Bookworm Trust

Being a chairman at the MOP meeting

Written by Melcom “A chairperson should be efficient, Need to be punctual for the meeting, Need to design agenda for the meeting, Need to have discipline, Should have ability to control the meeting and the members and not let anyone to speak without their turn”. I feel that I have satisfied all the above features […]

Inclusive Pre-School Mornings…

Written by Deepali It was a regular preschool Saturday with a huge difference. Today I was going to welcome six children from the Bethesda Life Centre. These were children with diverse ages who access a preschool center within their institution. The children are between five and eight years, but even the older kids had just […]

When I went back to school in 2015 with a crocodile

Written by Liza It was wonderful to spend time with my family when they were all visiting Goa, discovering some beaches I hadn’t yet ventured to, and walking streets I hadn’t explored earlier. I didn’t realize how much I missed the feeling of doing something useful till I returned to Bookworm after my holiday, to […]

Jumbled UP

Written by Megha I entered my first ever jumble sale with high expectations. We had put in weeks and weeks of work and sorting and pricing and re-pricing and transporting all our donated items. Which came in abundance, thanks to all those people who supported us and donated things they no longer needed. I was […]

Parent Workshop on benefits of reading for a developing child

Parent Workshop with ESL expert Jessica Driver at Bookworm. An interactive workshop to discuss and learn about the benefits of reading for a developing child.Rs. 200/-Saturday 21st February, 201510. 00 – 11. 30 amCall 09823222665 to register

Bookworm Trail

Written by Viola Rodrigues I had received an email from Deepali enquiring if I would be interested in conducting a trail for the students at Bookworm, Goa. I agreed, considering I had a great time interacting with children from city schools during our monsoon trails. Well, when I got there, I was at a loss […]

Our Jumble Sale featured in Gomantak Times

Bookworm’s fundraising is featured on first page of Gomantak Times on 2nd February 2015. Our next fundraising event is in Aldona on the 8th of February 2015 (Sunday) at the Aldona Institute for raising money towards Alban Couto Library Project in Aldona.

Jumble Sale is coming…

Written by Deepali A new year has begun with new hopes and aspirations for everyone. We, at Bookworm have started our new year on a high note too. Yes, it is that time of the year again…Our Annual Bookworm Jumble Sale is back with super power. As is evident to all, this jumble helps us […]

Kudchire: As we travel along…

Written by Barkha We recently started our first LiS government school for this academic year. GPMS Kudchire, located about 50 kms from Taleigao. The school has embraced our program with much delight. We only run the program across std. 3 to 7 currently. Every Saturday morning we drive through breath taking views as we head […]