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  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Curriculum Day

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

    November 4th -  Educator Workshop Day - No school for Amherst Public Schools  with Isaiah Brown Tuesday, November 4  8:45 AM to 3:00 PM Grades 1 - 3* Fee per Child: Tier A-$112 | Tier B-$97 | Tier C-$83 Limited to 12 participants Come play outside on this day off for Amherst elementary schoolers! Bring […]

  • 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 […]

  • The Great Christmas Bird Count

    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    Christmas Bird Count for Kids and Families Sponsored by Hampshire Bird Club Sunday, Dec 14, 2025, 1-3 pm All Ages Welcome Free Do you want to learn more about birds? Would you like to contribute to science? Join birdwatchers all over America in the Christmas Bird Count (CBC)! The CBC is a 125-year old event in which […]

  • Little Bear Walks Fall 2025

    Little Bear Nature Walk

    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 […]

  • 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 […]