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  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool

    Wild Children of the Woods  
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool With: Isaiah Brown Grades 1-3 Mondays 3:30-5:30 p.m. March 23 - June 8 (no program April 20 and May 25) Limited to 12 participants Come explore the outdoors as we travel in and around the Hitchcock Center’s outdoor spaces! We explore woodlands, fields, underbush and streams in this afterschool series for […]

  • On the Same Page ’26: Screening of “Beaver Family Life”

    Family Programs

    Screening of Beaver Family Life Monday, March 23 at 6:00 p.m. – Hitchcock Center @ 845 West Street Join us at the Hitchcock Center for a screening of a new documentary by New England Forests, as we follow a beaver family over a year's time, beginning in autumn as they prepare for and endure winter; and then […]

  • Girls into the Wild 

    Girls into the Wild 
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Girls into the Wild  with: Katie Koerten Grades 4-6 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. March 24 - June 9 (no program April 21) Limited to 12 participants Girls into the Wild continues into 2026 for more romping wildly through the fields and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll visit our favorite places to play in […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Nature Play Afterschool
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Nature Play Afterschool Series With Jeff Mazur Grades 1-3 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. March 24 - June 9 (no program April 21) Limited to 12 participants 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 […]

  • Little Bear Nature Walk

    Little Bear Nature Walk
    Family Programs

    Little Bear Nature Walks With Chrissy Larson Ages 0-5 (Adult required to attend with child) 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Walks are outdoors and take place unless there is extreme weather. See dates and locations here Little Bear Nature Walks are guided, open-ended walks that allow toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers explore nature in an […]

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool Series With: Isaiah Brown Grades K-2 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. March 25 - June 10  (Extended days (1PM) on March 25, April 29, May 27, no program April 22) Fee per Child: Tier A-$434 | Tier B-$378 | Tier C-$321 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Nature Play Afterschool Series With Jeff Mazur Grades 3-5 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. March 25 - June 10  (Extended days (1PM) on March 25, April 29, May 27, no program April 22) Fee per Child: Tier A-$434 | Tier B-$378 | Tier C-$321 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let […]

  • On the Same Page ’26: Author Event with Leila Philip

    Family Programs

    On the Same Page with Leila Philip Wednesday, March 25 at 7:00 pm At Munson Memorial Library Hall Join us for an exciting in-person evening with author Leila Philip, as she reads from and discusses her book Beaverland. This is part of the On the Same Page 2026 Community Read! A series of free programs for […]

  • Little Bear Nature Walk

    Little Bear Nature Walk
    Family Programs

    Little Bear Nature Walks With Chrissy Larson Ages 0-5 (Adult required to attend with child) 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Walks are outdoors and take place unless there is extreme weather. See dates and locations here Little Bear Nature Walks are guided, open-ended walks that allow toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers explore nature in an […]

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool

    Wild Children of the Woods  
    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool With: Isaiah Brown Grades 1-3 Mondays 3:30-5:30 p.m. March 23 - June 8 (no program April 20 and May 25) Limited to 12 participants Come explore the outdoors as we travel in and around the Hitchcock Center’s outdoor spaces! We explore woodlands, fields, underbush and streams in this afterschool series for […]