Chicalim ‘Reading in the Park’
Stitching Stories
5 days have gone by and we have stitched and talked and sang songs and discovered each other in wondrous ways, because we worked with our hearts and our hands. I am convinced that stitching brings out the best in us as people and that is coming together in the collaborative quilt. We got everyone […]
Summer reading adventure at Central Library
Written by Shruti It was a quiet morning when we walked into the children’s section at the Central State Library on Monday. We looked around to spot quite a few kids, of varying age groups scattered across the huge room. Our three full boxes of books and stationery (which we lugged up triumphantly up to […]
Reading in the park
A merry, merry way to start May May Day this year will ring out not with calls for help but with cries of excitement as children try to piece together the clues in an exciting mystery-solving game. ‘On the Trail of the Chhuchhunder’ is one of the Fundoo Fundas games devised by author and quizmaster […]
Creative Writing Workshop 2013 – Day 6
Our writing together has come to an end or has just begun. It depends on which way one looks at it. I have been doing workshops with children for years. I supported the development of a Creative Writing course at a primary school called Shiksha Niketan for nearly 11 years, working with one grade at […]
The illustrated Goan – The Goan > 13th March 2013
We are mentioned in The Goan > 13th March 2013. (E-paper & Website) Click on the image below to view it bigger
Creative Writing Workshop 2013 – Day 5
We have been at our Thought to Print workshop for 5 sessions now. We wrote quite extensively today, shaping our thoughts to ensure that our young writers connect with their inner voices. But we also had loads of imaginative fun. I hold the theory that all forms of language support each other very powerfully and […]
Creative Writing Workshop 2013 – Day 4
Our writers are coming along. They really are. I was delighted to come into the Activity room and read the worm stories that our able and gifted interns nurtured to birth on Wednesday. All our interns are deeply reflective and have connected with the children so powerfully that it shows in the relationship of work. […]
Creative Writing Workshop 2013 – Day 3
Blog post by our intern Francesca Today’s session was conducted by Eva, Karuna and I. Sujata, sadly, was not present with us today, and we knew we had some pretty big shoes to fill! However, the three of us interns worked well together and with the children, and we had quite an interesting session. I […]
Creative Writing Workshop 2013 – Day 2
We had a good day today. I felt I had a good day although Francesca our young intern felt it might be slow. This comment led me to reflect that writing – the act, the process is not something that can be hurried. I look at the workshop as a store house of seeds, that […]