LiS with a student volunteer
We have a new LiS school, approximately 50 Kms from Taleigao in the village of Kudchire in Bicholim Taluka. How we got here and why , I reserve for a separate post for now I want to to share my joys in Student Volunteers who convince me that there is a hope and it is […]
Dancing on Walls at Padri Bhat
My Knights at the MOP table scouted around, discovered a small group of 26 houses amidst a coconut grove and stumbled upon approximately 45 children waiting for stories. We had a new site. The name of the ‘bhat’ ( coconut grove) has been contentious because some of the children refer to it as Peter […]
Mobile Outreach Program’s 3rd Anniversary and new MOP site at Padri Bhatt
THREE years ago, around this time of the year; we started the Mobile Outreach Program ( MOP). From then the program has grown in many ways; Pedagogy, Programming, Administration, Reporting and Feedback have been improved and evolved to achieve the vision of the program of taking books to children in underprivileged communities who deserve it […]
Yeta
Like many rich languages of the world, Konkani does not have a word that easily fits good bye. For our MOP site in Cacra, Goa, that has been such a special thing. When we left in 2013, we said ‘ yeta’ to our children. Literally meaning we will be back but metaphorically meaning we are […]
Gandhi – Pictures and Stories…
Ahead of the Swachh Bharat campaign which was launched on 2nd October, I was cleaning out the shelves at Bookworm, collecting all the Gandhi book we have and looking forward to a week of reflection and remembering the Mahatma. When we first procured Picture Gandhi written by Sandhya Rao and published by Tulika, Chennai; we […]
Reading in the School at Regina Mundi School, Chicalim
When Br. Anish, Principal of Regina Mundi school invited Sujata to do a book event, she jumped at the opportunity and so did the team at Bookworm. An 11 member strong team signed up to go and read stories in classes 1 – 5. For classes 6 – 8, a Story Book Quiz was planned […]
Kidscook
When you’re cooking in the library,You’re learning all the while — To pour and measure, mix and stir And sift flour into a pile. Scrub your hands before you start Tie your apron too Find pots’n pans and measuring cups cause you know what to do! . Read the recipe, step-by-step,Mixing, stirring as you […]
Thumbing Through
A series of books designed and published by Tulika around thumb prints as illustrative motifs and tell of small tales in the lives of Thumbi and Thangi. From medieval periods the finger print has been a ready unique resource for identity marking. In the 21st Century we continue to use finger printing for authenticating our […]
What are students looking for ?
I hate to sound cliched because it might mean we are giving up on our youth, but a book fair in a large school was a good reality test on keeping the faith or giving up We were invited to conduct a Book Fair on the 12th of August, a day that is dedicated in […]
Preschoolers ? Who cares?
Late last year, it seemed like the Pre School Program would be threatened with the imminent exit of Elaine – our then Preschool Educator Goddess , who created story magic every Saturday for hundreds off little ones over the past 9 years at Bookworm. Like all departures we rallied, got together as a group at […]