Of course there’s a MOP session on Wednesday…. Tonca!
60+ kids….a new site…lots of curiosity….and a MOP session waiting to happen! We chose to do I Like Stars for the session this Wednesday. There was a lot of having keep the kids in place today, but I figure that’s a start up feature of any site. There were a couple of spectators half getting […]
Taleigao MOP moving again
This is the 3rd scheduled stop on the Taleigao MOP site. The red van pulled up at the Taleigao children’s park on Friday 1st Feb, 2012. Why? This site has its own organic movement patterns. The Library space was a venue during the wet months and some children made it a point to come […]
Chicalim MOP completes a year!
(Posted by Natasha) Sessions at Chicalim MOP start with a lot of excitement and speculation about the book in front of the children. Silence descends when the book opens and the pages turn. Sometimes, the children volunteer to read aloud. The art and craft activity is fun time with the boys and girls working in […]
It Could Have Been Worse
Megha chose this book. The title came at a good time when I am thinking about where we are going with the program, how much we have achieved, how we will support the work further and a general feeling of ‘can this get worse’? But it was a good book choice. The book has what […]
New Year already at Chimbel!
On 27th Dec 2012, we decided to talk to children about New Year and do some fun activity. We made calendar templates for January 2013. After book returning, free reading and games to settle down the crowd, Edy started talking about today, the date, month and year. Hands were raised, questions where answered and we […]
A Snowman inspires a Sandman
Raymond Briggs whom I have always loved for his wordless book The Snowman, helped inspire Sandmen at Cacra MOP on Tuesday 18th Dec, 2012. As we all arrived at this site, with visitors from SRTT – Urvashi Nangia and SRTT Fellow Jennifer Thomas, volunteers from Goa College of Home Science and MOP Cacra team, the […]
Blue skies and books at Cacra
Cacra –a tiny fishing hamlet where a Library Program comes alive on Tuesdays is back! We had a break for the monsoon but with the rain gods now resting, the book angels are back! Betty Carvalho and Edy Rodrigues lead the Cacra team with a little help from MOP friends. Around 20 of the pre […]
Mobile Outreach Program is back in Cacra
Milan Khanolkar illustrator of Bindi Su, drove to Cacra with Bookworm Cacra MOP team, Betty and Edy and they all had a whale of a time on the beach! The children were happy to find the MOP van back after the monsoons and the beach awaited Bindi Su. Edy and Betty who are new to […]
A visitor’s experience at our Mobile Outreach Program at Chimbel
Thoughts of Janees Reghelini after visiting Mobile Outreach Program at Chimbel When my husband and I heard about Chimbel, we didn’t really have a picture in mind or know what to expect. But when Bookworm’s red van parked near the rented room where the sessions were held, a sea of happy, smiling and eager children greeted us […]
We Walked Through a Jungle
We began this site in January 2011 and have gone through endless strife and jubilation in finding a balance. We are not there yet, but the path is getting clearer. Saturday 27th October, Term 1 of Chimbel season ( June 2012 – March 2013) ended. The team is slimmer now that the NSS volunteers are […]