September 2014 Events Calendar
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What colour is your cat?
Written by Krystal Some imagination and a splash of creativity….that is really what all of us need. It is imagination and creativity that sustains engagement in the library class. I’ve been thinking about this in recent weeks. Stories are magic. This we already know. But something has to be said about the consistent and continuing […]
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 […]
Matoli Making at Bookworm
Written by Barkha On 26th evening, we had organized a ‘Matoli Making’ session with artist Vaishnavi Kamat Shankhwalkar. ‘Matoli’ is a wooden canopy which is decorated with seasonal fruits and flowers, mango leaves, leaves, herbs, creepers etc. It is then installed over the idol of Lord Ganesh before the festival of Chaturthi begins. The matoli […]
Bookworm Aldona: More than just books…
Written by Karla Contreras Through books, children can certainly improve their reading and writing skills. However, an integrated education consists in developing not only the mind, but the body and emotions. Therefore, creativity and critical thinking are essential in today’s world and should be included in a curriculum at an early age. I feel that […]
Chimbel after a long, long time…
Written by Barkha I have to admit I missed the Chimbel group while I was away. It has been about a month and a half since I last went to Chimbel. I think we were doing the session on ‘The Sea in a Bucket’ that day. Today was an absolutely delightful session. I wasn’t supposed […]
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August 2014 Events Calendar
My Mother’s Sari at St. Thomas Girls High School, Aldona
M-A-M-M-A We all call HER by different names but the feeling is personal and universal. It is this same feeling I have experienced at St. Thomas Girls High School, Std. 1 class when Flavia read aloud My Mother’s Sari published by Tulika, written by Sandhya Rao and beautifully illustrated by Nina Sabnani. After the pre-story […]
Volunteering with Bookworm
Blog post by Shreya I started volunteering with Bookworm because I love kids and I thought the work they do is really good. But when I started volunteering with them I realized it’s not just good but excellent! I have been volunteering with them for almost a year and a half and this time had […]