Mukand and Riaz- Play at St. Thomas Boys Primary School, Aldona
Written by Alia Ever since the CLCE conference, Nina Sabnani’s words and images had permeated the Bookworm Library like friendly spirits, popping up from the shelves at odd moments. So when St. Thomas Boys Primary School said they wanted us to contribute to their “Independence Day” program with something, Nina’s book ‘Mukund and Riaz‘ seemed […]
Pre-School Morning Rain Walk
Written by Shirly The weather was, not too co-operative with our plans to take the Pre-School Morning (PSM) group out for a Nature Walk. This being August in Goa we should not be surprised. But thanks to Deepali’s warrior-discipline and the helping hands of the team—Vandana, Barkha, Jewel, Nidhi’s mother, Ria’s father and Tapasya, we […]
The beef about Burger
“Burger”, our first Konkani story Read Aloud at Bookworm. A very private in-house reading session guided by Siddhi and Padma, Don Bosco College of Social Work interns. Unbeknownst to them, they are playing a wonderful role in immersing us with Konkani. As both of them sit together to figure out a session plan or read […]
New at library
Written by Alia Over the years, Bookworm’s resources have been expanding gently to encompass a small, but wonderfully eclectic collection of books for mature readers. We are currently in the process of expanding this collection further, and are looking for recommendations, ideas, and most importantly, for readers! Parallel to this, we are involved in an […]
Book Reviews: Mara and the Clay Cows
Written by Shirly The lost potential of a powerful folktale bothers the reader( ie, of course, me!) here. Just imagine what a play of words, images and awareness levels is possible in a story where clay cows come alive in the hands of a real cowherd,where clouds swirl around the hut of the chief magician […]
Teaching is a work of heart
Written by Deepali “Teaching is a work of heart” I happened to read this somewhere and it made me pause for a moment and totally agree. So many children touch our lives in different ways and every child makes his own place in our heart. We go to different schools to conduct weekly library sessions […]
Growing our Banyan Tree
The room knows its users. Some months back it knew the hands and the feet of young children who assembled to craft, read, cook and paint. Over the past few months, it knows the hands of the Bookworm team as a working space. It feels their hands. The shelves are called upon to produce something […]
Shelf of the Month: Peace Theme
Written by Deepali A new section in the library has been introduced at the beginning of this month called the ‘Shelf of the Month’. This shelf will have books based on a particular theme which will change every month. The theme for July was ‘Peace’ and what a selection of books…..The Big Book of Peace, […]
Bookworm Events Calendar July 2015
Culinary experiences at Summer Camp…
Written by Barkha The first week of the summer camp was themed around food. The week featured Goa, Maharashtra, Mexico, and West Bengal and finally ended with a restaurant set up by the children for their families. For the first day, the absolutely exciting part was when the children did some berry hunting and each […]