New Books!
I am in Delhi for the India Public Libraries Conference (IPLC 2015 – India’s FIRST public Library conference) and Bookworm were in the honourable list of libraries with good practices, and on the side I went book shopping. A must stop book shop for me, an out of towner- afraid of the big city is […]
Gomantak Times features World Read Aloud Day celebration
Celebrating World Read Aloud Day
Listen to stories at Panjim Garden, Garcia de Orta, near Panjim Church, on Wednesday, 4th March 2015. 10.30 am – 12.30 pm ( For school children from in and around Panjim) 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm ( For General public).
Bookworm Events Calendar–March 2015
When children write…
Written by Deepali Language learning has many dimensions and reading and writing are parts of this formal learning process. In our LiS program we build on students listening comprehension through story read alouds that include active talk and discussion and then writing and representation. A lot of planning and discussion goes into preparing a Lesson […]
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 […]
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 […]
February 2015 events calendar
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