Events

Do you just wanna play outside? Do you love building snow forts and making friends? Need more outdoor recess in your life? Then Nature Play Afterschool at the Hitchcock Center is for you! Each Wednesday afterschool we play outside all afternoon, building shelters, playing games and exploring the woods.

Do you love watching energy flow from one thing to another, like in marble runs and falling dominoes? Do you want to explore your inner engineer and problem-solver? Then you will love our Rube Goldberg Machines program!

Do you love watching energy flow from one thing to another, like in marble runs and falling dominoes? Do you want to explore your inner engineer and problem-solver? Then you will love our Rube Goldberg Machines program!

Come young, old, novice or seasoned and join one of our naturalists to see what you can see each month on our new fourth Sunday of the month nature walk around Larch Hill.

Do you just wanna play outside? Do you love building snow forts and making friends? Need more outdoor recess in your life? Then Nature Play Afterschool at the Hitchcock Center is for you! Each Wednesday afterschool we play outside all afternoon, building shelters, playing games and exploring the woods.

Get to know nature, and make friends at the same time! This afterschool program is designed to bring girls together in a supportive environment that fosters creativity, nature skills and inquiry. Each afternoon will consist of hands-on projects and free outdoor exploration at the Larch Hill Conservation Area.

Come play outside on this no-school day for Amherst! Be prepared for hours outdoors in winter!

Get outside and enjoy the winter light and fresh crisp air for a winter nature walk at the Notch with John Green.

Today you will become an animal detective! Together we’ll identify tracks, read signs, and study scat as we learn what these fascinating clues can tell us about the animals in our own backyards!

Do you just wanna play outside? Do you love building snow forts and making friends? Need more outdoor recess in your life? Then Nature Play Afterschool at the Hitchcock Center is for you! Each Wednesday afterschool we play outside all afternoon, building shelters, playing games and exploring the woods. Bus transportation is available from Amherst schools.