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  • Homeschool II: Community Science

    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    With Jeff Mazur Grades 4-6, Ages 9-12 Tuesdays 10:00am – 2:00 pm September 13 -December 13  (No program September 27, October 18, and November 22 for Discovery Days and November 8 […]

  • Wild Children of the Woods

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

    WILD CHILDREN OF THE WOODS SERIES Ages 8–11 or Grades 3–5 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30pm September 6 – December 20 (no program Nov. 8)  Fee per Child: Tier A-$414 | Tier B-$360 | Tier C-$306 | Tier D-$234 Wild Children of the Woods is a nature based after school for upper-elementary schoolers.  We will learn, play, and explore […]

  • Wednesdays with the Animals

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

    WEDNESDAYS WITH THE ANIMALS  Ages 8-11 or grades 3-5 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30pm September 7 – December 21 (no program October 5, November 23) Extended Days: October 12 & December 7 Fee per Child: Tier A-$412 | Tier B-$358 | Tier C-$304  | Tier D-$232 Come spend some time with animals inside and outside at the Hitchcock […]

  • Nature Play Aftershool

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    NATURE PLAY AFTERSCHOOL  Ages 6-9 or grades 1-3 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30pm September 7 – December 21 (no program October 5, November 23) Extended Days: October 12 & December 7 Fee per […]

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    JUNIOR NATURE PLAY AFTERSCHOOL  Ages 5-7 or grades K-1 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30pm September 7 – December 21 (no program October 5, November 23) Extended Days: October 12 & December 7 Fee […]

  • GIRLS INTO THE WILD AFTERSCHOOL

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

    Ages 8-11 or grades 3-5 Thursdays, 3:30-5:30pm September 8 – December 22 (no program November 24) Fee per Child: Tier A-$418 | Tier B-$364 | Tier C-$309 | Tier D-$236 Girls into the Wild is back in Fall 2022 for more romping wildly through the field and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll […]

  • Nature Discovery Preschool Series – Mammal Friends – AM

    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    Colleen Kelley Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, September 16 – December 9 (no program October 7, and November 11 & 25) Morning session: 9:30am-11:30 am Fee […]

  • Fall Birding Course with Scott Surner

    Adult Programs

    Join the Hitchcock Center's beloved Fall Birding Class with birding extraordinaire, Scott Surner. This fall class will consist of ten field trips to various locations in the Connecticut River Valley, plus three coastal areas. Scott will help you work through the confusing plumages of fall warblers, and the streak and unstreaked plumages of fall sparrows. […]

  • Saturdays with the Animals

    Family Programs

    Ages 5–7 or Grades  K–1 Saturdays, 10–11am Third Saturdays Suggested Donation: $5–$30 per family Join us for a series of four classes focusing on the Hitchcock Center teaching animals. Designed […]

  • Hitchcock Harvest Feast and Celebration

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

    The Hitchcock Center has been sowing seeds of change and educating for a healthy planet in the Valley for 60 years. Hitchcock Harvest will celebrate the Hitchcock Center’s 60th anniversary with food, drink, community, garden and building tours, mission-based activities, a short program, and lots of fun. Come and help us celebrate the harvest with […]