Hitchcock Center for the Environment

Founded in 1962, the Hitchcock Center for the Environment connects and reconnects people of all ages with our natural world, through hands-on programs and experienced embedded in the outdoors.  Our year-round education for a healthy planet is designed to use the study of science and nature, its models, systems, processes, and elements, as a means to provide creative inspiration to solve human problems sustainably.We believe everyone is a lifelong learner, and strive to engage with people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds to deepen our innate bonds with the natural world, encourage inquiry, and develop a greater understanding of the connections between environments, economies, and social issues.Our educational framework centers on five fundamentals: Understanding principles of ecology; Valuing place; Promoting resilience; Demonstrating sustainability in the built environment; Educating for active citizenship.We serve over 8,200 people each year through our children and family programs, adult natural history and sustainability series and symposiums, professional development and curriculum building workshops, K-12 classroom programs and field trips, and our new leading-edge "living" environmental learning center on the Hampshire College campus.

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