RTÉjr Radio always tries to put kids in charge. I mean, not the boring admin stuff but the fun side of things - like picking the tunes for DJ For A Day!
A few weeks back we headed to an amazing school in Stepaside to meet their students and accompany them on a Forest Bathing Exercise for an upcoming episode of our environmental podcast Ecolution (Back for Earth Day – April 22nd!)
The children we met were so good that we decided we simly had to put them in the DJ hot seat. So for the next 3 weekends at 4pm, they're taking control.
Tune in to RTÉjr Radio Saturday & Sunday at 4pm.
And one of them even wrote the rest of this article! Take it away.
Hi! I’m Antonia! I’m 9 years old. I have 1 sister and 1 brother. I love hanging out with friends and I have 5 BFFs!!! I am in 3rd class in Stepaside Educate Together National School.
My teacher’s name is Sarah. We have 2 SNAs in my class. Their names are Kate and Natalie. Our class has 23 students, and our school has over 500 students and over 30 staff. Our class 3C has done many things in the past year. We organised a bake sale for the DSPCA in which we raised over €800. We attended the ESB Science Blast, where our class participated with the project 'How do deer form Antlers’. We also did forest bathing in Fernhill and went to the St Patrick's Cathedral where we made stained glass art. Before Christmas, we went into town to see 'The Borrowers' in The Gate Theatre which was a great day out!
When RTÉjr came in they asked us to choose a song and why we chose it. For example, I chose 'Style' by Taylor Swift. The reason being because I love Taylor Swift. The interviewers also asked us questions about the environment and questions about when we did the forest bathing.
Having DJ for a day in our class was so fun because our class loves music. We all loved answering all of the questions. We hope you enjoy our DJ For A Day shows!
We know you will. They’ve chosen some brilliant songs which you can hear at 4pm over the next 3 weekends.
Click here to listen every weekend on RTÉjr Radio!!
We always looking out for new DJs. And it can be solo acts, siblings, friends or even full classes - just like Stepaside. If you or anyone you know wants to be a DJ For A Day email us at junior@rte.ie Anyone from the age of 3 to 12 can take part.
Enjoy the weekend and the Easter holidays too!!
