Eleanor Viegas’ Visit and the Ubuntu Program Workshop
On a warm Friday afternoon, Bookworm had the pleasure of welcoming Eleanor Viegas, artist and museum educator for an in-house workshop. As Eleanor walked around the library space talking, listening, asking questions, she radiated a certain quietness and calm. Being involved with community projects she was quick to appreciate the patchwork that the Needlecrafters group […]
A last session of stirring it up… (Day 6)
Its the last day of the stir it up week…..and what a last day it was! The kids were excited as usual, the people at Bookworm, not so so excited. But just for one reason…..there’s no lights in the area today! …and both things we’re doing today are baking oriented! *trying hard not to panic* […]
Stirrrring it up with Vandana Naique! (Day 5)
Excitement even before entering the library today….everyone knows its that day of the week when we go to the kitchen of ‘the lady who makes the yummmy brownies’! Yup! Today the kids are visiting the kitchen of Vandana Naique; the lady behind the brownies! And so we’re ready to set off; 2 car fulls. When […]
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 […]