Playground

Do you know that feeling when you see something, or hear something so good that it couldn’t be true? Or hear of a story that at start you believe is fake, but then start to believe it after you witness something the same as the story? I knew that slides were fun, without water or not. And it was an opinion that I deeply believed in, that these things were fun. I believed them for so long until I went on vacation and saw the bad part about having fun. One day, when me, my mom, and my dad were…

Q.1 a) Concept, package, and process: Woodland adventure playground is one of the largest in the country designed for leisure sports with adventurous and exciting experience for visitors. Along with sports like slides, ropewalks, towers and trampolines, the kids can learn responsibilities at working farmyard by having a chance to handle “livestock like pigs, sheep, fish, and chicken” (Nigel Slack). The park has to be regularly maintained to provide a safe and enjoyable experience for visitors,…

In the film, The Devil’s Playground, a group of Amish kids are experiencing what the world is like outside the culture of being Amish. These kids are undergoing all the different activities to do that regular “English” kids get to experience on a day to day basis. Each day, an Amish kid of age will go out into the real world and experience what other kids do. According to the Amish, this is called, “rumspringa.” When an Amish teen of 16, he or she will be able to go out into the real world to…

The article " Can a Playground Be Too Safe?" touched on many important points of playground safety and how it may be too strict. Dr. Sandseter states "Climbing equipment needs to be high enough, or else it will be too boring in the long run." I agree with Dr. Sandseter about how important it is to give children the opportunity to be challenged and take risks. Even if the risks are as simple as climbing a 4 foot ladder or going down the big slide. If we make the playground equipment too safe the…

meanings, during different historical periods. Today, sport is often referred to as just a game, but not many of us have dealt with obstacles of being an immigrant in America. Yep (2009) described how a playground in Chinatown San Francisco affected the Chinese immigrant community. The playground provided recognition, a sense of community and a sense of cultural pride to the Chinese immigrants. With the doubling of the Chinese population in San Francisco from the 1930s to the 1940s there was…

h. Playground area. Observation. The playground area is located on the backside of the facility and there are some problem areas that needs to be addressed. The Panzer Hotel playground equipment and area faced with a challenge of meeting current standards for playground safety; avoiding legal liabilities; balancing budgets and providing a safe, and yet fun play environment for the hotel guest children. 1) Playground surface. It was noticed throughout the playground area that…

RECOMMENDATION: - build and vitalize the surrounding neighborhood - reconfigure or redesign the physical organization of the playground - fulfill some of the visions the project set out to do KEY FACTS: Sherbourne Common improved the city life quality by redeveloping a brownfield site. The revitalization project consists of a stormwater treatment facility and a recreation park. Because this neighborhood is undergoing new developments, the Common is isolated and secluded, thus it felt empty and…

between City Hall and the Wetumpka Public Library. Gold Star Park used to house an outdoor church. Gold Star Park is surrounded by history, such as the city’s first jail and the antique movie theater. Furthermore, Gold Star holds outdoor activities, a playground, and festivals that make the community thrive. To begin, Gold Star Park is home to two historical buildings of Wetumpka. The city’s first jail, “Old Calaboose,” can be found at the end of the park. The jail, which is a single cell, was…

“Can a Playground Be Too Safe?” by John Tierney John Tierney quoted Henry Stern “I grew up on the monkey bars in Fort Tryon Park, and I never forgot how good it felt to get to the top of them” in the beginning of the science column from the New York Times which begins the argument that with new regulations; playgrounds are not engaging children due to new safety implementations. Consequently, these new safety measures could be posing more harm to children cognitively and physically both now and…

Assess the identified Hazard. Think about the risk and harm from each Hazard. How could the risk and harm from each hazard be more dangerous for the service user group you have identified (2-4 years old) Rubbish on the floor in a park is very dangerous because there are little children around (aged 2-4), who are able to pick up the rubbish and cut them self or even eat it because they may be curious. Also if there is glass in the rubbish the children are more likely to pick it up and may end…