PLAYGROUND BUILDS
Central to a child’s ability to learn is the stimulation of play. Children must be free to discover, to play and to enjoy outdoor activity. As Maria Montessori famously quoted, “Play is the Work of a Child.”
“Playgrounds are very important to learning. They help children in physical, emotional and intellectual development. Research has shown that playgrounds help to improve attendance of students. They come to school earlier and stay later so they can play on the playground.”
~ Dr. Carol Babb, Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth & Sport (Belize)
“Children who are given an opportunity to play develop socially; they learn to share, they learn to compete, they learn sportsmanship, they develop good communication skills…All of us, not just children need to be more active. And so this playground will afford those children that opportunity.”
~ Dr. Carol Babb, Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth & Sport (Belize)
In partnership with the Rotary Club of Edmonton, LWB has helped to build full playground sets for a total of 5 schools in Belize City, Belize. All of our playgrounds are recycled from various schools across Alberta and we receive them through the Emmanuel Foundation. For more information on the Emmanuel Foundation’s recycled Playground Projects, follow this link to their site. In February 2018 we constructed our largest playground at St Johns Anglican school.
Since 2013, LWB has worked with the following partners in the annual construction of playgrounds at Belize City schools: