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SUMMARY:Homschool 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/homschool-ii-digital-ecology/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200506T133000
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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-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T103000
DTSTAMP:20260613T105640
CREATED:20200512T140556Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Saturday Family Science: Wanted: Waste! Decomposers And the Food Chain
DESCRIPTION:What happens to plants and animals after they die? Or the banana peel you aren’t going to eat? They become a tasty buffet for some vital critters in the food chain. Decomposers act as nature’s “clean-up crew”—they consume dead animal carcasses\, decaying plant material and waste products from other members of the ecosystem. At home you can search for\, observe\, and study the work of decomposers\, and together we’ll explore why these small critters play such a big role. \nREGISTER \nWe’re excited to announce that Saturday Family Science is back!!! Each week in this five part virtual series\, we will explore a different topic and focus on how young learners can think scientifically. In each session we’ll highlight one of “The Tools of a Scientist” which include; observation\, hypothesizing\, experimentation\, and data recording. We’ll practice these science skills and investigate the world we live in by studying plants\, animals\, water\, and air. While there will be activities to serve different ages\, this series will focus on younger learners from ages five to eight. \n\nLive half-hour interactive Zoom class for young children ages 5–8\nEvery Saturday at 10am\, May 9 – June 6\, 2020 with Aemelia Thompson\, Hitchcock Environmental Educator\n\n \nSaturday Family Science programs are generously sponsored by Pelham Auto Service. \n\nPlease pre-register prior to each class using links below to receive your Zoom invitation and recommended at-home activities to explore prior to each class\nFree\, donations always welcome
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/virtual-saturday-family-science-wanted-waste-decomposers-and-the-food-chain/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200512T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200512T140000
DTSTAMP:20260613T105640
CREATED:20191114T151841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191114T151841Z
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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-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200512T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200512T203000
DTSTAMP:20260613T105640
CREATED:20200511T162300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200511T162923Z
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SUMMARY:Reducing Heat Trapping Emissions from Energy Use and Storing More Carbon in Forests to Achieve a Safe Climate
DESCRIPTION:The Hitchcock Center is proud to co-sponsor a series of Zoom webinar talks with Climate Action Now and Save Massachusetts Forests. The first of two talks in the series\, Protecting Forests: A Series of Talks About the Critical Importance of Forests in the Time of Climate Change will be given by William Moomaw. Forests are vital in mitigating climate change\, and restoring and sustaining healthy ecosystems to protect biodiversity\, provide clean air and water\, and enhance human health. \nWilliam R. Moomaw\, Professor Emeritus\, Center for International Environment & Resource Policy at Tufts University\, lead author of five reports for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change\,  former director of the Climate & Energy Program at the World Resources Institute. \nWe’re excited to present the latest forest science and policy from these experts! There will be time for Q & A following each talk. \n\nRegister here.\n\n\nThe talks are free\, but registration is required. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation with a link to join the meeting.Please register if you can’t attend and want a link to the recorded talk. Do not share the link because it will only work for you.\n\nEvent co-sponsors\nArise for Social Justice; Concerned Citizens of Franklin County; Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution\, Climate Change Committee; The Enviro Show; Extinction Rebellion Western MA; Green Berkshires;  Hitchcock Center for the Environment; Keep the Woods; 350MA Berkshire Node; Mothers Out Front Pioneer Valley; Partnership for Policy Integrity; Restore: The North Woods; Representative Lindsay Sabadosa\, 1st Hampshire District; Springfield Climate Justice Coalition; Traprock Center for Peace & Justice; Wendell State Forest Alliance
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/reducing-heat-trapping-emissions-from-energy-use-and-storing-more-carbon-in-forests-to-achieve-a-safe-climate/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200516T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200516T103000
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CREATED:20200512T140324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200512T140359Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Saturday Family Science: Animals All Around Us
DESCRIPTION:Close your eyes and picture this: Birds singing on a sunny day\, squirrels chasing each other up a tree\, ants carrying a cookie crumb through your kitchen. We live in a world full of animals that we can learn so much from\, and all we have to do is pay attention. This week we’re taking a closer look at the animals that surround us and explore concepts like habitat\, adaptation\, and evolution. Any and all animals around you can be included like grey squirrels\, song birds\, and any animals you have in your own family! \nREGISTER \nWe’re excited to announce that Saturday Family Science is back!!! Each week in this five part virtual series\, we will explore a different topic and focus on how young learners can think scientifically. In each session we’ll highlight one of “The Tools of a Scientist” which include; observation\, hypothesizing\, experimentation\, and data recording. We’ll practice these science skills and investigate the world we live in by studying plants\, animals\, water\, and air. While there will be activities to serve different ages\, this series will focus on younger learners from ages five to eight. \n\nLive half-hour interactive Zoom class for young children ages 5–8\nEvery Saturday at 10am\, May 9 – June 6\, 2020 with Aemelia Thompson\, Hitchcock Environmental Educator\n\n\n \nSaturday Family Science programs are generously sponsored by Pelham Auto Service. \n\nPlease pre-register prior to each class using links below to receive your Zoom invitation and recommended at-home activities to explore prior to each class\nFree\, donations always welcome
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/virtual-saturday-family-science-animals-all-around-us/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200516T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200516T143000
DTSTAMP:20260613T105640
CREATED:20200423T192425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200423T192425Z
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SUMMARY:In Bloom in Western Mass New Movie Premier and Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The Hitchcock Center\, in collaboration with Antioch University New England\, is hosting the In Bloom in Western Mass webinar and panel discussion on the new film Turning School Inside Out.\n\n\n \n\n\nThe webinar will feature Western Massachusetts principals and regional educators discussing their experiences with implementing innovative outdoors practices in their preschool\, kindergarten and early elementary grades in their schools. They’ll describe some of their programs\, and discuss how they’ve supported and encouraged teachers to move some of the curriculum into the natural world. We’ll also discuss benefits to children and the response of parents and community members to these innovations.\n\n\n \n\n\nThe Principal’s Panel will feature:\n\n\nWilliam Knittle\, Principal\, Rowe Elementary\, Rowe\, MA\n\n\nConor Driscoll\, Principal\, Gill Elementary School\, Gill\, MA\n\n\nLiza Lowe\, Founder\, Wild Roots Nature Preschool\, West Chesterfield\, NH\n\n\nColleen Kelley\, Education Director\, The Hitchcock Center for the Environment\, Amherst\, MA\n\n\nDavid Sobel\, Professor Emeritus\, Antioch New England\, Panel Facilitator\n\n\n \n\n\nSaturday\, May 16\, 2020\n\n\n1:00–2:30pm\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n \n\n\nTo view additional In Bloom Conference Webinars\, please visit: \n\n\nhttps://www.hitchcockcenter.org/programs/professional-development-programs/in-bloom/
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/in-bloom-in-western-mass-new-movie-premier-and-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200519T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200519T140000
DTSTAMP:20260613T105640
CREATED:20191114T151928Z
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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-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200519T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200519T203000
DTSTAMP:20260613T105640
CREATED:20200511T162709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200511T162757Z
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SUMMARY:Our Massachusetts Forests: To Cut\, or Not to Cut?
DESCRIPTION:The Hitchcock Center is proud to co-sponsor a series of Zoom webinar talks with Climate Action Now and Save Massachusetts Forests. The second of two talks in the series\, Protecting Forests: A Series of Talks About the Critical Importance of Forests in the Time of Climate Change will be given by Michael Kellett. Forests are vital in mitigating climate change\, and restoring and sustaining healthy ecosystems to protect biodiversity\, provide clean air and water\, and enhance human health. \nMichael Kellett\, Executive Director and co-founder of RESTORE: The North Woods and Dr. Bill Stubblefield\,  biologist and expert on the role forests can play in mitigating climate change and biodiversity collapse. \nWe’re excited to present the latest forest science and policy from these experts! There will be time for Q & A following each talk. \n\nRegister here.\n\nThe talks are free\, but registration is required. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation with a link to join the meeting.Please register if you can’t attend and want a link to the recorded talk. Do not share the link because it will only work for you.\n\nEvent co-sponsors\nArise for Social Justice; Concerned Citizens of Franklin County; Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution\, Climate Change Committee; The Enviro Show; Extinction Rebellion Western MA; Green Berkshires;  Hitchcock Center for the Environment; Keep the Woods; 350MA Berkshire Node; Mothers Out Front Pioneer Valley; Partnership for Policy Integrity; Restore: The North Woods; Representative Lindsay Sabadosa\, 1st Hampshire District; Springfield Climate Justice Coalition; Traprock Center for Peace & Justice; Wendell State Forest Alliance
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/our-massachusetts-forests-to-cut-or-not-to-cut/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200523T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200523T103000
DTSTAMP:20260613T105640
CREATED:20200512T140905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200512T140905Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Saturday Family Science: Flower Power
DESCRIPTION:Can you eat sunlight and help bees make honey? Flowers aren’t just beautiful to see and pick\, they are a vital part of nature. This week we’ll look at flowers\, the special adaptations they use to thrive in our world\, and how we’ve come to depend on them as humans. \nRegistration opens May 19. \nWe’re excited to announce that Saturday Family Science is back!!! Each week in this five part virtual series\, we will explore a different topic and focus on how young learners can think scientifically. In each session we’ll highlight one of “The Tools of a Scientist” which include; observation\, hypothesizing\, experimentation\, and data recording. We’ll practice these science skills and investigate the world we live in by studying plants\, animals\, water\, and air. While there will be activities to serve different ages\, this series will focus on younger learners from ages five to eight. \n\nLive half-hour interactive Zoom class for young children ages 5–8\nEvery Saturday at 10am\, May 9 – June 6\, 2020 with Aemelia Thompson\, Hitchcock Environmental Educator\n\n \nSaturday Family Science programs are generously sponsored by Pelham Auto Service. \n\nPlease pre-register prior to each class using links below to receive your Zoom invitation and recommended at-home activities to explore prior to each class\nFree\, donations always welcome
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/virtual-saturday-family-science-flower-power/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200526T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200526T140000
DTSTAMP:20260613T105640
CREATED:20191114T152017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191114T152017Z
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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-18/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200530T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200530T103000
DTSTAMP:20260613T105640
CREATED:20200512T141233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200512T141233Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Saturday Family Science: Incredible Insects
DESCRIPTION:As the days get warmer we come out of our houses\, and insects are coming out too! But what makes an animal an insect? What role do insects play in our world and how are they important to people? For this Saturday Science we will learn about the adaptations\, life cycles and ecology of one of the most successful groups of animals on earth. \nRegistration opens May 26th. \nWe’re excited to announce that Saturday Family Science is back!!! Each week in this five part virtual series\, we will explore a different topic and focus on how young learners can think scientifically. In each session we’ll highlight one of “The Tools of a Scientist” which include; observation\, hypothesizing\, experimentation\, and data recording. We’ll practice these science skills and investigate the world we live in by studying plants\, animals\, water\, and air. While there will be activities to serve different ages\, this series will focus on younger learners from ages five to eight. \n\nLive half-hour interactive Zoom class for young children ages 5–8\nEvery Saturday at 10am\, May 9 – June 6\, 2020 with Aemelia Thompson\, Hitchcock Environmental Educator\nPlease pre-register prior to each class using links below to receive your Zoom invitation and recommended at-home activities to explore prior to each class\nFree\, donations always welcome\n\nSaturday Family Science programs are generously sponsored by Pelham Auto Service.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/virtual-saturday-family-science-incredible-insects/
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