Connecting children to their natural world through outdoor educational hands-on experiences
Hands on Nature
"In wildness is the preservation of the world"
- Henry David Thoreau
Hands on Nature • 67 Carter Street, Berlin MA 01503 • (508) 981-1335 • handsonnature@gmail.com • A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
After School Program
2025 Fall Classes
Mondays
Join us at Hildreth Elementary School in Harvard on Mondays beginning September 2025 for our after school Nature Explorer classes! Classes run in five week sessions and are available throughout the school year. For students in grades K and above!
Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Join us at Blanchard Elementary School in Boxborough on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for our after school Nature Explorer classes! This will be our 9th year doing after school classes at Blanchard. Classes run in five week sessions and are available throughout the school year. For students in grades K - 6th!
Thursdays
Join us on Thursdays for classes around central Massachusetts. Mostly we are at Berlin Memorial School on Thursdays, and students can register for these classes through LINK Enrichment program. Other schools locally will also be enrolling in Thursday classes.
Class Information
After School Classes run in five week sessions.
Program fee is $85 and includes all materials. Class size: 8-12 students
Location: Elementary schools around central Massachusetts