Bookworm Trust

The Homecoming

Written by Nirupama Kaushik, LEC 2022 “If I say ‘moon’ then the Moon team runs to the safe zone while the Sun team tries to catch them. If I say ‘sun’, then the Sun team will be chased by the Moon team. Ready? Let’s go…” Standing on Bambolim beach, Goa, as I listened to the […]

My simple yet profound journey

Written by Loga Balasubramanian, LEC 2022 A few years ago, I would not have given much thought about joining a library course. But as every year at school with children and their parents passed by, the below questions became more pressing for me. How do I help children to read?  Can reading be made an […]

Oh LEC! What have you done to me? 

Written by Ashuti Mathur, LEC 2022 It had been a long day. The discussions had been engaging, the reflections had been immersive and by the time the sessions ended, my mind was clouded with more questions and thoughts that I could not make sense of.  It was dark and the few lights around were creating […]

Libraries…a new dream for the children of North East

Written by Pragati k, IDeA-the ant My name is Pragati, and I am a development worker based in Assam, Northeast India. I am a part of an organisation called Institute of Development Action-The Action Northeast Trust, in Assam. As far as I can remember, my interest in library education and storytelling-as a professional originate from […]

Mobile Outreach Program च्या प्रवासावर…

पुस्तक वाचनाची आवड मुलांना असणं खुप गरजेचं आहे असं मला वाटतं, म्हणून नेहमी अश्या काहीतरी उपक्रमाचा भाग व्हायची इच्छा होती, सहज एके दिवशी Bookworm library तर्फे मुलांसाठी होणारे वाचन उपक्रमा बद्दल कळलं आणि मी Bookworm चा भाग झाले. या उपक्रमाला Mobile Outreach Program म्हणतात, ह्या उपक्रमा मधे आम्ही गोवातिल  Cacra पणजी, Live Happy, Assagao, BLC […]

When a library is like a Garden -changing and growing with the seasons

Written by Roshni Ravi, Introduction to Libraries workshop, 2022 A few months ago, I walked into the premises of the Bookworm Trust & Library in Panaji, Goa.  It was like walking into a warm, welcoming embrace. Along with other inspiring educators from all over the country I was attending a week-long Introduction to Libraries workshop […]

Abstract Art as an Entry Point into Artmaking with children

Written by Sanika Dhakephalkar When I began teaching art a few years ago, it was without any formal training in either art or teaching. So I began by learning about teaching art by reading. Coordinating the Tree Book Project as a part of Bookworm’s Mehlli Gobhai Visual Arts program gave me the opportunity to attempt […]

LEC: A window to New Possibilities

Written by Tsering Dolma, LEC 2021 I enrolled in the LEC several months after I joined my current job at Manjushri Educational Services and its children’s library. Manjushri Educational Services, based in Dharamshala was formed in 2015 by individuals who are strong advocates for the importance of emphasis on Early Childhood Care and Education in […]

Defining Rigour

Written by Radha Gopalan, Mentor, LEC 2021 ‘Rigour’ is a culture. This was reinforced for me in many many ways as I deep dived into LEC 2022 officially in the role of a mentor but also other wonderful parts including ‘breather’. The only way to truly experience a culture is to immerse oneself in it […]

CLASSROOM TEACHER TO LIBRARY EDUCATOR

Written by Poornima Natarajan, LEC 2021 As a Pre-Primary teacher, I thought my duties were preparing a fun curriculum that combines learning and playing for the children and stories were told to younger children as a part of a daily routine. I thought the classroom Library is a part of learning centres for kids. My […]