Stepping into Library Work: My Immersion at LEC 2018
Written by Jennifer Thomas, Educator. Rolling my suitcase down the quiet corridors of the Spiritual Renewal Centre in Old Goa, the beautiful venue for the third contact of the Library Educators Course 2018, I felt a sense of trepidation. The only sound was the noise of my suitcase wheels. The stillness and calm of the […]
Time for Reflection and Introspection
Written by Megha Dharnidharka, LEC 2017, Alumni The LEC course is truly unique and I feel incredibly privileged to have been part of such a thoughtful and reflective course. Each contact period was an immersive experience and I came away changed every single time. Imagine my delight when I learnt that I would have the […]
Envisioning the Bigger Picture
Written by Dharamjeet Kumar “Library as a refuge”, the phrase is so much relatable yet I never thought of putting it like this. This vision about library has been one of the major takeaways from LEC contact 2. The library has been an escape for me in times of loneliness or unpleasant surrounding. Several times […]
Mesmerising Contact 2
Written by Dr Neeza Singh, LEC 2018 Right from the time of entry into the beautiful serene building of St Joseph Renewal Centre on the top of the hill on the first day of the Contact 2 till the time I bid adieu to all in the class on the last day, every moment was […]
Is Poetry Really For Me?
Written by Nirupama Kaushik, LEC 2018 Our taxi drove through the gates of St. Joseph Vaz Spiritual Renewal Centre and stopped in front of the building I knew well. After all, this was where I had spent six lovely days in April engrossed in books, discussions, presentations and lighthearted conversations. Coming back after three months […]
पालवी
Written by Sanjeevani Atre गोवा म्हटले की, डोळ्यासमोर येते ती मोज मज्जा पण गेले पाच दिवस मी वेगळ्याच विश्वात फिरून आले. इथे मोज मज्जा आहे,पण ती मुलांच्या भावविश्वाची या पाच दिवसात आम्हांला एकदाही कार्यक्रमाच्या हाँल बाहेर सोडण्यात आले नाही.आमचा बाहेरच्या जगाशी संबंधच संपला. आता आतल्या जगात डोकवायला सुरूवात झाली होती.खरेतर सकाळी ९ वाजता सुरू […]
The Week following LEC Contact -1
As soon as I got back from the LEC contact, I tried to capture some of the highlights on that day itself. Although it did not shape up into a detailed report, with a gentle nudge from my mentor – Theju, I will attempt to share some of my learning and experiences here. Sujata was […]
When Learning is Handcrafted…
Written by Lakshmi Karunakaran – LEC English 2018 participant I saw Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s aphorism ‘God is in the detail’ come alive as I walked into the LEC 2018 classroom in the St Joseph Vaz Spiritual Centre in Goa. The classroom itself had been converted into a children’s library, with shelves neatly lined […]
Sharing the LEC experience
Written by Sanchari Ray Chowdhury Glimpses of LEC (1st Contact) It has been a week since I am back from LEC and I have thought to share a chunk of my experience I have gathered in my first contact. Before going into the course I had apprehensions in my mind regarding the course. I was […]
Nayana Pai on Contact 1 of LEC English 2018
I experienced the ‘joy in reading out books’ first hand when I read them to my son in his early years. The curiosity that he displayed by seeing the pictures closely and posing questions as I read the text and turned the pages, made me realise what a special magic a picture book has, to […]