Saturday 1st March
Please allow for human error and note that events and/or timings may change due to unforeseen circumstances.
| AUDITORIUM Saturday | 01 March 2025 | |
| 10:15 | Nandita da Cunha will conduct a session based on her book ‘The Miracle on Kachhua Beach‘ (Ages 5-9), an inspiring story about a young boy Ori, who stumbles upon a strange beach, and has an idea that changes lives. |
| 11:00 | Fiona Fernandez conducts Max Your Mumbai Quotient, 2-part session geared to acquaint one with Mumbai’s geography & history. |
| 12:00 | Nandita da Cunha will conduct a session based on her book ‘My Trip to La La Land’ (Ages 7-10), a fun story, that follows Tavishi’s hilarious adventures in beautiful Ladakh. |
| 13:00 | Communication Superheroes! My Voice, My Choice: Using Our Words Wisely:An interactive discussion on consent & interpersonal communications for kids by Ginni |
| 14:00 | Nature and Art activity / workshop by Pratiksha Sail |
| 15:00 | The Learning Foundry by Zeitgeist Goa presents RHYTHM AND EMOTIONS : A Semi-classical Dance Workshop – Session 1 conducted by Neeti Kamat & Prachi Naik. Ages 13-15. (beginner/ intermediate). 2 hours per day – 01 & 02 March. Cost ₹ 300/-. participants will be introduced to the world of semi-classical dance, a fusion of classical and contemporary techniques. Through a combination of technique classes, choreography sessions, and expression exercises, participants will explore the rhythms, emotions, and storytelling aspects of semi-classical dance, culminating in a dance performance at the end of the sessions. |
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| 17:00 | Future School of Performing Arts (through Zeitgeist Goa) Making music with your voice! Ages 10 – 18. Free Session! Kids will learn about basics of western vocals including solfege and matching pitch, understanding basic terms used in music and some fun vocal exercises. They will learn a song and gain tips on performance. They will also learn how to sing together, and learn about harmony in the process. They’ll engage in group activities while learning about performance, making the process fun and memorable for the kids. Level: Beginner/Intermediate |
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| STAGE Saturday | 01 March 2025 | |
| 10:15 | Book Reading by Rajshree Bandodkar (in Konkani) |
| 11:00 | In this session of stories, giggles and creativity, Shabnam Minwalla will join Nimmi and her classmates — an alarming bunch of lab-exploders, cactus-cuddlers and bear-impersonators — as they set out on a camping trip on the rainiest day of the year. Ages 10 and up. |
| 12:00 | Nirmal Kulkarni will conduct a session around his book, Eye to I With My First Tiger. Ages 8+ |
| 13:30 | Zeitgeist Goa presents Katharsis 2025 – The Goa Poetry Slam – A State level English slam & spoken word poetry competition organised by Andrew Barreto. The competition is free to watch, and has a registration to compete in. |
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| 18:00 | Holding a paintbrush can also be tricky! A fun art challenge conducted by Ragini. (prize for the best attempt): Age group – 7+ / adults welcome! Cost ₹ 250/- |
| 19:00 |
| CLUB Saturday | 01 March 2025 | |
| 10:30 | I CAN Character Design, Workshop: Urvashi Dube will help kids aged 6+ explore how to turn everyday objects into unique characters. |
| 11:30 | Talk with your fingers, listen with your eyes! Join author illustrator Lavanya Karthik in an adventure through the Indian Sign Language. Learn some alphabets and signs, discover some amazing languages and try your hand at inventing one of your own. (Ages 8+) |
| 12:30 | Hear the Story of India and how the States came into being as we know them today. Followed by a fun DISCOVER INDIA HOUSIE. Conducted by Sonia Mehta and Kunjli Majumdar. Restricted to 50 kids. |
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| 14:00 | A Tribute: Amar Chitra Katha and Anant Pai (Sep 17,1929 – Feb 24, 2011). Margie Sastry recounts her time at Uncle Pai’s much loved comic, which turned her into a children’s writer (expect quizzes, contests, maybe even some prizes!) |
| 15:00 | Animal, Nature, and Existence in Myths & Stories – A talk on his latest book Sarvam with Abhishek Singh |
| 16:00 | Workshop: You too can make a comic! A hands-on workshop by comic creator/ scriptwriter Margie Sastry on how to create a single-page comic of your own. |
| 17:00 | Fiona Fernandez conducts Our State, Our Story, a discovery of Goa, one letter & one landmark at a time. |
| 18:00 | Shivranjana will facilitate a zine making workshop for anyone 14 or older. Led by prompts, participants will learn to make an 8-fold zine and how to use zines as a storytelling medium. Registration costs for younger (14-18) participants Cost ₹ 350/-. For 18+ ₹450 Materials included but they are advised to bring scissors and any writing/drawing tools they prefer. |
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| STORY COUCH Saturday | 01 March 2025 | |
| 10:30 | Book Reading (in English) conducted by Sonia Gomes |
| 11:00 | Book Reading (in Konkani) conducted by Sneha Sabnis |
| 11:30 | |
| 11:45 | Detective Pranav: Put on your detective hat & dive into the thrilling story! by author Anupama K Benachinamardi (Ages 5-12) |
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| 12:30 | Book Reading (in Konkani) by Sonia Gomes |
| 13:15 | Meenal Dighe will read from her book, Disruptions in Dahanu, and conduct a session around the book. For children 6+ |
| 14:00 | Vibha Divekar will conduct a book reading/ activity session based on Roald Dahl‘s book, The Magic Finger. |
| 14:30 | Varun Gwalani, author and teacher, reads from his children’s book, The Story Circle, and discusses the how he based the book on his real-life students. Children and adults welcome. |
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| 15:30 | Ants and the Stranger: A Tale of Friendship and Discovery! by author Anupama K Benachinamardi (Ages 5-12) |
| 16:00 | Nandita da Cunha will conduct a session based on her book ‘Just Like Papa‘ (Ages 5-9), a story about fiesty young Gia, a story about following your heart. |
| 17:00 | My Vesak: In this workshop, children ages 6+ explore the significance of Vesak (Buddha Purnima) through storytelling, creative expression, and mindfulness, ending with a peaceful lotus origami activity. |
| 18:00 | FUN WITH ENGLISH: A fun story and activity session with a hilarious story about a little girl called Coco Comma who is an English enthusiast. Conducted by Sonia Mehta and Kunjli Majumdar. |
| LAWNS Saturday | 01 March 2025 | |
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| 11:00 | A Robotics Workshops open to all conducted by Qurious Minds. |
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| 16:00 | Let’s WOW (Walk, Observe, Write): Kamakshi Lekshmanan takes you on a stroll around the lawns, soak into the immediate nature and explore nature writing. Ages 9+ (incl. adults) |
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| Black Box Saturday | 01 March 2025 | |
| 09:30 | Zeitgeist Goa – katharsis 2025 – state level slam poetry competition. Category 1 Kids. |
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| The Mound Saturday | 01 March 2025 | |
| 10:30 | Free Storytelling Session with Puppets for Ages 5+ based on How Did Storytelling Evolve from Geeta Ramanujam‘s book “How and Why Tales.” conducted by Vasessa Essaki (FaithMark Puppetry) |
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| 16:00 | Kolya Kolelyo Kaniyo: The Golden Jackal Study Group, Goa, will involve a short introduction to wildlife of Goa and then an introduction to jackals, hyenas and dholes, through a colouring and Konkani rhyme session. |
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| 18:00 | Kolya Kolelyo Kaniyo: The Golden Jackal Study Group, Goa, will involve a short introduction to wildlife of Goa and then an introduction to jackals, hyenas and dholes, through a colouring and Konkani rhyme session. |
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