Summer is here…..and so are Bookworm’s summer workshops!
Its that time of the year again….and it gets hotter outside, Bookworm’s summer workshops just keep getting cooler! So take a look at what’s in store this April….pick up the phone….and grab a seat for your favourite workshops!
English….to teach or not to teach.
The English Language Teacher Education in A Diverse Environment International Teacher Educators Conference 16th-18th March 2013, Hyderabad The conference aimed to address a pressing policy issue for the Government of India, consequent upon the adoption of the Right to Education Act in 2009: The need to introduce inclusive classroom practices and the culmination of restrictive and […]
Kids Read. Kids Kids Whip. Kids Cook.
What’s the best way to get a kid’s attention?? A story book? Chocolate? Well yes…both these would work. But put the 2 together, and you have a sure recipe for success! And so it was on this Kids Cook evening that we we decided to read a book…. Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose. This delightfully […]
What I Saw at Mae dos Pobres
A clear Tuesday morning…and not just an average SBT route day. This Tuesday had Sujata, Shaira sporting a camera and me driving down to Margao. Our first stop as always is at a school in Nuvem called Mae dos Pobres. So up we went, armed with a Bookworm style BIG BOOK, boxes of books […]
Bindi Su’s drives down the road….
The little red car from Bookworm made a stop down the road, not too far from the library space in Taleigao! Early one Wednesday morning…yes! It was an SBT day and Bindi Su visited the Government Primary School class at 9:30 A.M. “Teacher! Maine usse dekha hai!” “Hann main bhi!” were the yells that were heard when […]
February….and ofcourse we love books!
You fall in love with every book you touch. You never break the spine or tear the pages. That would be cruel. You have secret favorites but, when asked, you say that you could never choose. ~Sarah Addison Allen Ahhhh yes….true to the month we’re in….WE LOVE BOOKS! AND WE KNOW YOU […]
Of course there’s a MOP session on Wednesday…. Tonca!
60+ kids….a new site…lots of curiosity….and a MOP session waiting to happen! We chose to do I Like Stars for the session this Wednesday. There was a lot of having keep the kids in place today, but I figure that’s a start up feature of any site. There were a couple of spectators half getting […]
February 2013 Calendar
Bookworm’s Book fair at Shishumela, Mormugao
(Posted by Chetna Malhotra) All excited about taking Bookworm on its first book fair to a school in Mormugao had us on the road at 7 in the morning. We were there by 7:45 A.M. and had set up by 8:15 or so. Children, some with parents and some with teachers started trickling in. Some just glanced […]
Chicalim MOP completes a year!
(Posted by Natasha) Sessions at Chicalim MOP start with a lot of excitement and speculation about the book in front of the children. Silence descends when the book opens and the pages turn. Sometimes, the children volunteer to read aloud. The art and craft activity is fun time with the boys and girls working in […]