At the NJ Macpherson School playground, children had a chance to experience what it would feel like to be in a wheel chair and see how accessible the playground actually was for someone with a disability. Children could also experience the feeling of vision loss, with a pair of specialized glasses which limited their vision. The children experienced the disability and realized how challenging it would be for someone to utilize the existing playground structures at the park. After the children took part in this activity they had a chance to then choose the equipment that they feel would be the most accessible for all people.
The Yellowknife Montessori School had the Summer Camp children choose which equipment they would like to see in the new playground. The children were pretty excited to be able to give their input to deciding what equipment the playground would have. The children also helped to build the ribbon that will be cut at the grand opening of the playground by tracing and cutting out their hand prints, all the hand prints will be joined together to be cut at the grand opening of the playground on September 25th.
