Green Path in July 2012
Friday the 13th was……a brilliant day indeed! Even the weather Gods conspired, and after a spell of 4 nonstop rainy days, the clouds parted and what we had was a pleasant, sunny evening with a cool breeze blowing! And so it was, that at 5:30 that evening, Bookworm’s July edition of ‘Green Path’ began! […]
CLICK – Basics
“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” ― Karl Lagerfeld And indeed, we saw a couple of moments worth capturing and saving forever as 3 young camera enthusiasts took an introductory session to photography- Click! at Bookworm this evening. Not going by the rule of […]
Get Graphic by Goa Writers group
The Goa Writers group will be organising an exposure session introducing writers and artists to the world of the graphic book. The two-hour event will be held on Tuesday, July 10, starting 5pm, at a venue to be announced soon. Vivek Menezes and Jose Lourenco will make presentations on the subject. Amruta Patil, author of […]
July 2012 Calendar
Berry Art
Who ever thought that making art could be such a yummy affair?! Surprised???? So were the kids who were at Bookworm’s “Berry Art” on a dull rainy evening on the 27th of June. The weather outside was no indication of the atmosphere and mood inside! There was nothing dull in sight as 12 kids as […]
Kids Cook–June edition
What’s the only thing that’s more fun than baking a cake???? Dipping your finger in for a taste of the batter, of course! And our junior chefs had all of that…..learning to make bake, surreptitious dipping of fingers in the batter bowls and LOTS OF FUN! Our own master chef Elaine took the kids through […]
“Updating Literacy Knowledge – beyond the a b c” by Lynn Mario T de Souza
Bookworm organized a participatory workshop “Updating Literacy Knowledge, beyond the a b c” at the library premises in Taleigao. The workshop was on the 1st of June, 2012. Resourced by Dr. Lynn Mario T de Souza, a Professor of Linguistics at the University Of Sao Paolo Brazil, the workshop touched on understanding how knowledge is organized […]
Extending stories in the classroom to link with literacy and learning.
Eleven educators who work in classrooms in Goa, met at Bookworm to consolidate activities for story extension in the classroom. Objective: Create a Resource Book for Story extension ideas for teachers and others to use once read aloud is done in the classroom. To pilot the activities in School Book Treasury Classrooms through observations, demonstrations, […]
Bookworm featured in OHeraldO for NoMoZo
When cyclists, skaters ruled the street PANJIM: Avid walkers, cyclists and children on skates made the best of the Dayanand Bandodkar Marg on the entire Campal stretch on Sunday morning for a few hours during the No- Motorised Zone ( Nomozo) celebration that lasted from 9.30 am to 12 noon. It was an initiative […]
Updating Literacy Knowledge: beyond the abc of writing
A participatory workshop to understand how knowledge is organised in written texts, looking at the various forms of presenting knowledge visually in writing. The goal is to work with educators and use this exploration to sensitise selves about the varying contextual needs of literacy knowledge and education. The workshop focuses on how literacy is concerned […]