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  • 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 […]

  • Hitchcock Climate Action Series: Community Forum

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

    Hitchcock Climate Action Series Community Forum: Improving Communication: Deliberative Dialogue Thursday, December 8,  5:30pm Arrival & Snacks  6pm – 8pm Forum – Net Zero: How Do We Get There? Join in a deliberative dialogue about different ways in which we can get to a “net zero carbon” future. Deliberation matters because democracy depends on community members coming […]

  • 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 per Child: Tier A-$434 | Tier B-$377 | Tier C-$321 | Tier D-$245 Limited to 15 participants. Limit of 2 children per adult. Siblings under […]

  • Second Saturday Family Science

    Family Programs

    Ages 5–7 or Grades  K–1 Saturdays, 10–11am September 10, October 8, November 12, December 10 Suggested Donation: $5–$30 per family 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. September 10 – Pond Life […]

  • 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 Mondays, 3:30pm-5:30pm September 12 – December 19 (no program October 10)  Extended Day: September 26 Fee per Child: Tier A-$411 | Tier B-$358 | Tier C-$304  | Tier D-$232 We go to the woods to think, learn, play, and explore in this afterschool series […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    NATURE PLAY AFTERSCHOOL  Ages 6-9 or grades 1-3 Mondays, 3:30-5:30pm September 12  – December 19 (no program October 10) Extended Day: September 26 Fee per Child: Tier A-$411 | Tier […]

  • Homeschool I: Cycles and Systems

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    With Monya Relles Grades 1-3, Ages 6-8 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 for […]

  • 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 for Curriculum Day) Tier A:$747 Tier B:$649 Tier C:$552 Tier D:$422 Calling all future scientists! Community scientists are people — young or old — who […]

  • 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 […]