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SUMMARY:Nature Play Afterschool: Spring Session
DESCRIPTION:Playing outside in the winter is super awesome! 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 developing self-confidence and learning valuable social skills. During Winter Nature Play we will explore wooded trails and fields\, play in the snow\, build forts\, sled\, make snow creations\, climb trees\, make new discoveries about ourselves and the world around us and use our imaginations. Our instructors provide a safe setting for children to explore nature and encourages children to stretch their limits as they balance on logs\, hold salamanders\, or co-create new games with their peers. Bus transportation is available for Crocker Farm students. \nWednesdays with Jeff Mazur\nJanuary 8 – March 18 (no class February 19)\nExtended day: March 4\n3:30-5:30pm\, extended days 1:30-5:30pm\nMembers: $255/Non-members: $306 \nREGISTER
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/nature-play-afterschool-spring-session-12/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200401T183000
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SUMMARY:Spring Birding
DESCRIPTION:Join this Hitchcock tradition! Scott has been leading classes since 1979. Space is limited and in high demand. \nwith Scott Surner\nEvening classes at Hitchcock: Wednesdays\, 6:30-8pm\, February 12\, April 1\, April 15\, June 10\nFieldtrips: see schedule\n$315 for members/$380 Non-members\nRegistration opens online HERE January 15 at 9am. Follow the link to set-up a registration reminder!
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/spring-birding-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200402T153000
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SUMMARY:Girls into the Wild: Spring Session
DESCRIPTION:Often you just need to run\, explore and play outdoors! That’s what we do at Girls into the Wild\, and lots more. Girls into the Wild is designed to get girls outside\, playing and engaging with nature in their own way. Instructor Katie Koerten offers games and activities that each girl can participate in at her own comfort level\, from climbing trees\, to playing camouflage in the forest\, to running and whooping wildly through fields – all while noticing the birds that are singing\, the flowers that are blooming and the signs animals leave behind. Come build your confidence and show your wild side! Bus transportation is available for Crocker Farm students. \nAges 8-11\, Grades 3-5\nWith Katie Koerten\nThursdays\, March 26 – June 11 (no program April 23)\nMembers: $330/Non-members: $396 \nREGISTER
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/girls-into-the-wild-spring-session-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200403T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200403T113000
DTSTAMP:20260613T122224
CREATED:20191107T171706Z
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SUMMARY:Nature Discovery Preschool: Beanstalks to Butterflies
DESCRIPTION:Metamorphosis and how things change in nature is the theme for this popular program. Children will compare their own lives\, from newborn to preschooler\, with the life cycles of other living things. Through live animal and plant observations\, stories\, songs\, movement\, imagery and crafts\, children will learn about how and why changes happen. Start your metamorphosis now! An adult must attend with the child to develop a sense of wonder together. \nWith Colleen Kelley\nAges 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child)\nFridays\, March 27 – June 19 (No class April 24\, May 15 or May 29)\nMorning session: 9:30-11:30 am\nAfternoon session: 1-3:00 pm\nMembers: $220/Non-members: $264 \nRegister here
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/nature-discovery-preschool-beanstalks-to-butterflies-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200403T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200403T150000
DTSTAMP:20260613T122224
CREATED:20191107T183619Z
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SUMMARY:Nature Discovery Preschool: Beanstalks to Butterflies
DESCRIPTION:Metamorphosis and how things change in nature is the theme for this popular program. Children will compare their own lives\, from newborn to preschooler\, with the life cycles of other living things. Through live animal and plant observations\, stories\, songs\, movement\, imagery and crafts\, children will learn about how and why changes happen. Start your metamorphosis now! An adult must attend with the child to develop a sense of wonder together. \nWith Colleen Kelley\nAges 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child)\nFridays\, March 27 – June 19 (No class April 24\, May 15 or May 29)\nMorning session: 9:30-11:30am\nAfternoon session: 1-3pm\nMembers: $220/Non-members: $264 \nRegister here
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/nature-discovery-preschool-beanstalks-to-butterflies-12/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200403T160000
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SUMMARY:Living Building Tour
DESCRIPTION:Did you know the Hitchcock Center is a Living Building? It is the 23rd building in the world and the 4th in Massachusetts to achieve the Certified Living Building designation! It is designed to model systems in nature\, it’s net zero energy and water\, has composting toilets\, and has been made with responsibly sourced non-toxic materials. Come find out what makes our building a special teaching tool empowering visitors to ask\, “what does sustainability look like in the built environment and in my community?” Bring your questions so we can learn together. Tours typically last from 1-1.5 hours. \nFirst Fridays at 4pm: March 6\, April 3\, June 5\nThird Wednesdays at 12pm: March 18\, April 15\, May 20\, June 17\nFREE but please register online \nNote: We are pleased to be able to offer Spanish language translators for our building tours. If you or someone you know could benefit from translation\, please let us know in advance\, so that we may schedule a translator for your tour date. \nWhile you’re here\, check out our neighbors over at the R.W. Kern Center at Hampshire College\, another Living Building Challenge project. \nLiving Building Tours are sponsored by PV Squared and USA Waste & Recycling.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/living-building-tour-52/
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SUMMARY:Help Install New Drift Fences at the Salamander Tunnels on Henry Street in Amherst
DESCRIPTION:Bring your muscles and get ready to dig in the dirt! We’ll be digging holes for the new fence stakes and making a trench along the fence-line to bury the bottom of the new fence. It’s going to be tough work but should help a lot to reduce the number of salamanders that have been climbing over the old fences and getting out into the road. Bring work gloves\, spades\, pry bars\, pickaxes\, mattocks. Heavy rains will postpone out work day. Check Hitchcock Center’s web site for updates. Find more information on the Salamander Tunnels\, if they aren’t already familiar to you. \nMany thanks to W.D. Cowls\, Inc for their cooperation with the salamander tunnel project over the years. \nSaturday\, April 4\, 9:30am until done!\nSunday\, April 5\, 9:30am until done!
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/help-install-new-drift-fences-at-the-salamander-tunnels-on-henry-street-in-amherst/
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SUMMARY:Chain Reactions and Creative Contraptions - POSTPONED
DESCRIPTION:Playful Engineers teaching artist and engineering enthusiast Jay Mankita will present a hands-on workshop in which participants will have a chance to design\, build\, test\, and play with Rube Goldberg “Machines”\, and other chain reactions\, connecting focused play with serious science. Participants learn through demonstration and play\, exploring basic force and motion physics\, as they build fun chain reactions with common toys and other ordinary materials. Jay brings lots of materials to work with\, including dominoes\, wood blocks\, string\, chain\, pulleys\, elastics\, tinker toys\, K’nex\, Legos\, tracks\, ping-pong balls\, clamps\, connectors\, bases\, dowels\, and magnets.\n\nSaturday\, April 4\n10am-12pm\nAges K and up\nFree\, but registration required\n\n\nA note regarding the ages of participants: children younger than kindergarten are welcome\, but they must be closely supervised. Babies or toddlers or anyone else who might put things in their mouth should NOT attend due to many little swallowable parts. \n\nThis program is possible with support from the Amherst Cultural Council.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/chain-reactions-and-creative-contraptions/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200407T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200407T140000
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CREATED:20191114T151608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191114T151608Z
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SUMMARY:Homeschool II: Digital Ecology
DESCRIPTION:Join us to become Eco-photographers! We will be using the camera as a tool to study nature and enhance our observation skills. We’ll explore our world by viewing it through different lenses. During this spring’s Homeschool II class we will delve into the environment through outdoor activities\, games\, observations and investigations\, field trips\, art and photography projects. We will investigate different habitats and change how we see the world around us and further learning at home with optional home projects. Limited to 12 participants. Non-refundable within a week of the program\, all refunds incur a 10% administrative fee.  \nwith Jeff Mazur\nAges 9-12\nTuesdays\, 10am-2pm\nMarch 10 – June 2 (No class March 31\, April 21\, or April 28)\nMembers: $450/Non-members: $540 \nREGISTER
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/homeschool-ii-digital-ecology-14/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200414T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200414T140000
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SUMMARY:Homeschool II: Digital Ecology
DESCRIPTION:Join us to become Eco-photographers! We will be using the camera as a tool to study nature and enhance our observation skills. We’ll explore our world by viewing it through different lenses. During this spring’s Homeschool II class we will delve into the environment through outdoor activities\, games\, observations and investigations\, field trips\, art and photography projects. We will investigate different habitats and change how we see the world around us and further learning at home with optional home projects. Limited to 12 participants. Non-refundable within a week of the program\, all refunds incur a 10% administrative fee.  \nwith Jeff Mazur\nAges 9-12\nTuesdays\, 10am-2pm\nMarch 10 – June 2 (No class March 31\, April 21\, or April 28)\nMembers: $450/Non-members: $540 \nREGISTER
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/homeschool-ii-digital-ecology-15/
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