Many days….many colours.
January….a new year…..and already half the month has gone by. The team at Bookworm is already taking many steps into many new areas, and it’s clear that that next 2 months (to say in the least) are going to be nothing short of abuzz! There’s a lot happening….and a lot of interesting events and activities […]
New year….new books (but ofcourse!!)
What better way to start the New year than having new books on the shelves…..new readers and new chances to just sit and get lost in a book. 2012 has been a good year for reading & books….and we’re hoping 2013 is too! So….making a debut on our shelves this January are titles including Musharraf […]
Books….meet art!
Not just an average SBT Wednesday at Ideal High School…. On the 16th of January, 12 of the students from Ideal High School were given the opportunity to attend a workshop organised by the Sunapranta Centre for Arts, Goa. This kids were super excited as they piled into the van at 1:30, water bottles in […]
A new year….new books….new stories….new lessons learned.
2013. A new year and a fresh start in schools after the festivity of December. A new set of books and extension activities to look forward to. My first class on a Wednesday morning is the Government Primary School. I have to admit that I ended the last year on what might be considered a […]
JUMBLE SALE! JUMBLE SALE! JUMBLE SALE!
Mumble…….rrrrrrrrrrumble……JUMBLE! Its that time of the year again….and Bookworm announces its annual Jumble Sale for Sunday, the 3rd of Feb, 2013 at the Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) Grounds. Clean up and clear out your books, toys, household articles and appliances, furniture, clothes…and the likes! You can drop off your stuff to our library space […]
Bookworm organises the Children’s Book Fest!
Bookworm in collaboration with the Goa Arts and Literary Festival and Corporation of The City of Panaji, organised the state’s first ever Children’s Book Festival on the 15th and 16th of December. In 2 weeks of prep time, the team pulled together programs, coordinated schedules, constructed props and got set for the festival. On event day, all hands were […]
Kids Cook December!
What better way to grab the attention of a bunch of kids than with cookies?! …and better still, whipping up a batch of cookies! Measuring ingredients ,beating butter, sifting flour, breaking eggs, dipping of fingers into the batter bowl…..it was indeed a hands on evening for the kids! The kids chattered excitedly around the table as […]
Once Upon A Feast…
Once Upon a Feast Day……and the day the book was released. Both now hold a special place in our memory. The courtyard of St. Michael’s Church, Taleigao; festooned with buntings and flowers, each of the guests marked with a festachem boutonniere, flowers and palms at the entrances, a choir singing and a delightful mix of […]
Lessons Learned….somewhere between standing before a class and sitting in one.
I’ve been working with Bookworm since November last year. Having started off with the team as a volunteer for MOP and now, since June, coordinating the School Book Treasury Program; there have been scarce moments that have not been learning experiences for me. Yet another learning opportunity was presented to me by Sujata in the […]
Butterflies Fluttering along the Green Path
Literature and butterflies are the two sweetest passions known to man. ~Vladimir Nabokov This months edition of Green Path was a butterfly walk led by Parag Rangnekar; author of Butterflies in Goa. And the kids loved it! The group started their walk into the field at 5:15 p.m. on the 27th of November; and the search […]