Outdoor play equipment helps school improve
09/07/2010 Changes to the selection of outdoor play activities available at a school in Chester have earned an outstanding Ofsted report.
Dee Point County Primary School was told that it must improve its outdoor play facilities in 2006 and has invested heavily since then, Chester First reported.
New equipment at the school includes a wooden adventure trail, tyre park and outdoor classroom.
David Williams, head teacher at the school, told the news provider that there are now facilities to entertain children of all ages.
"The aim of adding new outdoor playground facilities was to give children something to be proud of, something to care for and respect," Mr Williams said.
He added: "It also increased and enhanced learning and play opportunities and encouraged physical exercise overall."
Writing for Helium, Aisling Ash, suggested recently that exercise should be presented to children in the form of play activities, as the concept of working out will be foreign to them.
She added that when exercise is done through play it offers parents and kids the opportunity to bond.
Dee Point County Primary School was told that it must improve its outdoor play facilities in 2006 and has invested heavily since then, Chester First reported.
New equipment at the school includes a wooden adventure trail, tyre park and outdoor classroom.
David Williams, head teacher at the school, told the news provider that there are now facilities to entertain children of all ages.
"The aim of adding new outdoor playground facilities was to give children something to be proud of, something to care for and respect," Mr Williams said.
He added: "It also increased and enhanced learning and play opportunities and encouraged physical exercise overall."
Writing for Helium, Aisling Ash, suggested recently that exercise should be presented to children in the form of play activities, as the concept of working out will be foreign to them.
She added that when exercise is done through play it offers parents and kids the opportunity to bond.
