Stir It Up….and make some noise too! (Day 3)
Day 3….and there’s lots of excitement! Word in the library is that big bars of chocolate are set on the work spaces to be used today! They’re wondering……hoping…..little fingers crossed! And so ofcourse, that was the first question they asked us. We figured, why take away the suspense so soon?! “Maybe…” we tell them. They’re […]
Stir it up (Day 2)
Day 2….we’re all set to go! The kids are waiting to step into the cars. We’re off to the market! “What are we going to do at the market?!” With shopping lists in hand, and 2 groups made; the veggies group and the fruit group; we set off to come back with the items on […]
Stirrrrrrr it up (Day 1)
Summer….fun….food….mangoes too?! 🙂 Excited kids for sure! And thus was day 1 of Stir It Up (cooking workshop) happening in the library this week. 13 excited kids all coming with their own vocabulary and observed and perhaps inherited cooking styles at the same table. The workshop started off with the kids giving us words from their […]
Creative Writing Workshop 2013 – Day 6
Our writing together has come to an end or has just begun. It depends on which way one looks at it. I have been doing workshops with children for years. I supported the development of a Creative Writing course at a primary school called Shiksha Niketan for nearly 11 years, working with one grade at […]
Creative Writing Workshop 2013 – Day 5
We have been at our Thought to Print workshop for 5 sessions now. We wrote quite extensively today, shaping our thoughts to ensure that our young writers connect with their inner voices. But we also had loads of imaginative fun. I hold the theory that all forms of language support each other very powerfully and […]
Creative Writing Workshop 2013 – Day 4
Our writers are coming along. They really are. I was delighted to come into the Activity room and read the worm stories that our able and gifted interns nurtured to birth on Wednesday. All our interns are deeply reflective and have connected with the children so powerfully that it shows in the relationship of work. […]
Creative Writing Workshop 2013 – Day 3
Blog post by our intern Francesca Today’s session was conducted by Eva, Karuna and I. Sujata, sadly, was not present with us today, and we knew we had some pretty big shoes to fill! However, the three of us interns worked well together and with the children, and we had quite an interesting session. I […]
Creative Writing Workshop 2013 – Day 1
I consistently learn from the children and I know I will learn from our interns; Francesca, Karuna and Eva too. What I learnt today was that children are indeed philosophers even by accident and Anousha’s question about Who are you? was so profound. The scaffolding of Karuna for Aryan led to a beautiful piece of […]
They played…with clay!
Dirt under your nails….a parents’ worst nightmare! But I have a feeling that on this particular day; following Bookworm’s second summer workshop- Clay Play with Milan Khanolkar; even the Mamas and Papas didn’t mind the dirt on their kids’ hands! In skilled hands, the session started off with Milan simply telling the kids to….MAKE something! […]
Art…became Craft!
Art becoming craft….colour, fun, creativity, expression. Rather a good way to start the 2013 summer vacation wouldn’t you say?! The kids at the first of Bookworm’s summer workshops; Art besomes Craft; certainly seemed to think so! A workshop that happened on the 1st and 2nd of April, Art becomes Craft aimed at providing the kids […]