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
| Directing | Louis Marcus | Director |
| Production | Louis Marcus | Producer |
| Camera | Robert Monks | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Peter Hunt | Sound |
| Camera | Nick O'Neill | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Breandán Ó hEithir | Writer |
| Sound | Raymond Guiot | Musician |
| Sound | Gene Martin | Music Supervisor |
