LIBRARY TRAINING AND MENTORING PROGRAM 2019-20 Sharing Learnings and Experience
9th March 2020 will be remembered as one of the most memorable moments in Bookworm because it is the day where 15 teachers were felicitated for participating and completing Bookworm’s ‘Training and mentoring program’. it was a privilege to be with these teachers on their journey of learning more about library and how this work […]
The memories of Yo Ya Vachuya
Reading can be for joy, to be informed, to learn new words, to be transported into imaginary worlds and much more. Reading allows children to wander through their own imagination. It helps them develop language and listening skills in addition to helping them understand. So, Yo Ya Vachuya, which means ‘Come Lets Read’ sessions that […]
A look into the lives of Bookworm RPs, preparing for sessions
Yet another day at Bookworm and there is a buzz among the Resource Persons (RPs). Melcom- Can you please advise what will be a good extension activity. Stephie- Can you check if I am singing the song correctly? Jewel- I need to print a worksheet. Terence- Anything else to be taken? Sakshi- All the big […]
Dream – An aspiration
Every individual has a right to dream. A dream to become someone in life. Some dreams come easy while others take strength to even be dreamt. Some require battles to achieve while others are achieved through hard work and perspiration. Some keep altering as the person changes, while others remain constant. Not everyone has access […]
Training and Mentoring Program – Workshop 3
At the start of this, March 2019, we received a Grant from the British Council under the English Language Training and Mentoring Scheme to pilot a ‘ teacher – training’ program for primary school teachers. We have organised these trainings along with our Cipla Foundation supported work with schools and are piloting a Training and […]
Becoming story characters
While stories are loved by all, the way they are told and read have a wonderful effect on the story experience which is reflected in children’s responses. Our recent exploration in storytelling, for the children of our Libraries in Schools (LiS) Program, has been dressing up as a character from the story to be told. […]
The Struggle
Our Libraries in School program runs through the school year with little or no breaks, and plans change and evolve as each week draws by. This year, we decided to focus our direct intervention with a fixed and focussed number of schools, widening our outreach through a simultaneous teacher training program. As such, the school […]
Libraries in School (LiS) Program
The Library in School Program supported by Cipla Foundation was initiated to enable a library experience for hundreds of children in under resourced schools. The Library program includes story read alouds, engagement activities and story books for home lending to children every week in eight schools in Goa (Three Government Primary Schools, one Semi Government […]
A Geography of Visitors – A Vision Renewed
I love the idea of people walking into a library space and this year at Bookworm the numbers were high. We are in the old quarter of Panjim between the historic fountain and the legendary chapel and we are a library. So people do pop in and browse, walk through the rooms appreciate our work […]
Supporting Readers with Book Selections in the Library Class
Our library classes in schools of listening to the story, playing games, singing songs, discussions and much more fun ends with the most exciting thing for the children. It’s the book borrowing time. It all starts with one of the Resource Person raising the lending register and the other Resource Person saying these words; ‘this […]