Veteran 'Meridian Tonight' presenter Fred Dinenage will break with tradition in the new year when, for the first time, he will make a return visit to a school he has previously featured in 'Child's Eye', part of the ITV news magazine programme Meridian Tonight.
Fred visited the Brighton & Hove Montessori School for 2-11 year old children in Stanford Avenue in Brighton earlier this year, to record the segment where children give their views on the world as they see it. Children in the Montessori junior class spoke about different life experiences here and abroad. They were full of information on such subjects as exotic animals in Thailand and a 6-year-old entrepreneur declined Fred's offer of a voice-over to promote his ice-lolly business as he'd already got it sorted. Fred was moved to say that the children at the school were "the most remarkable children I have ever interviewed".
Montessori headteacher Daisy Cockburn is delighted Fred is returning. "It's wonderful that it was actually Fred himself who asked if he could return. He has been a children's broadcaster for many years and has visited many schools during his journalistic career. It's flattering that he noticed the difference that Montessori education makes to children's motivation, concentration and imagination so quickly. Fred and his crew were naturally interested in the children and so the whole experience was easy and rewarding for everyone. "
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