School Book Treasury sees the end of the academic year.
The School Book Treasury Annual Report Bookworm supports reading resources in the community and in schools. The School Book Treasury is a program that has been setting up classroom libraries and is now in its 5th year. The main focus is to provide age and reading-level appropriate material, in the form of fiction and non-fiction […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The School Book Treasury Report for June- October 2012
Bookworm supports reading resources in the community and in schools. The School Book Treasury is a program that has been setting up classroom libraries and is now in its 5th year. The main focus is to provide age and reading-level appropriate material, in the form of fiction and non-fiction books to children and schools that […]
Taking a walk….with Norbu’s new shoes!
Another Wednesday morning, 4 classes for the day. Fresh faces excited to hear a story….and today it’s Norbu’s New Shoes! Quick responses as we recap the previous week’s story and excited responses as we move into a discussion about today’s book. “What kind of shoes do you like?” “Teacher! Football shoes!” “Teacher, fancy shoes!” “Sandals!” […]