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Saturday Family Science Series: Plants We Eat

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

Join us for seasonal nature and science programs each second Saturday of the month. Designed for children with their parents, these programs will explore cool topics in nature. June 1: Plants We Eat *Note: Second Saturday Family Science in June WILL be held on the first Saturday, June 1. Stems, roots, flowers, and fruits! Each […]

FREE

Nature Play Afterschool

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

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 […]

$225 – $270

Homeschool I: Animals That Build

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

They don’t use blueprints or fancy tools, but animals can be amazing builders by using natural materials like leaves, sticks and even spit! Whether it’s for nests, homes, camouflage or catching prey, animals have a lot of reasons for their architecture. At this homeschool session we will explore the construction skills of animals and build […]

$450 – $560

Homeschool II: Spring into Citizen Science

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

Spring is an amazing time of year! As the natural world begins to wake up from winter there are lots of changes happening. As part of Spring into Citizen Science – we will become researchers. Working with scientists on local and national science projects, collecting data that matters! For this homeschool series we will dive […]

$450 – $560

Nature Play Afterschool

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

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 […]

$290 – $350

Girls into the Wild

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

Sometimes you just need to run, explore and play! That’s what we do at Girls into the Wild, and lots more. Girls into the Wild is designed to get girls outside, playing and engaging with nature in their own way. Instructor Katie Koerten strives to offer games and activities that each girl can participate in […]

$300 – $330

In Bloom in Western MA Conference

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

Antioch University’s first conference on nature-based early childhood education took place in Keene, New Hampshire, in 2012. In Bloom has provided focused professional development for teachers seeking to naturalize existing programs and start new ones ever since. Each conference program includes keynote presentations from nationally and internationally recognized speakers along with interactive, outdoor workshops facilitated […]

$50 – $125

Nature Play Afterschool

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

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 […]

$225 – $270

Homeschool Discovery Day: Life in a Pond

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

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 […]

$45 – $55

Nature Play Afterschool

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

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 […]

$290 – $350

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