM September 8 - December 22 (no class October 13) Tier A: $438 | Tier B: $381 | Tier C: $324 Limited to 12 participants We go to the woods to think, learn, play, and explore in this afterschool series for upper-elementary schoolers. We will […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Nature Play Afterschool
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Nature Play Afterschool Series Grades 1-3 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 PM September 2 - December 16 (no program November 11) Fee per Child: Tier A-$438 | Tier B-$381 | Tier C-$324 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, invent, imagine, play and […]

  • Girls into the Wild

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

    Girls into the Wild Grades 4-6 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 PM September 2 - December 16 (no program November 11) Fee per Child: Tier A-$444 | Tier B-$386 | Tier C-$328 Limited to 12 participants Girls into the Wild is for girls and nonbinary kids in fourth through sixth grade. Together we build a space where kids […]