I'm back...thanks for your patience. I'll ease into things by posting some of the playgrounds sent in by my readers...I'm always glad for recommendations!
At The Learning Community, a charter school in Central Falls, R.I., students spent recess on an old parking lot until a fourth grader wrote to Lowe's asking for help. They sent $110,000.
The new playground was designed by Laurencia Strauss, a Rhode Island School of Design graduate, as "part playground, part park, part sculpture" to provide space for both active play and quiet reflection. Creative use of inexpensive elements like round pre-cast stepping stones and galvanized water troughs, good use of plants...and the sandpit is a pool!
Lots more photos, including of construction (I love construction photos!) at the school's Flickr stream.
(Thanks Maggie L.!)
I love the way they cut the deck to fit around the tree, and the pool for a sandbox is ingenious!
ReplyDeleteOooh, that's not too far from where I live!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting about our playground! The designer led us through a really inclusive process, so the ideas of many people in our school community are reflected. We all love having a unique and handmade place to play.
ReplyDeleteKath Connolly
The Learning Community
kath@thelearningcommunity.com
My local playground was also built on donations! And it's awesome. The equipment and furniture allows handicapped kids to play with everyone, which is forgotten at many playgrounds. Here's some fun pictures I took when I brought a bean bag chair to the park - the kids LOVED the bean bag under the slide, as a landing pad under the monkey bars, etc! http://www.ahhprods.com/bean-bag-chairs-blog/view/28491/bean-bags-at-best-playgrounds-part-2
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