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Waterloo region outdoor educator creates a buzz with A B(ee) CD

Sean McCammon is an outdoor educator for the Waterloo Region District School Board and he's released a new album inspired by his work. A B(ee) CD is set to be released in May but the songs are already on streaming platforms.

'Bees have so many storylines,' singer-songwriter Sean McCammon says

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Sean McCammon is an outdoor educator with the Waterloo Region District School Board. He's also a singer-songwriter who is set to release A B(ee) CD this spring. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)

Sean McCammon has taken inspiration from his work as an outdoor educator to create A B(ee) CD.

McCammon teaches students in the Waterloo Region District School Board about all kinds of outdoor activities including snowshoeing, maple syrup tree tapping and bee hives.

He works out of the Laurel Creek Nature Centre in Waterloo and he says a previous CD about maple syrup production did it well and he finds music helps the students learn about particular topics. So he decided to see if he could find sweet success with an album about bees.

He's hoping it creates some buzz.

"It's hard to write a dozen songs about orienteering or snowshoeing or that kind of thing. But bees have so many storylines that it's pretty easy," he told CBC Kitchener-Waterloo's The Morning Edition.

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There's a buzz around a new CD from Waterloo region outdoor educator

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Sean McCammon is an outdoor educator with the Waterloo Region District School Board and a singer-songwriter. He says music helps him connect with students as they learn about things like maple syrup and outdoor activities. His new album A B(ee) CD is inspired by his work with bees.

A CD release party is planned for May 26 at the Princess Cinema in Waterloo. The music is currently streaming on Spotify and Amazon Music.