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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: Fireside Chat

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

    Hitchcock Climate Action Series Season 1: Coming Together in the Face of Climate Change: Laying the Groundwork by Building Hope, Practicing Action, and Improving Communication  Please join us as we launch a new program series at the intersection of climate change, sustainability, and environmental justice.  Bringing partners and community members  to address critical community issues […]

  • Adult Programs

    Fireside Chat :   Building Hope : Telling the Stories of Creative Problem Solving   December  1st - 6pm - 8pm  REGISTER HERE Part of our NEW adult engagement program at the […]

  • 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 […]

  • Fall Birding Course with Scott Surner

    Adult Programs

    Join the Hitchcock Center's beloved Fall Birding Class with birding extraordinaire, Scott Surner. This fall class will consist of ten field trips to various locations in the Connecticut River Valley, […]

  • 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 Curriculum Day) Tier A:$730 Tier B:$635 Tier C:$540 Tier D:$413 What does it mean to be in an ecosystem? How are we connected to each […]

  • 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 […]