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  • Salamander Egg Mass Survey 

    Saturday, May 3rd, 1pm- 3pm Space is limited and registration is required! Free, donations appreciated. Join us for this hearty trek into the red maple swamp and adjacent vernal pool on Henry Street, for annual count of the yellow spotted salamander egg masses.  This community science project has been collecting data in this location since […]

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool: Winter

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

    With: Isaiah Brown Grades K-2 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 8 - March 19 (no program on February 19 or March 12) Fee per Child: Tier A-$269 | Tier B-$234 | Tier C-$199 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool: Winter

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

    With: Jeff Mazur Grades 2-4 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 8 - March 19 (no program on February 19 or March 12) Fee per Child: Tier A-$269 | Tier B-$234 | Tier C-$199 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, invent, […]

  • Spring Birding Course

    Spring Birding 2025
    Adult Programs

    (February - June 2025) The Hitchcock Center's annual Spring Birding course! The class focuses on identification and migration of New England birds. Click here to get information about today's session, from location to the birds we hope to identify.

  • Wild Children of the Woods: Spring  

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

    With: Monya Relles Grades 3-5 Mondays 3:30-5:30 p.m. March 24 - June 9 (no program April 21 and May 26) Tier A:$299 | Tier B:$261 | Tier C:$222 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 roam the grounds […]

  • Girls into the Wild: Spring

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

    with: Katie Koerten Grades 4-6 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. March 25 - June 10 (no program April 22) Fee per Child: Tier A-$328 | Tier B-$285 | Tier C-$242 Limited to 12 participants Girls into the Wild continues into 2025 for more romping wildly through the field and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool: Spring

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

    With Jeff Mazur Grades 2-4 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. March 25 - June 10 (no program April 22) Fee per Child: Tier A-$328 | Tier B-$285 | Tier C-$242 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 be […]

  • Little Bear Nature Walk

    Little Bear Nature Walks 2025
    Family Programs

    Come along on a Little Bear Nature Walk! Little Bear Nature Walks are a way for toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers to explore nature in an age-appropriate way. Click here to find today's theme, location, and to register!

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool: Spring

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

    With: Lauren Dausch Grades K-2 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. March 26 - June 11  (no program April 23) Fee per Child: Tier A-$332 | Tier B-$288 | Tier C-$245 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, invent, imagine, play and […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool: Spring

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

    With Jeff Mazur Grades 2-4 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. March 26 - June 11  (no program April 23) Fee per Child: Tier A-$332 | Tier B-$288 | Tier C-$245 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 be […]