CPD Lost Words with Jon Cree (FSA Founding Chair, Ecological Educator and International Trainer)
Exploring nature through the curriculum using literacy, art and pictures.
Bespoke GreenWise People CPD (Continuous Professional Development) day ran by Maria Sprostranova (Founder of GreenWise People) and friends...
An opportunity to join a group of kindred spirits and reconnect to nature - to each other – and to ourselves - whilst learning new life-long skills and having lots of FUN in the Great Outdoors!
Event Details
- Event Date 08.07.24
- Age Ranges 18+
- Cost Payment scale: £95 - £110 - £125, 10% discount to GreenWise People FS Hub trainees + NHS Staff
- Category Courses, Training and Workshops
- Website Website
- Email Contact Us
- Phone 07737644119
- Organiser Maria Sprostranova, GreenWise People
An especially crafted CPD day for educators wishing to use the renowned book ‘Lost Words’ (Jackie Morris & Robert Mcfarlene, 2018), which stands for a wild childhood - a childhood where words such as Acorn, Otter, Lark and Dandelion are still part of the rich landscape of discovery and imagination that every childhood should embrace. It is a book of the British countryside and celebrates the poetry of nature words and the magic of nature and language for all.
Jon will take you on a journey reinvigorating a love of nature through words, sketching, creative writing and oral wordsmithing.
Through sensory activity and observation, we will look at narrative of story, prose and poetry. When this is combined with simple sketch and painting techniques in the outdoors a deeper connection is made with the natural world.
The day will also embrace other nature poets, such as Ted Hughes and Mary Oliver, to literally journal our way into nature. As we move into spring this time is ideal to plan for our literacy, art and science subjects and to integrate a more holistic way of working outside. We will explore some simple sensory sketching techniques as well as various story, poetry and song forms.