📅 Dates: Thursday 17th July OR Wednesday 10th September OR Wednesday 8th October
🕕 Time: 6:00–8:30pm
📍 Location: GroWild Kindergarten Woodland Site, Sprowston, Norwich NR7 8SQ
🎫 Ticket: £10 per person

What to Expect

Join us for an immersive evening around the fire in our beautiful woodland setting, designed especially for early years teachers, nursery practitioners, and educators who want to bring more magic, connection, and confidence to their outdoor learning.

This skills-based session will explore:

• Fire & Food in the Early Years
  Learn how to set up and manage a fire circle safely with young children
  Try hands-on fire lighting techniques and cook a simple snack together
  Explore the benefits of fire as a gathering space for storytelling and connection

• Storytelling in Nature
  Discover how to tell engaging stories outdoors using natural props and sensory prompts
  Learn how storytelling supports language development, early reading behaviours, and imaginative thinking
  Link storytelling to the EYFS Literacy area of learning through vocabulary building, narrative structure, and comprehension
  Leave with a bank of story starters and woodland tale prompts to use in your setting

Why Attend?

• Gain practical Forest School skills you can use right away

• Connect with other educators passionate about outdoor learning

• Understand how to embed storytelling outdoors to support EYFS outcomes, particularly Literacy and Communication & Language

• Enjoy warm drinks, fire-cooked treats, and a peaceful woodland atmosphere

• Receive a free story & fire resource pack to take back to your setting