‘The Lost Words and Spells’ A One Day Workshop with Jon Cree (JUN, EAST SUSSEX)

This day course explores nature through the curriculum using literacy, art, pictures, song and rhythm. Participants will discover the natural world through sensory observation, sketching and wordsmithing using the ‘The Lost Words‘ and ’The Lost Spells’ books and other nature poets and painters as inspiration, in order to bring nature back into lesson planning. We will also use the spell songs as inspiration for song and rhythm

Who this outdoor learning CPD course is for?

This is a CPD course for anyone wanting to enrich Literacy, Art, Nature Connection and Outdoor Learning opportunities through words, pictures and poetry in the outdoor environment.​

It is suitable for Primary Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Early Years Practitioners, Outdoor Educators and Forest School Practitioners, Home School Educators.

What you will learn?

By the end of the course participants will go away with;

• Toolbox of ways of working outside that will build students’ journaling abilities
• Understanding and experience of sensory activity and observation in nature
• Knowledge of how to transpose inspiration from nature into story, prose, poetry, sketching and song
• Simple sketchbook making techniques and own sketchbook
• Sensory activities for capturing the essence of natural world features
• Various writing techniques for creating narrative and poetry for distilling the characteristics and features of natural world features
• Booklist and various sources of inspiration for engagement with and knowledge of the natural world

Date: Monday 1st June 2026

Please note places are limited

Time: 9.30am – 4.00pm

Cost: Early bird price £75 until 1st April 2026 | Regular Price £85

Location: Our woodland site, off Park Lane, near Laughton, East Sussex, BN8 6BP

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