The Joy of Writing Well: PART 2
The Joy of Writing Well: PART 2 With a special focus on short-story writing, this two-session workshop is a follow- up to the previous Joy of Writing Well workshops held in April and June 2016. The aim of the workshop will be, once again, strengthening student writing skills through the sharing and practice of the […]
Celebrating National Library Day with Krishnadas Shama Goa State Central Library
In celebration of National Library Day, Bookworm was invited by the Krishnadas Shama Goa State Central Library to organize a session on activities that can be done in libraries. In the presence of almost a hundred and fifty librarians from all over the state, the team from Bookworm presented various interactive activities ranging from physical […]
Reflections from participants
As we concluded Bookworm’s first Seminar with Benedito Ferrao, ‘Reading the Remanants of Portuguese India’ we realised we were better readers than when we began. Thanks in no small measure to the selection of texts, the dialogue, the conversations and the discussions left many of us thinking, reflecting and even wondering – as all good […]
Workshop on Puppetry
Written by Deepali The D day had arrived. It was the day when Alia and I were scheduled to present a workshop on Puppetry in the Dada Vaidya College of Teaching in Ponda. We prepared ourselves and set off on a cloudy afternoon with butterflies in our stomachs and reached our destination in no time. […]
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 […]
Bookworm Summer Camp
Themed workshops with a focus on fun and learning… 2 age groups (3 – 6 years and 7 – 12 years) Limited seats 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM Weekly Fee Rs. 2000/-* Expert Resource and thoughtful planning *Daily and fortnightly rates are available Food-ing – 13th April – 17th April ( Mon – Fri)Each day […]
Workshop with GVM Trainee Teachers
Written by Krystal In the last year, Bookworm has been requested by the management of the GVM Teacher Training Institute, Ponda to conduct sessions with the trainees to equip them to have a well planed and fully functional library program within their schools and classes. In taking this on, the first (and most crucial) was […]
Storying Workshop
Written by Meenal Bookworm was approached by the faculty at S.S.Dempo College of Commerce, to conduct a one hour ‘Storying Workshop’. With the set goal to be achieved as strengthening the expressive writing skills of S.Y.B.Com students who have opted for the DST course, Team Bookworm sat down to outline a simple, structured to conduct […]
Story Book Art at Bookworm
Written by Barkha Sharda We had the first session for ‘Art Room’ today. The children were between 2 ½ and 4 years of age. Sheena narrated to the children the wonderful story of ‘Mr. Seahorse’ written by Eric Carle. We saw stone fish and leaf fish as we went through the sea with him and […]
Photo Book Making Project for Grandparents at Bookworm
Grandparents are a treasure of stories and memories. Traditionally, these stories were passed on from generation to generation orally through reciting anecdotes in family gatherings on the dining table and so on. Modern living may not allow such opportunities, with the younger generation being unable to spend time with the elders in their families. This […]