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Ethnobotany Walk
Ethnobotany Walk
Sunday, May 26, 10 AM - 12 PM Our native plants have so much to teach us, their balanced place in the ecosystem, their co-evolution with pollinators, mycorrhizae and us humans!
Sunday, May 26, 10 AM - 12 PM Our native plants have so much to teach us, their balanced place in the ecosystem, their co-evolution with pollinators, mycorrhizae and us humans!
All We Can Save Book Circle January - May 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, 7:30pm - 8:30pm Are you hungry for deeper dialogue about the climate crisis and building community around solutions? We are too. All We Can Save Circles are like a book club, but a cooler, deeper, extended version. Let’s strengthen […]
Homeschool I: Water Protectors With Lauren Dausch Grades 1 – 3, Ages 6 – 8 Tuesdays 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM March 5 – May 28 (No program Mar 12, Apr 9 for Discovery Days, no class Apr 16 for April Vacation Week) Tier A: $771 | Tier B: $643 | Tier C: $546 | Tier D: […]
Homeschool II: H2WHOA!: How Water Connects Us Grades 4-6, Ages 9-12 Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. March 5 – May 28 (No program Mar 12, Apr 9 for Discovery Days, no class Apr 16 for April Vacation Week) Tier A: $771 | Tier B:$643 | Tier C:$546 | Tier D:$418 Limited to 12 participants How do […]
Nature Play Afterschool Series: Spring with Jeff Mazur Grades 2 – 4 Wednesdays, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM March 20 – June 5 (no program April 17) Fee per Child: Tier A-$346 | Tier B-$288 | Tier C-$245 | Tier D-$187 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids […]
Junior Nature Play Afterschool Series: Spring with Lauren Dausch Grades K – 2 Wednesdays, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM March 20 – June 5 (no program April 17) Fee per Child: Tier A-$346 | Tier B-$288 | Tier C-$245 | Tier D-$187 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to […]
Girls into the Wild: Spring with Katie Koerten Grades 4 – 6 Thursdays, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM March 21 – June 6 (no program April 18) Fee per Child: Tier A-$350 | Tier B-$292 | Tier C-$248 | Tier D-$190 Limited to 12 participants Girls into the Wild continues into 2024 for more romping […]
Nature Play Afterschool Series: Spring with Lauren Dausch Grades 3 – 5 Thursdays, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM March 21 – June 6 (no program April 18) Fee per Child: Tier A-$350 | Tier B-$292 | Tier C-$248 | Tier D-$190 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be […]
Nature Discovery Spring Preschool Series: Our Rainbow World Colleen Kelley – Last chance to join a program with Colleen before she retires! Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, April 5-June 14 (no class April 19) Morning session: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM (please note earlier start time for Spring) Afternoon session: 1:00 PM – […]
Nature Discovery Spring Preschool Series: Our Rainbow World Colleen Kelley – Last chance to join a program with Colleen before she retires! Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, April 5-June 14 (no class April 19) Morning session: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM (please note earlier start time for Spring) Afternoon session: 1:00 PM – 3:00 […]
Spring Birding Course with Scott Surner February 24 - June 8 2024 Classes and field trips Sliding scale tickets: $375, $325, $280 Up to 15 participants. Registration required. June 1: Travel day. 5 am -12 pm. Southwick Wildlife Management Area. We usually come away with 40-50 species in this grassland area. Some of the past […]
with Mary & David Dunn Sunday, June 2, 2pm - 3:30pm ( Rain Date June 9) Mary and David are extraordinary volunteers at the Hitchcock Center. They have built and maintained the rain barrel systems we use for our Discovery Yard and Teaching Gardens. This program will join Mary and David Dunn at their home […]
Wild Children of the Woods With: Monya Relles Grades 3 – 5 Mondays 3:30 PM – 5 :30 PM March 18 – June 3 (no program April 15 and May 27) Tier A:$314 | Tier B:$261 | Tier C:$222 | Tier D:$170 Limited to 12 participants We go to the woods to think, learn, play, […]
Pollination Station With Lauren Dausch June 4, 2024 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Ages 6 – 12 or grades 1 – 6 Tier A:$81 | Tier B:$67 | Tier C:$57 | Tier D:$44 Limited to 12 participants Did you know that pollinators are the reason we have most of our food?!?! Together we’ll learn about […]
Junior Nature Play Afterschool Series: Spring with Lauren Dausch Grades K – 2 Wednesdays, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM March 20 – June 5 (no program April 17) Fee per Child: Tier A-$346 | Tier B-$288 | Tier C-$245 | Tier D-$187 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to […]
Nature Play Afterschool Series: Spring with Jeff Mazur Grades 2 – 4 Wednesdays, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM March 20 – June 5 (no program April 17) Fee per Child: Tier A-$346 | Tier B-$288 | Tier C-$245 | Tier D-$187 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids […]
Nature Play Afterschool Series: Spring with Lauren Dausch Grades 3 – 5 Thursdays, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM March 21 – June 6 (no program April 18) Fee per Child: Tier A-$350 | Tier B-$292 | Tier C-$248 | Tier D-$190 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be […]
Girls into the Wild: Spring with Katie Koerten Grades 4 – 6 Thursdays, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM March 21 – June 6 (no program April 18) Fee per Child: Tier A-$350 | Tier B-$292 | Tier C-$248 | Tier D-$190 Limited to 12 participants Girls into the Wild continues into 2024 for more romping […]
Nature Discovery Spring Preschool Series: Our Rainbow World Colleen Kelley – Last chance to join a program with Colleen before she retires! Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, April 5-June 14 (no class April 19) Morning session: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM (please note earlier start time for Spring) Afternoon session: 1:00 PM – […]
Nature Discovery Spring Preschool Series: Our Rainbow World Colleen Kelley – Last chance to join a program with Colleen before she retires! Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, April 5-June 14 (no class April 19) Morning session: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM (please note earlier start time for Spring) Afternoon session: 1:00 PM – 3:00 […]
Spring Birding Course with Scott Surner February 24 - June 8 2024 Classes and field trips Sliding scale tickets: $375, $325, $280 Up to 15 participants. Registration required. June 8: Travel day. 5 am - 2 pm. October Mountain/Berkshire County. Nesting birds. It’s been a few years since the class has visited this area. Past highlights […]
with Todd Lynch Saturday June 8 - 9am - 3pm Sliding scale fee: $80, $100, or $120 Limited to 12 participants Join Forest Bathing guide and ecological artist Todd Lynch for a refreshing day of discovery and art making and leave with ways you can integrate these practices into your own rhythms. Forest Bathing combined […]
Wednesday, May 15, 8 - 10 AM And/Or Saturday, June 9, 8 - 10 AM Sliding Scale $15, $25, $35 Sometimes the most amazing birds you can’t spot, but their song gives them away! Join naturalist John Green and his great ear to see what birds you can find by sight or sound during this […]
with John Green Thursday, June 13, 8:30 PM Do you love the ephemeral season of fireflies? Or maybe you call them lightning bugs, either way come and learn about and enjoy some guided firefly watching. We will have a fire going and snacks so we can talk about fireflies in Hitchcock gardens before we head […]
Nature Discovery Spring Preschool Series: Our Rainbow World Colleen Kelley – Last chance to join a program with Colleen before she retires! Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, April 5-June 14 (no class April 19) Morning session: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM (please note earlier start time for Spring) Afternoon session: 1:00 PM – […]
Nature Discovery Spring Preschool Series: Our Rainbow World Colleen Kelley – Last chance to join a program with Colleen before she retires! Ages 3-5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, April 5-June 14 (no class April 19) Morning session: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM (please note earlier start time for Spring) Afternoon session: 1:00 PM – 3:00 […]
For the first time since 2019, join us for an evening of botanically inspired cocktails and appetizers from our area’s top mixologists and chefs to benefit the Hitchcock Center’s sustainability, environmental justice, natural history and STEM programming! All proceeds help to provide year-round education for a healthy planet to over 13,000 people of all ages. […]
Climate Collaborative Camp Entering grades 7-9 only Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 1: June 24 – June 28 (one week) Fees for 1 week session: Tier A $534; Tier B $445; Tier C $378; Tier D $289 Do you have a teen who still wants to be part of Hitchcock Summer […]
Chickadee Camp Entering grade Kindergarten* See our Summer Camp page for more info Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 1 pm Session 1: June 24 – June 28 (one week) The Chickadee program is a safe, nurturing first outdoor day camp experience for young ones. Attentive and loving counselors facilitate safe and curious exploration of […]
Our Little Micro World Entering grades 1 - 6 Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 1: June 24 – June 28 (one week) Get ready to get very tiny this week as we explore all things small. Who are the creatures that can fit in your hand, or on a penny? We’ll […]
Chickadee Camp Entering grade Kindergarten* See our Summer Camp page for more info Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 1 pm Session 1: June 24 – June 28 (one week) The Chickadee program is a safe, nurturing first outdoor day camp experience for young ones. Attentive and loving counselors facilitate safe and curious exploration of […]
Our Little Micro World Entering grades 1 - 6 Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 1: June 24 – June 28 (one week) Get ready to get very tiny this week as we explore all things small. Who are the creatures that can fit in your hand, or on a penny? We’ll […]
Climate Collaborative Camp Entering grades 7-9 only Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 1: June 24 – June 28 (one week) Fees for 1 week session: Tier A $534; Tier B $445; Tier C $378; Tier D $289 Do you have a teen who still wants to be part of Hitchcock Summer […]
Our Little Micro World Entering grades 1 - 6 Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 1: June 24 – June 28 (one week) Get ready to get very tiny this week as we explore all things small. Who are the creatures that can fit in your hand, or on a penny? We’ll […]
Chickadee Camp Entering grade Kindergarten* See our Summer Camp page for more info Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 1 pm Session 1: June 24 – June 28 (one week) The Chickadee program is a safe, nurturing first outdoor day camp experience for young ones. Attentive and loving counselors facilitate safe and curious exploration of […]
Climate Collaborative Camp Entering grades 7-9 only Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 1: June 24 – June 28 (one week) Fees for 1 week session: Tier A $534; Tier B $445; Tier C $378; Tier D $289 Do you have a teen who still wants to be part of Hitchcock Summer […]
Our Little Micro World Entering grades 1 - 6 Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 1: June 24 – June 28 (one week) Get ready to get very tiny this week as we explore all things small. Who are the creatures that can fit in your hand, or on a penny? We’ll […]
Chickadee Camp Entering grade Kindergarten* See our Summer Camp page for more info Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 1 pm Session 1: June 24 – June 28 (one week) The Chickadee program is a safe, nurturing first outdoor day camp experience for young ones. Attentive and loving counselors facilitate safe and curious exploration of […]
Climate Collaborative Camp Entering grades 7-9 only Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 1: June 24 – June 28 (one week) Fees for 1 week session: Tier A $534; Tier B $445; Tier C $378; Tier D $289 Do you have a teen who still wants to be part of Hitchcock Summer […]
Our Little Micro World Entering grades 1 - 6 Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 1: June 24 – June 28 (one week) Get ready to get very tiny this week as we explore all things small. Who are the creatures that can fit in your hand, or on a penny? We’ll […]
Climate Collaborative Camp Entering grades 7-9 only Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 1: June 24 – June 28 (one week) Fees for 1 week session: Tier A $534; Tier B $445; Tier C $378; Tier D $289 Do you have a teen who still wants to be part of Hitchcock Summer […]
Chickadee Camp Entering grade Kindergarten* See our Summer Camp page for more info Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 1 pm Session 1: June 24 – June 28 (one week) The Chickadee program is a safe, nurturing first outdoor day camp experience for young ones. Attentive and loving counselors facilitate safe and curious exploration of […]
Chickadee Camp Entering grade Kindergarten* See our Summer Camp page for more info Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 1 pm Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks) The Chickadee program is a safe, nurturing first outdoor day camp experience for young ones. Attentive and loving counselors facilitate safe and curious exploration of […]
Leadership Training Camp Entering grades 7 - 9 Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks) LTC is a place where teens can develop their skills as naturalists, problem solvers, and community members, and returning leaders can strengthen the skills they’ve been working on. It is […]
Making and Tinkering Entering grades 1 - 6 Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks) Become a nature-inspired inventor! Campers will spend this week outdoors exploring science and biomimicry, and then applying what they learn to create! And yes, chain reaction machines (a.k.a. Rube Goldberg […]
Leadership Training Camp Entering grades 7 - 9 Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks) LTC is a place where teens can develop their skills as naturalists, problem solvers, and community members, and returning leaders can strengthen the skills they’ve been working on. It is […]
Making and Tinkering Entering grades 1 - 6 Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks) Become a nature-inspired inventor! Campers will spend this week outdoors exploring science and biomimicry, and then applying what they learn to create! And yes, chain reaction machines (a.k.a. Rube Goldberg […]
Chickadee Camp Entering grade Kindergarten* See our Summer Camp page for more info Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 1 pm Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks) The Chickadee program is a safe, nurturing first outdoor day camp experience for young ones. Attentive and loving counselors facilitate safe and curious exploration of […]
Making and Tinkering Entering grades 1 - 6 Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks) Become a nature-inspired inventor! Campers will spend this week outdoors exploring science and biomimicry, and then applying what they learn to create! And yes, chain reaction machines (a.k.a. Rube Goldberg […]
Leadership Training Camp Entering grades 7 - 9 Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks) LTC is a place where teens can develop their skills as naturalists, problem solvers, and community members, and returning leaders can strengthen the skills they’ve been working on. It is […]
Chickadee Camp Entering grade Kindergarten* See our Summer Camp page for more info Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 1 pm Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks) The Chickadee program is a safe, nurturing first outdoor day camp experience for young ones. Attentive and loving counselors facilitate safe and curious exploration of […]
Making and Tinkering Entering grades 1 - 6 Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks) Become a nature-inspired inventor! Campers will spend this week outdoors exploring science and biomimicry, and then applying what they learn to create! And yes, chain reaction machines (a.k.a. Rube Goldberg […]
Leadership Training Camp Entering grades 7 - 9 Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks) LTC is a place where teens can develop their skills as naturalists, problem solvers, and community members, and returning leaders can strengthen the skills they’ve been working on. It is […]
Chickadee Camp Entering grade Kindergarten* See our Summer Camp page for more info Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 1 pm Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks) The Chickadee program is a safe, nurturing first outdoor day camp experience for young ones. Attentive and loving counselors facilitate safe and curious exploration of […]
Making and Tinkering Entering grades 1 - 6 Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks) Become a nature-inspired inventor! Campers will spend this week outdoors exploring science and biomimicry, and then applying what they learn to create! And yes, chain reaction machines (a.k.a. Rube Goldberg […]
Leadership Training Camp Entering grades 7 - 9 Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 3 pm Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks) LTC is a place where teens can develop their skills as naturalists, problem solvers, and community members, and returning leaders can strengthen the skills they’ve been working on. It is […]
Chickadee Camp Entering grade Kindergarten* See our Summer Camp page for more info Mondays - Fridays, 8:45 am - 1 pm Session 2: July 1 – July 12 (two weeks) The Chickadee program is a safe, nurturing first outdoor day camp experience for young ones. Attentive and loving counselors facilitate safe and curious exploration of […]
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