Pasir Ris Secondary School
190 Tampines Street 21
Singapore 529400

21st July 2008

Minister Mah Bow Tan
Minister of National Development
Member of Tampines GRC

Feedbacks and suggestions on improving the playgrounds in Tampines

Dear Minister Mah,

As a student of Pasir Ris secondary school, i grately thank you for giving time to read my letter. Recently, my group was researching on playgounds for the terminally-ill children for our literature project. Researching on the best playground for the children was not such an easy job. We had to follow the rules on following our theme which was forest.The materials we used had to be eco-friendly and our playground concept had be linked to the novel, ~Bridge to Teribithia~. The playground design had to meet the special needs of the children. Our group had gone through thick and thin. Eventually we managed to think up of the best playground.

After this project, we have learned the imporantance of a playground and its purpose. Through researching, we have looked through playgrounds in Tampines. They are of well condition and the design is most suitable for the children of the neighbourhood.

However, playgrounds in Tampines do no meet the expectations of many. Having gone through a project on playgrounds, suggestions and feedbacks were thought of to build better and safer playgrounds for the neighbourhood children.

Firstly, safety is the number one priorty of a parent for his or her child. To improve the safety of a playground, it must build out of safe materials. Instead of hard metal materials why not safe rubbery material instead. Floors of playground could be made of the same material as a running track instead of a hard, cold, marble floor. The material helps cushion a child's feet, and running would not be a problem.

Choice of colours is important for some children can be fussy on choosing which playground to play in. The choice of colours must be of a vareity, especially bright colour as it helps to brighten a child's feelings.

The design of a playground can also be unique. Some playgrounds can be shaped like a castle. This will interest any child on whether to venture through the castle shaped playground or just have fun in it.

Playgrounds does not necessarily have to be build outdoor to bring more llfe to the children. Indoor playground too can be filled with fun. Walls and floors filling the indoor playground can be painted of different themes. Think of a child's interest in fun, having this idea can help imporve the design of the playground to be more fun and interesting.

Thank you for taking time off to read my letter. I hope that you will consider my suggestions on improving the playgrounds in Tampines.

Yous truly,
Charissa Chia Jia Hui
Pasir Ris Secondary School

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