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Playgrounds Program is especially important. Proud of the nonprofit’s collaboration with New York City, Carter Strickland, The Trust for Public Land’s New York State Director, observed that former asphalt lots are being transformed into vibrant, green play spaces for children. The Playgrounds Program includes student participation in the design process through brainstorming and hands-on education of related subjects such as science, math, and architecture. All 628 schoolchildren at PS 33 had the opportunity to be part of the project. In a statement to Chelsea Now, Principal Wang called it “an immersive, hands-on learning experience,� for students who were “challenged to incorporate many different disciplines in their work, but particularly incorporated STEM [science, technology, engineering and mathematics] to help develop a one-of-a-kind playground and public space for our community.� “Students, parents, teachers all came together, brainstormed and pooled their ideas,� said NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson (whose dis-
Courtesy of The Trust for Public Land
A schematic of the playground shows what area kids will be enjoying by fall 2018.
trict includes the PS 33 area). An allocation of $750,000 from the Council’s capital discretionary bud-
get will help fund the renovation. “This is going to be a place where kids have fun. It’s going to be a place
where they want to be. And that’s what we want in our schools — inside and outside,� he said.
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