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  • Girls into the Wild

    Sometimes you just need to run, explore and play! That’s what we do at Girls into the Wild, and lots more. Now going into its fourth year, Girls into the […]

    $355 – $420
  • Nature Discovery Preschool – Our Rainbow World

    Welcome fall and all its colors at nature preschool at the Hitchcock Center with Colleen! Children will fill their art palettes with many colors and discover how colors affect animals, […]

    $205 – $225
  • Viewing the Night Sky

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

    with James Lowenthal, Professor of Astronomy at Smith College and active in the International Dark-Sky Association Friday, September 29, 7:15pm Saturday, October 21, 7:00pm Friday, November 10, 6:30pm Saturday, December […]

    FREE
  • Oaks and Hickories

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

    with Ted Watt and Nancy Goodman, naturalists Saturday, Sept 30, 9am-2pm* Members $25/Non-members $35 Space is limited. Registration required. Join Nancy and Ted for another look at our Massachusetts oaks and […]

    $45 – $55
  • Nature All Year Study Club

    Fieldtrip Location

    Sundays once per month, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon (some class times may vary depending on topics) Members $275/Non-members $325 for the full course Drop-in cost is $27. For the […]

    $275 – $325
  • Homeschool I – Patterns in Nature

    From chipmunk stripes to ladybug spots, spiral seashells to sunflowers, patterns are everywhere you look in nature. In this homeschool class we will discover what makes a pattern and find […]

    $420 – $450
  • Living Building Docent Training Series

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

    Wednesdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25, 1:30pm – 2:30pm Registration required Hampshire College and the Hitchcock Center are working together to train docents in the Living Building Challenge and to […]

    FREE
  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program for children ages 6–9 is all about getting kids outside to run, jump, climb, splash, invent, imagine, play and be a free-range kid. There are […]

    $380 – $410
  • Girls into the Wild

    Sometimes you just need to run, explore and play! That’s what we do at Girls into the Wild, and lots more. Now going into its fourth year, Girls into the […]

    $355 – $420