Overview
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
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Documentary (Short Subject) (1974)
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Breandán Ó hEithirWriter
- Original title
- Páistí ag Obair
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 13, 1973
- Original language
- Irish
- Countries
- Ireland
Production
Cast
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