The beef about Burger
“Burger”, our first Konkani story Read Aloud at Bookworm. A very private in-house reading session guided by Siddhi and Padma, Don Bosco College of Social Work interns. Unbeknownst to them, they are playing a wonderful role in immersing us with Konkani. As both of them sit together to figure out a session plan or read […]
Drama Day 1
‘Early on a hot Sunday, five princesses and four princes set out across the kingdom of Bookworm to create their crowns, embellish their ornaments, listen to stories and figure out the process of finding a real princess! For — hours, we found ourselves atop horses, over peas, poring over books on space and watching a […]
November 2014 Events
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Kidscook
When you’re cooking in the library,You’re learning all the while — To pour and measure, mix and stir And sift flour into a pile. Scrub your hands before you start Tie your apron too Find pots’n pans and measuring cups cause you know what to do! . Read the recipe, step-by-step,Mixing, stirring as you […]
Preschoolers ? Who cares?
Late last year, it seemed like the Pre School Program would be threatened with the imminent exit of Elaine – our then Preschool Educator Goddess , who created story magic every Saturday for hundreds off little ones over the past 9 years at Bookworm. Like all departures we rallied, got together as a group at […]
Piece by Piece….Our Tree Grew
“When life gives you scraps….make quilts!” …and that is just what we did! A year ago, we started at the roots….and worked our way up to the sky. And ‘sew’ it is, that a year later, our banyan tree is complete! Threads of many colours, people of different ages and people with varying skills and […]
June 2014 Events Calendar
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They Came! They Read! They Cooked!
‘Turning up the heat’ cannot have been more apt for the 13th, 14th & 15th of May in Bookworm. Outside, the mercury is rising and the humidity spiking; and inside, the thermostat is being set to 200 degrees, and the things are being put on the double boiler! It’s the 3 day cooking segment; Cook […]
Reading Coral Tree…Under A Tree!
( The bard is back, and happily; to tell of a day spent merrily!) Summer days…..can be spent in so many ways! Like sitting in a park in idle haze! And to the park, we certainly did go… ‘Idle haze’, a definite no! The summer campers took a walk, And on the way about […]
We Saw Red!!
(Posted by Tara Saldanha) Thursday, 8th of May saw an eager bunch of children bound into the library . To begin the day dedicated to the colour red, we sent the kids on a scavenger hunt around the library for all things red. Once our scavenger baskets were brimming, Sheena brought out a selection of […]