Kathavana 2014 Snapshot
Bookworm participated in Kathavana 2014, Children’s Literature Festival by Azim Premji Foundation held on September 12 and 13 in Bangalore. During the event we worked with over 1700 children from different schools in over 30 sessions with stories, art, craft and collaborative activities. The following is a snapshot of the event… Stories, lots of them… […]
Reading in the School at Regina Mundi School, Chicalim
When Br. Anish, Principal of Regina Mundi school invited Sujata to do a book event, she jumped at the opportunity and so did the team at Bookworm. An 11 member strong team signed up to go and read stories in classes 1 – 5. For classes 6 – 8, a Story Book Quiz was planned […]
Our Story Journey…Chhuk Chhuk Chhak!
Written by Krystal The Bard is back to tell a tale;That starts and ends with a long, long ‘rail’ To set the context before she starts,Let her explain these few brief parts: For KathaVana great prep was done,A lot you can imagine was on the run! For one of the sessions, the Bard did choose;a […]
From Aldona to Bangalore – KathaVana experience…
Written by Flavia I’ve been with Bookworm for quite a few months; I’ve helped out at Jumble Sales, I’ve attended a session of their Mobile Outreach Program, I’ve assisted and conducted their library sessions in classrooms in quite a few schools and I’ve assisted with their activities at a Fete and at a Conference. KathaVana […]
There were Boys, and then there were Girls…
Written by Barkha Sharda At Kathavana, we had children across age groups throughout the Festival. However, there was something striking with difference in age and gender. The older the boys, the less calm they seemed, some were even boisterous. They would not need the teacher to show them the way to the stall; they would […]
Thumbing Through
A series of books designed and published by Tulika around thumb prints as illustrative motifs and tell of small tales in the lives of Thumbi and Thangi. From medieval periods the finger print has been a ready unique resource for identity marking. In the 21st Century we continue to use finger printing for authenticating our […]
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 […]
What are students looking for ?
I hate to sound cliched because it might mean we are giving up on our youth, but a book fair in a large school was a good reality test on keeping the faith or giving up We were invited to conduct a Book Fair on the 12th of August, a day that is dedicated in […]
The L3 Program – taking the leap from language to literacy, through children’s literature.
Written by Dr. Nandita deSouza Serendipity happens as regular as clockwork in my life. A remark made in passing by Sujata at one of our meetings, caught my attention ‘We are having a 3 day training for our Bookworm study group next week’. I seized this information with both ears and demanded to be included, […]
Book Fest in Sanquelim in Association with JCI Sanquelim
We were invited by JC Peeush to participate in a Book Fest organised by the JCI in Sanquelim on Sunday 1st June. The opportunity to go to Sanquelim, to promote books and to collaborate with a new team was plenty of reason. So three car loads ( packed to the gills with books, craft and […]