Pasir Ris Secondary School
390 Tampines Street 21
Singapore 529400
3rd July 2008
Mr. Mah Bow Tan,
Minister of National Development
Minister of Tampines GRC
Dear Mr. Mah,
How To Improve Playgrounds In Tampines?
I am a student from Pasir Ris Secondary school and I am writing this letter to you concerning some suggestions and recommendations on the way the surrounding playgrounds in the Tampines GRC could be better redesigned.
The project was to design a playground for an allocated group of special needs children. I my research it is found that most playgrounds are almost constantly similar in appearance and that there are no special attributes of enhancement that would allow them to be able to reach out to the special needs children of Singapore. It is my opinion that playgrounds should not only be fun, engaging and as well as safe but also that they should be more needs-sensitive towards children with emotionally and/or physical deficiencies.
There are many to the playground additions that would not only allow for playgrounds to be more emotionally and physiologically centered. For example there could be more different as well as original musical instruments attached to the playgrounds interior and exterior. Also less used playground structures such as merry-go-round and a flying fox or even a small corner filled with plastic balls for the children and a long slide that is in a spiral going around the playground.
Children will definitely play in safe playgrounds as parents will also encourage it rather that playing playgrounds that are viewed as any other or uninteresting and inspiring to children while still having fun while no having many troubles.
I hope that you would use our proposal, thank you.
Yours Sincerely
YMH
