In this bonus episode, we meet Julia Ehrhardt, an early childhood practitioner at Farmyard Kindergarten. Julia shares her journey into early years education, reflecting on her formative experiences and what led her to become a Kindergarten teacher. We explore the Steiner philosophy in a pre-school setting, how to know when your child is ready for pre-school, the daily rhythm of a playschool, and the unique challenges of working in early childhood education.
If you're a parent of a baby or toddler and thinking about pre-school, this episode is full of valuable insights.
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In this bonus episode, we meet Julia Ehrhardt, an early childhood practitioner at Farmyard Kindergarten. Julia shares her journey into early years education, reflecting on her formative experiences and what led her to become a Kindergarten teacher. We explore the Steiner philosophy in a pre-school setting, how to know when your child is ready for pre-school, the daily rhythm of a playschool, and the unique challenges of working in early childhood education.
If you're a parent of a baby or toddler and thinking about pre-school, this episode is full of valuable insights.
Thanks for supporting local radio!
Mary McCarthy is originally from Skibbereen. She studied Arts Management in UCD and became interested in the visual arts through working in a large art gallery on a J1 in New York for a summer.
She worked at the Irish Museum of Modern Art for four years, she was appointed director of the National Sculpture Factory in Cork in 1996, and after this she went on to work for the Dublin Docklands Development Authority.
She was the deputy director overseeing Cork’s successful European Capital of Culture bid for 2005 and remained in that role for its year long term.
She is now the director of the Crawford Art Gallery and has been since February 2018. We talk about the importance of art institutions in civic spaces, the planned redevelopment of the Crawford Art Gallery, inclusivity and civic engagement in planning and desdigning a city and much much more.
I hope you enjoy!
Keeping Track
In this bonus episode, we meet Julia Ehrhardt, an early childhood practitioner at Farmyard Kindergarten. Julia shares her journey into early years education, reflecting on her formative experiences and what led her to become a Kindergarten teacher. We explore the Steiner philosophy in a pre-school setting, how to know when your child is ready for pre-school, the daily rhythm of a playschool, and the unique challenges of working in early childhood education.
If you're a parent of a baby or toddler and thinking about pre-school, this episode is full of valuable insights.
Thanks for supporting local radio!
