Pasir Ris Secondary School
390 Tampines Street 21
Singapore 529400

21 July 2008

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

Dear Minister Mah
Feedbacks and suggestions on the playgrounds in Tampines
Being a home to many families, Tampines has many facilities and the playgrounds are one of them. Although the different types of colours and the degree of safety can be seen, there are some activities that are not suitable for some children. The children I am talking about are the children with terminal diseases. Normally, the playgrounds are built for healthy and active kids so the playgrounds often have things like monkey bars which are unsuitable for the terminally ill children
My group and I have created a playground that is suitable for all children, whether they are ill or not. The theme of the playground is ‘forest’. Using this theme, we have created an indoor playground with the things found in a forest or near it.
In the middle of the playground, a lake will be painted and a small bridge will be constructed to give the children the impression of entering another world. A few marine animal toys are also placed on the lake and in case the children have an allergy, the material used to make the soft toy cover prevents bacteria and mildew from growing on it.


A tree house will also be built and a couple of toys will be placed in it. There will be about three trees in total. One of them will have a ladder where they can climb up and slide down a slide leading to a huge amount of coloured plastic balls and another ladder leading to another tree. The tree that it leads to is the one with a house on it. It also has a television installed under the tree and benches placed all over it in case the children and tired and want to rest or the parents want to wait for their children. The last tree will be located on the other side of the lake, where a swing will be attached to it, allowing the children to rest on it and look at other children play and have fun. An interesting feature our playground has is a tambourine as not many playgrounds have it. The tambourine is located at a corner of the indoor playground so it does not block the way of the children and adults. A see saw that have seats that are specially made in the shape of a discus fish will also attract the children’s attention.


As safety is always our first priority, we make sure that even if the children falls down, they won’t get hurt as the floor is made of soft material, cushioning the fall of the kids. This playground will also serve as a place where children can relax so the walls will be painted with animals and such to attract attention.
Thank you for taking time off to read my proposal and I hope you consider my suggestions as on how to upgrade the playgrounds in Tampines.

Yours truly,
Lim Yu Hui
Student of Pasir Ris Secondary School

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