Libraries in School Programme: Fostering a Love for Reading
Written by Vishwanath Pai Bhatikar Bookworm is not just a name but a sentiment that echoes amidst all those that believe in the power of reading books. Its vision is to foster a love for reading in children, provide opportunities for those who do not easily have access to books, create tools that help them […]
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कॉलेज संपता – संपता ब्लड कॅन्सरची लागण झाली आयुष्य खूप बदललं. आयुष्य कसंबसं सावरून मी कॅन्सरमधून बरा झालो. आत्ता पुढे काय असा प्रश्न पडला. M.A करायचं होतं पण पैसे नव्हते, परिस्थिती चांगली नव्हती. त्यामुळे वेगवेगळ्या जाहिराती पाहिल्या वेगवेगळे इंटर्वी दिले त्यानंतर असं ध्यानात आलं की बुकवॉर्म लायब्ररीमध्ये, लिब्रारीज इन स्कूल प्रोग्रामध्ये क्लस्टर कोर्डींनेटर म्हणून जागा […]
Library Corner in Government Primary and Aided Schools in Goa
A box full of books coupled with space has the potential to initiate great library experiences. But it cannot be realized without a thoughtful person enabling these experiences and making the space vibrant. We experienced this potential through library corners as part of the Libraries in Schools (LiS) program. We have been providing a curated […]
Teachers Day Celebration at Government Middle School, Pernem
This morning Pranita, Tanvi and myself celebrated Teachers Day at the Government Middle School, Hasapur, Pernem. It was the first time we would be visiting the school and we were excited as we began preparing for our plan at the school. We arrived at the school and Teacher Rajani was waiting for us as we […]
LiS Program a responsive entity of Bookworm
Bookworm’s Libraries in School Program birthed in 2011 fondly referred to now as v1.0 and in the decade past has enabled a pop – up library experience in many schools, in and around Panjim, Goa. The selection of schools in the past decade was organic in some ways and strategic in others. We were initially […]
Teacher Training in time of Corona
Written by Nayan Mehrotra and Pranita Naik The Library in School (LiS) program was primarily focussed on conducting sessions in schools that were part of the program, teacher mentoring and capacity building workshops. Our aim was to build an engagement with the collection that strengthens comprehension, awareness of the world and self and seeds lifelong […]
Why Library ‘Report’ Cards are important to children
The word report carries a lot of weight. For example, if it is a medical report the patient has to wait for the doctor to analyse it and proceed accordingly. A college report decides a student’s future course of action. In a school report card, parents and children get a view of how the child […]
Non Fiction and Read Aloud
Written by Bookworm Team Read Alouds as a mode of bringing students closer to texts, enhancing the story experience, strengthening comprehension, and benefitting reading achievements are established by bodies of research (Burns et al., 1998). Read Alouds enable students to listen to text voiced that may be beyond their immediate decoding level and their understanding […]
Displays: The Shift
A library is amongst many things a place for finding books to browse and read. Reading fills our minds with curiosity, transporting an individual to another world. On its shelves, the library holds precious books that could be overlooked at times. In order to open up the collection to our readers at Bookworm, we often […]
Home visit turned into community visit
Back story As children, we never had our teachers coming home, for any reason, be it our progress reports or our syllabus reports or even just a cordial interaction with our parents. The concept of home visits was fairly new to us when we realised we need to do them as a community building experience […]