For underprivileged children studying at Pranavanand Ashram, Kathmandu | June 29, 2025

About the Story

What better way to explain the concept of a circle than a Story about a Circle! “Hi, I am a Circle” is a story that engages the children by showing how a circle changes its color, size, multiplies along the way and moves its position using simple acts of Pressing, Rubbing, Blowing, Tapping and Shaking the storybook. Taking inspiration from the board book ‘Press Here’ by Herve Tullet, this workshop develops the idea further using hand crafted tools and techniques that engages the students, invites them for a sensorial experience and together travel with the Circle in the world of creativity.

About the workshop at Pranavanand Ashram

The workshop was conducted on June 29, 2025 at Pranavanand Ashram, an institute dedicated to provide free education for underprivileged children in Kathmandu. This fun-filled participatory workshop was conducted in two sessions – one session for students of age 3-4 (nursery) and the other session for students of age 4-5 (LKG – Kindergarteners). The workshop began with an introduction to a circular window that each child got a chance to look into. Singing rhymes around a circular rope, they were then further encourages to work in a team and build a safe space for exploration in the workshop. “Hi! I am a Circle” story was introduced to them using Storyboard technique along with hand-crafted tools and sensorial objects.

” आजको यस कार्यक्रम मलाई एकदम राम्रो लाग्यो। यसबाट हामीले पनिकेही कुराहरू सिक्न पायौं। म एकदम हर्ष छु। ( I really enjoyed today’s program. We too learnt many things from it. I am very happy)” – Nitu Pulomi, Class Teacher of grade nursery

Students showed engaging participation and learnt not only about the shape, but colors, movements, various motor skill developments and brain boosting experiences. After the storytelling session, the students were given a circular musical instrument, a steel tongue drum, that each student had a chance to play with. The workshop ended with students sketching and coloring circles and creating patterns from their imagination.

To make this event a success, we would like to thank:

• Bansri Pandey – Facilitator
• Payal Singh Chaudhary- Photography and Support
• The teachers and students of Pranavanand Ashram in Kathmandu
• Philipp Neuweiler and his friends for extending their support

To learn more about Storytelling Workshops and our work, click here.