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 = Grades 1-6
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Nature Discovery Preschool Series – Mammal Friends – AM

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 per Child: Tier A-$434 | Tier B-$377 | Tier C-$321 | Tier D-$245 Limited to 15 participants. Limit of 2 children per adult. Siblings under […]

Fall Birding Course with Scott Surner

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, plus three coastal areas. Scott will help you work through the confusing plumages of fall warblers, and the streak and unstreaked plumages of fall sparrows. […]

Saturdays with the Animals

Ages 5–7 or Grades  K–1 Saturdays, 10–11am Third Saturdays Suggested Donation: $5–$30 per family Join us for a series of four classes focusing on the Hitchcock Center teaching animals. Designed for children (ages 5–7) with their parents, these programs will include some time with one of the Hitchcock Center teaching animals and a craft. September […]

Hitchcock Harvest Feast and Celebration

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

The Hitchcock Center has been sowing seeds of change and educating for a healthy planet in the Valley for 60 years. Hitchcock Harvest will celebrate the Hitchcock Center’s 60th anniversary with food, drink, community, garden and building tours, mission-based activities, a short program, and lots of fun. Come and help us celebrate the harvest with […]

Wild Children of the Woods

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

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 B-$358 | Tier C-$304  | Tier D-$232 Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, […]

Wild Children of the Woods

WILD CHILDREN OF THE WOODS SERIES Ages 8–11 or Grades 3–5 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30pm September 6 – December 20 (no program Nov. 8)  Fee per Child: Tier A-$414 | Tier B-$360 | Tier C-$306 | Tier D-$234 Wild Children of the Woods is a nature based after school for upper-elementary schoolers.  We will learn, play, and explore […]

Bodacious Beavers Discovery Day

With Jeff Mazur Tuesday, October 18, 10am-2pm Grades 1-6, Ages 6-12 Tier A:$74 Tier B:$65 Tier C:$55 Tier D:$42 Are you ready to get busy? In this class we will dive into the world of Massachusetts largest rodent. We will learn about its amazing adaptations, and take on the beaver dam challenge! 

Wednesdays with the Animals

WEDNESDAYS WITH THE ANIMALS  Ages 8-11 or grades 3-5 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30pm September 7 – December 21 (no program October 5, November 23) Extended Days: October 12 & December 7 Fee per Child: Tier A-$412 | Tier B-$358 | Tier C-$304  | Tier D-$232 Come spend some time with animals inside and outside at the Hitchcock […]

Nature Play Aftershool

NATURE PLAY AFTERSCHOOL  Ages 6-9 or grades 1-3 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30pm September 7 – December 21 (no program October 5, November 23) Extended Days: October 12 & December 7 Fee per Child: Tier A-$469 | Tier B-$382 | Tier C-$325  | Tier D-$248  Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together […]

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