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Playground- Minnie Cline Pto

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Recess at Minnie Cline Elementary is an adventure. One slide on the playground stands empty and broken. Steps leading to the play structures are decayed.  There is only one basketball goal that is on a flat surface area.  Certainly sounds like an adventure, but is a trip to the playground meant to be one filled with slides that are blocked off or gone?

Obviously not! That's why the "Play Power" project will bring together students, parents, staff and community members to renovate the Minnie Cline playground. A committee was formed to consider ideas for renovation. They reviewed equipment options and studied examples of other playgrounds. They consulted with students and staff, with a focus on designing a space that is ADA-compliant, yet fun and challenging for a range of ages. They looked at fundraising options and began making plans for a "Play Power" Weekend, an event that will involve all community members in renovating the current space and installing new equipment.

Is a playground really worth all this work? Of course! As Troy Dunn, Minnie Cline Principal, notes, Minnie Cline’s playground is more than just a place to go out and run between reading and math classes. This playground is utilized 10 hours each school day. On weekends and in the summer, children from throughout the community congregate there. That’s why Dunn believes, the playground needs to be a place filled with “play power.”

"A playground has the potential to be kid-empowering,” he said. “It’s a place where kids can unlock their creativity and build social skills. It's a place where they can gain confidence as they climb, slide, and explore. A renovated playground will bring that ‘play power’ back to Minnie Cline.”

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Windy Beauford
Organizer
Savannah, MO

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