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  • Nature Discovery: Sky Explorers (Group A)

    Nature Discovery: Sky Explorers (Group A)
    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    Nature Discovery Series for 3-5 year olds (Adult/Child) Spring 2026 Sky Explorers: The Great Bird Adventure with Chrissy Larson Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) All sessions 9:30-11:30 AM Alternating Weeks on Fridays (activities are the same for Group A & Group B): Please note: no classes scheduled on 4/24 or 5/22. Group […]

  • Spring Birding Course

    Spring Birding Course
    Adult Programs

    Spring Birding Course Led by Scott Surner Space is limited, and this program sells out fast! Sliding Scale: $380 / $440 /$500 Join this spring tradition.  Are you wanting to delight in birds more often, learn what you are seeing and hearing, seek new species you haven’t seen,  or just be in community with other […]

  • Little Bear Nature Walk

    Little Bear Nature Walk
    Family Programs

    Little Bear Nature Walks With Chrissy Larson Ages 0-5 (Adult required to attend with child) 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Walks are outdoors and take place unless there is extreme weather. See dates and locations here Little Bear Nature Walks are guided, open-ended walks that allow toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers explore nature in an […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • Beneath the Woodland Canopy: The Understory

    Adult Programs

    A John Green Slide Show: Beneath the Woodland Canopy: The Understory Wednesday, March 18, 6pm  Have you seen a John Green Slideshow?  It is literally an old fashion slideshow, click of the machine and whir of the fan.  John has a lifetime of beautiful nature photography that he puts together along with his stories.  This […]