Events

A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold with Rae Griffiths – Teaching Creatures and Casey Beebe – Hitchcock Center First half of book: Sunday, November 5, 2pm-3:30pm OR Thursday, November 16, 6pm-7:30pm Second half of book: Wednesday, January 10, 6pm-7:30pm OR Sunday, January 21, 2pm-3:30pm FREE, Registration appreciated Join us to read through some of the most classic and […]

(No school for Amherst schools) Monday, January 22 8:30am-3:00pm Ages 6-9, Grades 1-3 $60 members/$70 nonmembers Register here. Limited to 10 participants.

Do you love science and nature? Do you want to see what the Hitchcock Homeschool program is all about? Sign up for our Discovery Days, our one-time programs about science and nature. In a mixed-age setting, we explore cool topics at the Hitchcock Center, meet science experts, and sometimes go on field trips. Our Discovery […]

Just because it’s cold outside, doesn’t mean your kids need to stay inside to play. Have them join Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program, which 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 […]

Sometimes you just need to run, explore and play – especially in the winter! That’s what we do at Girls into the Wild, and lots more. Now in its fourth year, Girls into the Wild is designed to get girls outside, playing and engaging with nature in their own way. Instructor Katie Koerten strives to […]

Dress INCREDIBLY warm because we’ll be standing around in the dark a lot. Bring your sharp ears, a flashlight, and a thermos of something hot to drink. We’ll meet at the Hitchcock Center. with Dan Ziomek, local birder and naturalist Friday, January 26, 8pm-10pm Saturday, February 17, 8pm -10pm Members $12/Non-members $16 per night, youth 8 […]

Just because it’s cold outside, doesn’t mean your kids need to stay inside to play. Have them join Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program, which 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 […]

Join this Hitchcock tradition, Scott has been leading since 1979. Space is limited and in high demand. Class and fieldtrip schedule. Classes: 4 Wednesdays, January 31 – May 9, 6:30pm-8pm Weekend Field Trips: February 10-June 10 see online for all dates Register here. Online registration opens on January 9 at 9am. Members $295/Non-members $325

Architect Ellen Watts, president and co-founder of Architerra in Boston, will discuss her firm’s experience with zero energy and energy positive buildings, sharing design strategies and performance data.  Remarks will focus on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife Field Headquarters in Westborough, MA (2014), and the Clark University Alumni & Student Engagement […]

Sometimes you just need to run, explore and play – especially in the winter! That’s what we do at Girls into the Wild, and lots more. Now in its fourth year, Girls into the Wild is designed to get girls outside, playing and engaging with nature in their own way. Instructor Katie Koerten strives to […]