Special Reports

Passport Week · India

The World Desk · Editor: William Kohn

Seven days of music, food, film, art, tea and conversation, built around Coffee and a Country: India, with a matching Coffee and a Story, “The Cabuliwallah” by Rabindranath Tagore, and a choice of two Coffee and a Topic sessions.

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For subscribing communities

You can see what's included and the list of files. Subscribers and client communities open them after signing in. Each community picks one Passport Week per calendar month.

The program

What's included

The full Passport Week kit: Week at a Glance, 16 activities, menus for the kitchen, Table Talk, Taj Mahal Trivia and Easy India Trivia, Memory Care versions of the key activities, Hindi phrases, a Chai Corner menu, films and documentaries, three art projects, passport cards, a countdown checklist, announcements, tracker and survey
A one-page planner to fill in your days, times and rooms
Seven Table Talk cards for the dining room, plus the handouts, menus, trivia and art projects as separate files
Posters (letter and 11 × 17) and pictures for your TV channel and resident app, each with a Taj Mahal or tea garden picture
Coffee and a Country: India, “Chai at Four” (host guide, reader set, posters, TV and app pictures, announcements)
Coffee and a Story: “The Cabuliwallah” by Rabindranath Tagore (host guide, reader set, large-print story, About the author, posters, TV and app pictures, announcements)
Coffee and a Topic, choose one or both: The Lunch Box Men; Laughing for No Reason (host guide, reader set, posters, TV and app pictures, announcements)

Subscribers see the full week plan here: the minimum week, how Lifestyle Directors run it, and the day-by-day calendar.

Files

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Start here

The full kit has everything for the week; the planner is where you fill in your own days, times and rooms.

Passport Week: India, the full kitPDF · 40 pages · 2.4 MB · fillable · Start here: week at a glance, 16 activities, menus, Table Talk, trivia, Hindi phrases and Chai Corner, films, three art projects, passport cards, guests, checklist, announcements, tracker and survey.🔒 Locked
Week plannerPDF · 1 page · 277 KB · fillable · Plan the week on one page: print it and write in each activity’s day, time and room.🔒 Locked

For the dining room

Masala Night menus for the kitchen, the run of show, boarding passes and props list, and the seven Table Talk cards (also in the Library’s Table Talk section).

Masala Night dinner menus and table cardsPDF · 3 pages · 703 KB · fillable · Three menus for the kitchen, with changes for every common diet.🔒 Locked
Table Talk cards for the dining roomPDF · 7 pages · 938 KB · Seven fold-over cards, one per day. Also in the Library’s Table Talk section.🔒 Locked
Masala Night run of showPDF · 1 page · 260 KB · fillable · Minute by minute, from setting the tables to the last song. Move the times to fit your dinner.🔒 Locked
Masala Night boarding passesPDF · 1 page · 730 KB · fillable · Hand them out the day before; residents bring them to dinner.🔒 Locked
Masala Night props on a budgetPDF · 1 page · 178 KB · fillable · What to buy, where to look and about what it costs.🔒 Locked

Handouts and activities

Print-and-go pages: Hindi phrases and the Chai Corner menu, Taj Mahal Trivia and Easy India Trivia, films, passport cards, the guest list, the checklist and the results tools.

Hindi phrases and Chai Corner menuPDF · 1 page · 223 KB · fillable · Ten phrases, the tea menu and a masala chai recipe for 25.🔒 Locked
Taj Mahal Trivia: team sheetPDF · 1 page · 218 KB · fillable · Twenty questions, no answers. Teams of four.🔒 Locked
Taj Mahal Trivia: host answer keyPDF · 1 page · 169 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Easy India Trivia in large printPDF · 2 pages · 187 KB · fillable · For Assisted Living and Memory Care, with a host answer page.🔒 Locked
Films, documentaries and playlistPDF · 2 pages · 261 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Passport cardsPDF · 2 pages · 644 KB · fillable · Print on card stock; backs say “Welcome to India” in Hindi.🔒 Locked
Resident surveyPDF · 1 page · 214 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Guests and performers, with an invitation emailPDF · 1 page · 258 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Countdown checklistPDF · 1 page · 224 KB · fillable · Four weeks out to the week after.🔒 Locked
Passport Buddies sign-upPDF · 1 page · 242 KB · fillable · Independent Living volunteers paired with Assisted Living and Memory Care neighbors.🔒 Locked
Staff heritage guidePDF · 1 page · 232 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Family newsletter story and press releasePDF · 1 page · 305 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Attendance tracker and results summaryPDF · 2 pages · 314 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Lobby travel photos invitationPDF · 2 pages · 294 KB · fillable · Ask residents to lend travel photos and keepsakes from India for the lobby display.🔒 Locked

Art projects

Each art project is also in the Library’s Art Projects section.

Art project: Paper RangoliPDF · 3 pages · 267 KB · fillable · Lotus and star-flower templates included. Also in the Library’s Art Projects section.🔒 Locked
Art project: Mehndi HandprintsPDF · 2 pages · 221 KB · fillable · Hand template and pattern ideas included; no henna on skin. Also in the Library’s Art Projects section.🔒 Locked
Art project: Paper Marigold GarlandsPDF · 1 page · 239 KB · fillable · Paper marigolds strung into a garland for the Masala Night doorway. Also in the Library’s Art Projects section.🔒 Locked

Posters and screens

Two pictures: the Taj Mahal or the tea garden hills. Use either.

Poster, letter size · Taj MahalPDF · 1 page · 348 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Poster, 11 × 17 · Taj MahalPDF · 1 page · 320 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
TV screen (1920 × 1080) · Taj MahalPNG · 912 KB🔒 Locked
App picture (square, 1080 × 1080) · Taj MahalPNG · 360 KB🔒 Locked
Poster, letter size · Tea garden hillsPDF · 1 page · 446 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Poster, 11 × 17 · Tea garden hillsPDF · 1 page · 394 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
TV screen (1920 × 1080) · Tea garden hillsPNG · 875 KB🔒 Locked
App picture (square, 1080 × 1080) · Tea garden hillsPNG · 341 KB🔒 Locked
Passport Week announcements as plain text (copy and paste)TXT · 2 KB · Copy and paste into your resident app, email or TV channel.🔒 Locked
Map of India (picture)PNG · 99 KB · A simple map drawn by The World Desk for the lobby display; not an official boundary map.🔒 Locked

Coffee and a Country: India, “Chai at Four”

Host guidePDF · 5 pages · 281 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Reader set for residentsPDF · 6 pages · 829 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Poster, letter size · Taj MahalPDF · 1 page · 346 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Poster, 11 × 17 · Taj MahalPDF · 1 page · 318 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
TV screen (1920 × 1080) · Taj MahalPNG · 939 KB🔒 Locked
App picture (square, 1080 × 1080) · Taj MahalPNG · 379 KB🔒 Locked
Poster, letter size · Tea garden hillsPDF · 1 page · 445 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Poster, 11 × 17 · Tea garden hillsPDF · 1 page · 392 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
TV screen (1920 × 1080) · Tea garden hillsPNG · 899 KB🔒 Locked
App picture (square, 1080 × 1080) · Tea garden hillsPNG · 363 KB🔒 Locked
Announcements for your app and TV channelPDF · 1 page · 48 KB🔒 Locked
Announcements as plain text (copy and paste)TXT · 1 KB🔒 Locked

Coffee and a Story: “The Cabuliwallah” by Rabindranath Tagore

Host guidePDF · 5 pages · 327 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Reader set for residentsPDF · 6 pages · 773 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Full story in large printPDF · 16 pages · 291 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
About the author: Rabindranath TagorePDF · 1 page · 428 KB · One large-print page with a portrait, the facts and their sources, and two questions for the host.🔒 Locked
Poster, letter size · Taj MahalPDF · 1 page · 347 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Poster, 11 × 17 · Taj MahalPDF · 1 page · 319 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
TV screen (1920 × 1080) · Taj MahalPNG · 951 KB🔒 Locked
App picture (square, 1080 × 1080) · Taj MahalPNG · 396 KB🔒 Locked
Poster, letter size · Tea garden hillsPDF · 1 page · 446 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Poster, 11 × 17 · Tea garden hillsPDF · 1 page · 394 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
TV screen (1920 × 1080) · Tea garden hillsPNG · 910 KB🔒 Locked
App picture (square, 1080 × 1080) · Tea garden hillsPNG · 380 KB🔒 Locked
Announcements for your app and TV channelPDF · 1 page · 50 KB🔒 Locked
Announcements as plain text (copy and paste)TXT · 1 KB🔒 Locked

Coffee and a Topic: The Lunch Box Men

Host guidePDF · 7 pages · 271 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Reader set for residentsPDF · 5 pages · 685 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Poster, letter size · Taj MahalPDF · 1 page · 345 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Poster, 11 × 17 · Taj MahalPDF · 1 page · 317 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
TV screen (1920 × 1080) · Taj MahalPNG · 941 KB🔒 Locked
App picture (square, 1080 × 1080) · Taj MahalPNG · 382 KB🔒 Locked
Poster, letter size · Tea garden hillsPDF · 1 page · 444 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Poster, 11 × 17 · Tea garden hillsPDF · 1 page · 392 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
TV screen (1920 × 1080) · Tea garden hillsPNG · 899 KB🔒 Locked
App picture (square, 1080 × 1080) · Tea garden hillsPNG · 363 KB🔒 Locked
Announcements for your app and TV channelPDF · 1 page · 49 KB🔒 Locked
Announcements as plain text (copy and paste)TXT · 1 KB🔒 Locked

Coffee and a Topic: Laughing for No Reason

Host guidePDF · 7 pages · 273 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Reader set for residentsPDF · 5 pages · 643 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Poster, letter size · Taj MahalPDF · 1 page · 353 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Poster, 11 × 17 · Taj MahalPDF · 1 page · 325 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
TV screen (1920 × 1080) · Taj MahalPNG · 963 KB🔒 Locked
App picture (square, 1080 × 1080) · Taj MahalPNG · 405 KB🔒 Locked
Poster, letter size · Tea garden hillsPDF · 1 page · 451 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
Poster, 11 × 17 · Tea garden hillsPDF · 1 page · 399 KB · fillable🔒 Locked
TV screen (1920 × 1080) · Tea garden hillsPNG · 923 KB🔒 Locked
App picture (square, 1080 × 1080) · Tea garden hillsPNG · 385 KB🔒 Locked
Announcements for your app and TV channelPDF · 1 page · 49 KB🔒 Locked
Announcements as plain text (copy and paste)TXT · 1 KB🔒 Locked

Questions, or want a special Passport Week? Email sales@theworlddesk.news or call (645) 654-0684.