Tania Czajka | Arts Educator Interview

Tania Czajka is an author, teaching artist and founder of Le Petit Monde theatre. Born in France but resident in Edinburgh since 1991, Tania qualified as an Early Years Practitioner (EYP) in 1999. Keen to share her first language with children, she developed her own English/French bilingual theatre shows and picture books. Through her M.Ed (LTPA) studies, Tania explored how creative puppetry along with bilingual – but accessible to all – stories could support modern language learning and teaching through play. Currently working full-time in a primary school as an EYP,  she is now in the process of setting up a professional learning programme for early years educators based on the approach she explored and developed. Her aim is to make modern language learning a positive and rich experience for all learners to develop confidence and self-esteem through creativity and play.