4. EDUCATION
FALMOUTH GARDENS BASIC SCHOOL GETS WITH NEW PLAYGROUND STUDENTS AT the Falmouth Gardens Basic School in Trelawny now enjoy an enhanced playtime experience thanks to a speciallydesigned playground facilitated by the JPS Foundation. The facility was officially handed over to the children on Wednesday February 12, 2014. Conceptualised and designed by Sculptural Engineer and Contractor, Mr. Scheed Cole, it features eight fun pieces which are sure to keep the children energised and engaged. In addition to the conventional swings and see-saws, the outdoor play paradise boasts a Noah’s Ark, a Rock Climber with tunnel, a sand pit and two lifesized animals – a Tortoise and a Donkey that sits above a tyre hill.
“Interactions on the playground can bring about the innovation that can help turn around our world” In thanking Mr. Cole for his artistic vision, JPS President & CEO, Kelly Tomblin, shared that “Education is broader than it once was. Each of us has different powers and research shows that the playground helps to bring out a lot of the special attributes that we all have. “Interactions on the playground can bring about the innovation that can help turn around our world.” This is the first specially-designed playground to be installed at one of the three schools under the JPS
Foundation’s Model Schools Project. The York Town Basic School in Clarendon and the Kingston-based Rennock Lodge Infant School are next in line to receive a similar play area. Principal of the school, Margaret Gordon-Bennett, was delighted with having this new addition to her school. “I am so overjoyed. I thank the JPS Foundation for all its contributions to our school. Everyone is just so amazed at how beautiful this play area is and it will be of great benefit to the children.”