Children at Work

Original title: Páistí ag Obair
Duration: 10 min
Release date: 1973-06-13
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Children learn through play in Irish Montessori schools in the 1970s, accompanied by voiceover explaining the Montessori method and jaunty jazz flute. The three schools featured in Páistí ag Obair are Tigh na nÓg, Blessington; St Kieran’s School, Bray; and The Children’s House, Stilllorgan. Oscar Nominee: Best Documentary Short, 1974

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Páistí ag Obair

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