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Thursday, July 3, 2008
To : The minister of Tampines.
We,students of Pasir Ris Secondary School,are residents of Tampines. We are writing to you this letter regarding the observation that we have made about the current playgrounds in Tampines.
There are many different types of children in Singapore. There are children who are blind, disabled children, children suffering from down syndrome, children with terminal diseases, abused children with emotional scars and many more. They may be different physically or mentally but no matter what, they are still children and we all know that children want to have fun and the place they turn to for fun is playgrounds. However, we find this a problem as the playgrounds don't cater to the variety of the children's needs.
It has come to our attention that the playgrounds in Tampines are all very fundamental and lacks purpose and space. Playgrounds should be the place for children to play and learn in a safe environment. We noticed that most playgrounds, not only in Tampines but all over Singapore, only have slides,ladders,swings,bridges and other minor things such as hopscotch. This shows that the playgrounds are very inconvinient for children with special needs. Moreover, the playgrounds are not educational for the children. We would like to suggest that the concept of the playgrounds should change to satisfy the needs of all types of children and necessary adjustments should be made.
The first thing that should be altered, is the surroundings of the playground. Safety is the number one priority and therefore, playgrounds should provide safe environment. Padded floor will ensure the safety of the children. Playgrounds with sand base will more likely be a problem because eventhough sand could cushion a fall , it could get into the children eyes and therefore, causing itchiness. In fact, wheelchair are easier to be wheeled in padded,smooth floors compared to sand base.So, we recommend that the base playgrounds should be padded, to ensure the safety of the children if they happen to fall.
Next, the most important thing that should be altered is the play systems. The play systems should be more creative yet simple, in order to allow the children to learn while they play. The obstacles in the playgrounds should not be too complicated or dangerous as it may be too difficult for the physically handicapped children as they have weak legs, hands or spine. We also hope that playgrounds will have ramps instead of stairs or ladders as climbing up the stairs or ladders is a difficult task for the physically disabled children.
The last thing that should be altered, is the colour and the mood of the playground. We suggest that playgrounds should have brighter and more vibrant colours to bring out the positiveness. It has been proven that colours affect the children's mood and the more vibrant the colour, the better it is. This focuses more on abused children with emotional scars.
Overall, we hope you would look through our suggestion and give much thought to it. It would definately benefit all the children. Thank you for your attention.
We,students of Pasir Ris Secondary School,are residents of Tampines. We are writing to you this letter regarding the observation that we have made about the current playgrounds in Tampines.
There are many different types of children in Singapore. There are children who are blind, disabled children, children suffering from down syndrome, children with terminal diseases, abused children with emotional scars and many more. They may be different physically or mentally but no matter what, they are still children and we all know that children want to have fun and the place they turn to for fun is playgrounds. However, we find this a problem as the playgrounds don't cater to the variety of the children's needs.
It has come to our attention that the playgrounds in Tampines are all very fundamental and lacks purpose and space. Playgrounds should be the place for children to play and learn in a safe environment. We noticed that most playgrounds, not only in Tampines but all over Singapore, only have slides,ladders,swings,bridges and other minor things such as hopscotch. This shows that the playgrounds are very inconvinient for children with special needs. Moreover, the playgrounds are not educational for the children. We would like to suggest that the concept of the playgrounds should change to satisfy the needs of all types of children and necessary adjustments should be made.
The first thing that should be altered, is the surroundings of the playground. Safety is the number one priority and therefore, playgrounds should provide safe environment. Padded floor will ensure the safety of the children. Playgrounds with sand base will more likely be a problem because eventhough sand could cushion a fall , it could get into the children eyes and therefore, causing itchiness. In fact, wheelchair are easier to be wheeled in padded,smooth floors compared to sand base.So, we recommend that the base playgrounds should be padded, to ensure the safety of the children if they happen to fall.
Next, the most important thing that should be altered is the play systems. The play systems should be more creative yet simple, in order to allow the children to learn while they play. The obstacles in the playgrounds should not be too complicated or dangerous as it may be too difficult for the physically handicapped children as they have weak legs, hands or spine. We also hope that playgrounds will have ramps instead of stairs or ladders as climbing up the stairs or ladders is a difficult task for the physically disabled children.
The last thing that should be altered, is the colour and the mood of the playground. We suggest that playgrounds should have brighter and more vibrant colours to bring out the positiveness. It has been proven that colours affect the children's mood and the more vibrant the colour, the better it is. This focuses more on abused children with emotional scars.
Overall, we hope you would look through our suggestion and give much thought to it. It would definately benefit all the children. Thank you for your attention.