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  • Nature Discovery Preschool Days: Animals in Winter

    Nature Discovery Preschool Days 2024
    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    Nature Discovery Winter Preschool Days With Colleen Kelley Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) January 26, February 16, March 8 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM (Please note the later start time for winter) Fee per child/adult pair per day: Tier A-$40 per day | Tier B-$33 per day | Tier C-$28 per day | […]

  • Owl Prowl with Dan Ziomek

    Adult Programs

    Friday, January 26, 6:30 pm – 9 pm Or Saturday, January 27,  6:30 pm – 9 pm Sliding Scale Tickets: $20, $30, $40 Have you been on an owl prowl? It is a special treat in the heart of winter.  Come seek out the Great-horned owl on a winter (hopefully snowy) night with expert birder […]

  • Saturday Family Science for Amherst Winterfest

    Second Saturday Family Science
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Second Saturday Family Science with Lauren Dausch Ages 5–7 or Grades K–1 Saturdays, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Jan. 13, Jan 27, Feb. 10, March 9, April 13, May 11 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) […]

  • Teen Program: Collaborative Games and storytelling

    Teen Programs

    Collaborative Games and storytelling With Monya Relles Saturday, January 27 Suggested ages 11-14 Special time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM  Suggested Donation: $10-$40 per teen Have you ever heard of solar punk? Imagine trees on skyscrapers, solar-powered hoverboards, and high speed chases across a city struggling to be resilient against the climate apocalypse. Join Hitchcock […]

  • Owl Prowl with Dan Ziomek

    Adult Programs

    Friday, January 26, 6:30 pm – 9 pm Or Saturday, January 27,  6:30 pm – 9 pm Sliding Scale Tickets: $20, $30, $40 Have you been on an owl prowl? It is a special treat in the heart of winter.  Come seek out the Great-horned owl on a winter (hopefully snowy) night with expert birder […]

  • Girls into the Wild

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

    with Katie Koerten Grades 4 – 6 Tuesdays, 3:30 – 5:30 PM September 3 – December 17 (no program November 5) Fee per Child: Tier A-$453 | Tier B-$378 | Tier C-$321  | Tier D-$245 Limited to 12 participants Girls into the Wild is back in Fall 2024 for more romping wildly through the field […]

  • Wild Children of the Woods: Winter  

    Wild Children of the Woods: Winter  
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Wild Children of the Woods with Monya Relles Grades 3 – 5 Mondays 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM January 8 – March 11 (no class January 15 or February 19) Tier A:$249 | Tier B:$207 | Tier C:$176 | Tier D:$135 Limited to 12 participants We go to the woods to think, learn, play, and […]

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool: Winter

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

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool Series: Winter with Lauren Dausch Grades K – 2 Wednesdays, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM January 3 – March 13 (no program February 21 or March 6) Fee per Child: Tier A-$281 | Tier B-$234 | Tier C-$199 | Tier D-$152 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool: Winter

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

    Nature Play Afterschool Series: Winter with Jeff Mazur Grades 2 – 4 Wednesdays, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM January 3 – March 13 (no program February 21 or March 6) Fee per Child: Tier A-$281 | Tier B-$234 | Tier C-$199  | Tier D-$152 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed […]

  • Unpacking the Massachusetts Climate Action Plan

    Climate Action Series
    Adult Programs

    Virtual workshop with Steve Roof  Wednesday, January 31 7 pm - 8:30 pm Massachusetts has a meaningful Clean Energy and Climate Action Plan that quickly and dramatically reduces our carbon emissions to 50% by 2030, 75% by 2040, to net zero by 2050!   Come hear from Hampshire College professor Steve Roof about the state’s […]