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  • Girls into the Wild

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

    Girls into the Wild with Katie Koerten Grades 4-6 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 6 - March 17 (no program January 20 and February 17) Limited to 12 participants Join us in winter 2026 for more romping wildly through the fields and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll visit our favorite places to play […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Nature Play Afterschool
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Nature Play Afterschool Series With: Jeff Mazur Grades 1-3 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 6 - March 17 (no program January 20 and February 17) 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 free-range kids all while […]

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool Series With: Isaiah Brown Grades K-2 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 7 - March 18 (Extended day on February 25 (1PM), no programs on February 18 or March 11) Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, invent, […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Nature Play Afterschool Series With: Jeff Mazur Grades 3-5 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 7 - March 18 (Extended day on February 25 (1PM), no programs on February 18 or March 11) 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, […]

  • Girls into the Wild

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

    Girls into the Wild with Katie Koerten Grades 4-6 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 6 - March 17 (no program January 20 and February 17) Limited to 12 participants Join us in winter 2026 for more romping wildly through the fields and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll visit our favorite places to play […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Nature Play Afterschool
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Nature Play Afterschool Series With: Jeff Mazur Grades 1-3 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 6 - March 17 (no program January 20 and February 17) 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 free-range kids all while […]

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool Series With: Isaiah Brown Grades K-2 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 7 - March 18 (Extended day on February 25 (1PM), no programs on February 18 or March 11) Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, invent, […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Nature Play Afterschool Series With: Jeff Mazur Grades 3-5 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. January 7 - March 18 (Extended day on February 25 (1PM), no programs on February 18 or March 11) 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, […]

  • How Healthy is Our Air?

    Adult Programs

    with Dr. Billy Spitzer- Hitchcock Center Executive Director  Wednesday, February 11th – 6pm  How healthy is the air we breathe? In this program we will share: What we have learned from several years of data from more than 100 air quality sensors in  Western Massachusetts How extreme heat, wildfires, wood burning, local geography, and temperature […]

  • February Vacation Days

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

    February Vacation Days Monday through Friday, February 16-20 8:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Age Groups: Grades K-5 Fee per child per day: Tier A-$112 | Tier B-$97 | Tier C-$83 Spend your days off from school learning and playing outside at the Hitchcock Center! Come each day to complete quests, learn survival skills, and experience […]