Events

Ages 6-7 & Ages 8-10  August 8 – 12 (one week) $275 members / $305 non-members Rube Goldberg is back by popular demand in the summer of 2016! You’ll love this camp if you love watching energy flow from one thing to another, like in marble runs, water walls and falling dominoes! We will spend this […]

The Hitchcock Center staff is migrating to our new living building home. We invite you to come visit us when we reopen in our new home located at 845 West St. in September, approximately 2.5 miles south of our former center on Route 116. See you there!

Visitor Center/Reception The Visitor Center will be the heart of our new living building. We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to greet the public and introduce them to our building and philosophy, as well as orient them to our programs, trails, gardens, and exhibits, etc. This will also include sharing the live animals, answering the phones, […]

Visitor Center/Reception The Visitor Center will be the heart of our new living building. We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to greet the public and introduce them to our building and philosophy, as well as orient them to our programs, trails, gardens, and exhibits, etc. This will also include sharing the live animals, answering the phones, […]

with Katie Koerten Ages 6-8 Tuesdays, 10:00am-2:00pm 10 classes: September 13, 20, October 4, 11, 18, November 1, 8, 22, 29, December 6 Members: $420/Non-members: $448 Come to our first homeschool class in the new Hitchcock Center Living Building, now in a 10-week format! This fall we’ll be learning all about bears, bats, squirrels and […]

with Jeff Mazur Ages 9-12 Tuesdays, 10:00am-2:00pm 10 classes: September 13, 20, October 4, 11, 18, November 1, 8, 22, 29, December 6 Members: $420/Non-members: $448 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 […]

Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program for children ages 6–9 is all about getting kids outside to run, jump, climb, splash, invent, imagine, play and be a free-range kid. There are many positive impacts of nature play on children’s social, emotional, intellectual, and physical well-being. with Jeff Mazur Wednesdays – 3:30pm-5:30pm, extended days 1:30pm-5:30pm September 14 […]

with Jennifer Unkles Wednesday, September 14, 4-6pm OR Saturday, September 17, 4pm (after Caterpillar Lab) FREE, but registration appreciated It's time to tag monarchs before they head south to the overwintering grounds in Mexico. Join Hitchcock Educator Jennifer Unkles who has been tagging monarchs since 1997, to learn about the monarch's life cycle, their epic […]

with Katie Koerten Ages 8-11, Grades 3-5 Thursdays, September 15 – December 15 (no class November 24) 3:30pm-5:30pm Members: $351/Non-members: $416 Calling all girls ages 8-11! Get to know nature, and make friends at the same time at this weekly afterschool program. Now in its third year, Girls into the Wild is designed to bring […]

You are invited to join Hitchcock Center educators and staff for an Open House at the Center's new "Living" building on September 17, 2016, from 1:00-4:00PM. This is your chance to see our new one-of-a-kind educator! This event and all activities are free and open to families, children, and friends. Come join us at 845 West […]