Afterschool Programs
Afterschool programs at the Hitchcock Center are all about getting kids outside to run, jump, climb, splash, invent, imagine, play and be a free-range kid! Our programs seek to support free play and experimentation in the outdoors in a supportive environment at each child’s comfort level. We help foster creativity, nature skills, inquiry and friendships for ages 6-11 and spend our afternoons with hands-on projects, team building, exploring and connecting with nature. Develop your child’s confidence at afterschool!
You can renew your membership here. Please note: a Family Membership is required in order to receive a member discount on Children & Family Programs.
Did you know that your EBT card can be used to access membership and programs at the Hitchcock Center? Learn more about the EBT Card to Culture Program.
Non-refundable within a week of the program, all refunds incur a 10% administrative fee. These programs are part of a series and are not open as a drop-in classes. Families provide their own transportation to the Hitchcock Center. Limited to 10 participants.
Girls into the Wild
Ages 8-11, Grades 3-5
with Katie Koerten
Thursdays, September 12 – December 19 (no program October 31 or November 28)
Members: $355/Non-members: $426
Sometimes 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 animals that are leaving tracks behind. Come build your confidence and show your wild side! Families provide their own transportation to the Hitchcock Center.
Nature Play Afterschool
Ages 6-9, Grades 1-3
Mondays with Aemelia Thompson – Session nearly filled
September 9 – December 16 (no class October 14 or November 11), 3:30-5:30pm
Members: $300/ Non-members $360
Wednesdays with Jeff Mazur – Session filled, wait list only
September 11 – December 18 (no class November 27), 3:30-5:30pm, Extended days: September 25, October 23, December 11, 1:30-5:30pm
Members: $390/Non-members: $468
Fall is here, and school has started, and your kids still want to be outside! Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, invent, imagine, play and be a free-range kids all while developing self-confidence and learning valuable social skills. During Fall Nature Play we will explore wooded trails and fields, play in and near streams, build forts, 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.
