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  • 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 […]

  • Nature Discovery Preschool Series- Beanstalks to Butterflies: How things change in nature

    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    Metamorphosis and how things change in nature is the theme for this popular program. Children will compare their own lives, from newborn to preschooler, with the life cycles of other living things. Through live animal and plant observations, stories, songs, movement, imagery and crafts, children will learn about how and why changes happen. Start your […]

  • 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 […]

  • Second Saturday Family Science

    Family Programs

    Join us for seasonal nature and science programs each second Saturday of the month. Designed for children (ages 5–7) with their parents, these programs will explore cool topics in nature. January 8th, February 12th, March 12th, April 9th, May 7th*, and June 11th Suggested Donation: $5–$30 per family -For Saturday Sciences in January-March we will […]

  • Wild Children of the Woods Spring

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

    We go to the woods to think, learn, play, and explore in this afterschool series for upper-elementary schoolers. We will roam the grounds of the Hitchcock Center as we watch the seasons change our beautiful woods. We will visit stump city, ferns, and the far-away woods, play some organized games, and learn about the animals, […]

  • 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 learning valuable social skills. During Spring Nature Play we will play in the mud and spring rains, look for bugs, and enjoy the warming outdoors. […]