Article published on 26 April 2016
How can we raise the awareness of children concerning sustainable development and respect for the environment?
Proludic, together with our Spanish partner HPC, have addressed this issue by creating an entire themed playground on the different stages of the recycling process.
The entire waste processing action is explained to children in a fun way, using specific recycling playground equipment adapted to each age range.
The playground is divided into three areas:
For the youngest children, three multi-play units in the shape and colours of waste sorting containers are alongside springers representing everyday waste: an apple, a battery, a bottle of water and a soda can.
Children play in this environment by climbing on walls, nets, masts, and going down slides.
As the second area illustrates waste collection by using a piece of equipment symbolising the trash truck. Children can exercise by climbing, sliding, balancing, but also play manipulation, observation and thinking games. Educational play panels associated to the recycling theme appear throughout the equipment; they are accessible from the outside as well as from the inside of the structure. An access ramp and a large space inside enable children in wheelchairs to play with every other child, regardless of the different abilities of each child.
In the third area, children will find a big tower representing the waste processing plant. The tower sits beside a sandbox designed in several workshops to remind children of the recycling sorting process.
The tower is a big multi-play structure, with a peak higher than 4 metres. It can be accessed only by using elements that required balance skills, height management and good movement coordination. To go back down, children can venture on the tube slide which starts off at 3 metres high, or by sliding down the fireman pole.
The Sand Factory offers sand extraction, transport and transformation workshops. These enable older children to link these activities to the various waste selection stages in a waste processing plant.
In addition to the play equipment, the playground includes educational panels, such as braille. This gives information on recycling and how important it is for the preservation of the environment.
Regarding the flooring, except for the Sand Factory, the play equipment sits on recycling themed wet pour. The surface included graphic elements representing the international recycling symbols: the Tidy man, the Möbius strip, a tree leaf, a sun…
This playground was launched in November 2014.
It was installed in the vast Family Park located in Almería (Andalusia), alongside three other play areas. The park spreads out on an area equivalent to 15 football pitches!
The city received the El Columpio de Oro (“Golden swing”) prize in March 2016. The award rewards the best play areas created or renovated in Spain during the last 5 years. The selection criteria were the layout, accessibility, security, innovation and sustainable management of the playground.
Almería was in competition with 30 other cities. The park received the first prize, more specifically for its recycling playground.
Proludic and HPC contributed to this successful park by demonstrating strong creative abilities in the layout of the recycling area. The design included specific products, layout according to various age ranges, accessibility for children with special needs in order to create an inclusive playground. The site also included themed play equipment, flooring and information panels surrounding the entire playground.
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