Best School Playground Ever!!!
Kendra's Playground Design
Playground Description
This playground design includes: 1 large jungle gym, 2 swing sets (8 swings total), 1 merry go round, 1 set of monkey bars, 1 circle climbing dome, 1 basketball court, and 1 soccer field. The playground will have three separated areas: a mulch area containing (the jungle gym, swings, merry go round, monkey bars, and climbing dome), the basketball court (this will be a paved surface), and the soccer field (a grassy area).
Jungle Gym
The jungle gym will include slides, climbing structures, extra monkey bars, etc. Many children will be able to use this equipment at one time.
Climbing Dome
This structure will allow 10-15 students to climb at one time.
Basketball Court
This will be a space for students to play pavement style sports. This can be accessed even when other playground equipment is inaccessible. This can also serve as a place to set up booths for school functions.
Space and Costs
Spacing:
This will be a very large playground area containing three main sections. The mulched section containing the jungle gym along with the other play struct will need a total perimeter around 400 feet and will have an area of 10,000 feet squared. The paved basketball court area will have a perimeter of 232 feet and an area of 3,108 feet squared. The last section will be the soccer fields that have a perimeter of 240 feet and an area of 3,500 feet squared.
Costs:
The costs for this playground are extensive. The costs of the mulch are would be around $50,000, the costs for the basketball court would be around $6,000, and the costs for the soccer field would be around $1,000. The total for the entire playground would be around $57,000.