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Sut cl i f f ePl aywor kedwi t ht heschoolt odesi gna br i ght ,i nvi t i ngandi nspi r i ngpl ayar eawhi chcoul d f ul f i lt hecompl exneedsoft hepupi l s,manyofwhom ar ewheel chai ruser s.Ensur i ngever ychi l dhasequal oppor t uni t i est opl aysi debysi de.Thedesi gnevol ved dur i ngt heconsul t at i onpr ocess,wi t ht heover al l l ayoutchangi ngt ocr eat et hebestpossi bl epl ayar ea f ort heschoolandi t spupi l s,i ncl udi ngopenspacest o enabl et hef r eemovementofmul t i pl ewheel chai r s andcar er sacr osst hespace.

Att hecent r eoft henewpl ayar ea,ThePl ayTr ai li st he epi t omeofi ncl usi vepl ay ,of f er i ngaccessi bl epl ay f eat ur esal lal ongt het r ai landatdi f f er entl evel s.

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Mor eneedst obedonei nschool st ouni t echi l dr ent obepr oudoft hei rschool andever ypupi li ni tandbehappyf orever yone’ sachi evement saswel las t hei rown.Bul l yi ngwoul dn' tbeaccept edi nt hewor kpl acesoi tneedst obe st ampedouti nschool st oo.Phonesneedt obebanneddur i ngschoolhour s j ustasi ti snotaccept abl et ouseyourphoneatwor kchi l dr enneedt obe t r ai nedwi t ht hi si deaatschoolt oo.Al lst udent sshoul dl eaveschoolwhi chl i f e ski l l sandconf i dencehavi ngdi scover edt hei rski l l sbot hpr act i cal ,physi cal andacademi c.Gi vi ngchi l dr enmor ef r eet i meatschoolt ochoosewhi chact i vi t i est heywantt odowi l lbui l dconf i denceasi tgi vest hemessaget hatwear e al ldi f f er entandchoosesdi f f er entt hi ngswhengi vent hechoi ce." " Havi ngwor kedwi t hmanychi l dr enovermyyear sasat her api stIcansum up t hatt hemai npr obl em i schi l dr enneverr eal l yf eelt hemsel vesathomeori n school .Chi l dr enar ehi ghl ycr eat i vewi t hwonder f uli deasmostoft het i met hei r uni quenessi sbei ngmasked.

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Ther ei scl ear l yaneedt opr ovi desuppor tf ort hephysi calandment al wel l bei ngofyoungpeopl e,aswel lassuppor tf orheadt eacher sand schoolst af f ,under goi nghi ghwor kpr essur e. “ Ther ear emanyr easonswhyt hedevel opmentofmi ndf ul nessf or t eacher sandschoolst af fi sawel comemove.Mi ndf ul nesshast he capaci t yt oi mpr ovest af foccupat i onalwel l bei ngandj obsat i sf act i on, i mpr oveper f or mance,andr educet hewast edexpendi t ur eandhuman mi ser yr epr esent edbyt hemanydaysofst r essr el at edsi cknessand at t r i t i onf r om t het eachi ngpr of essi on.Theevi dencebasef ort he benef i ci ali mpactofmi ndf ul nessont heyoungi sgr owi ngr api dl yand st udent scl ear l yneedt eacher sski l l edi nmi ndf ul nesst ot eachi t . ” ( Kat her i neWear eEvi dencef orMi ndf ul ness:I mpact sont heWel l bei ng andPer f or manceofSchoolSt af f ) Randomi sedcont r olt r i al shaveshownt heef f ect i venessof mi ndf ul nessi nr educi ngawi der angeofphysi calandment alheal t h condi t i onsi nadul t sandyoungpeopl e.MRIscansst udi essuggestt hat mi ndf ul nessmedi t at i onal t er st hest r uct ur eandf unct i onoft hebr ai ni n keyar easi nvol vedwi t hconcent r at i on,empat hy ,emot i onal sel f r egul at i on,anddeci si onmaki ng.

Mi ndf ul nesscant her ef or esuppor tasenseofwel l bei ngandgi ve chi l dr enessent i alt ool st onavi gat eski l f ul l yt hr oughadol escenceand adul t hood.

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5r easonswhyaMUGA i scost ef f ect i vei nvest mentf oryourschool Thi nki ngofi nvest i ngi namul t i usegamesar eabut concer nedaboutt hecostandmai nt enance?Letus t al kyout hr oughhow aMUGAi sacost ef f ect i ve sol ut i onf oryourschool …

Thever sat i l enat ur eofamul t i usegamesar ea,orMUGAf orshor t , makesi tt hei dealar eaf ormul t i pl espor t sandact i vi t i es.Thesef aci l i t i es ar eavi t alsour ceoff un,exer ci seandeducat i onf oryoungpeopl e acr osst hecount r y .Thef i r stquest i onmostpeopl easki showmucha MUGAi sl i kel yt ocost .–I nr eal i t y ,t hesef aci l i t i esof f eracost ef f ect i ve sol ut i onaswel lasi mpr ovi ngyourspor t sandpl ayf aci l i t i es.Her ear e5 r easonswhy .

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Ext endedpl ay Get t i ngmaxi mum usef r om aspor t sf aci l i t yi sacommonobj ect i vef or t hosel ooki ngt oi nvesti nar t i f i ci algr ass,orupgr adet hei rmacadam pl aygr ound.Synt het i ct ur fi snonsl i pandmudf r eemeani ngt hatpl ay doesn’ thavet oendj ustbecauseoft hepoorweat her .Thi sal l owsf or t hespor t i ngf aci l i t yt oaccommodat epl ayf oral ongerper i odoft heacademi cyear .

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Gr eat erver sat i l i t y Ast henamesuggest s,amul t i usegamesar eai ssui t abl ef ormany spor t ssuchast enni s,net bal l ,f oot bal l ,cr i cket ,andhockey ,whi l ef l exi bl enet t i ngcanbeusedsot hatsever aldi f f er entspor t scanbepl ayed ont hesynt het i csur f aceatonce.Thi sf l exi bi l i t yensur est hatschool s maxi mi set hei rspor t sof f er i ngsi naneconomi calf ashi onwi t houtcompr omi si ngonmuchneededspace.

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Har dwear i ngandl ongl ast i ng Wheni nvest i ngi nanewspor t sf aci l i t y ,youwantt oknowt hatyou’ r e buyi ngi nt oqual i t yandl ongevi t y .Mul t i spor tsur f acessuchasAdvent ur e,madeoutofhar dwear i ngyar ns,ar edesi gnedwi t hsust ai ni nghi gh l evel sofuseovert i mei nmi nd.Thi smeanst hatst udent swi l lcont i nue t obenef i tf r om asynt het i csur f acef oryear st ocome.

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Addi t i onali ncome AMUGA’ sut i l i t ydoesn’ tendwi t hpr ovi di ngasaf eenvi r onmentf ora school ’ spupi l s,t heycanbeusedasanaddi t i onalr evenuest r eam i f r ent edoutt ol ocalcl ubst oo.Thever sat i l eandpr of essi onalnat ur eof t hesynt het i csur f acecanser vet oat t r actnumer ousspor t scl ubsand l ocalgr oupst or entoutt hepi t ch.Asamul t i usegamesar eacanbe usedf ormul t i pl espor t s,t her ear ef ewl i mi t sont hel ocalgr oupst hat canmakeuseoft hespace–t hi saddi t i onali ncomewi l lhel pt oof f set anyongoi ngmai nt enancecost sandkeept hef aci l i t yi nper f ectshape.

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Easymai nt enance Unl i kenat ur algr asswhi chr equi r esi nt ensi ve,ongoi ngmai nt enancet o keepi tatahi ghst andar d,ar t i f i ci algr assr equi r esmuchl esswor kt o keepi tl ooki ngandper f or mi ngati t sbest .Thecol our edl i nesona MUGAwi l lnotf ade,comer ai norshi ne,evenwhenexposedt or i gor ous pl ay .Whi l et hesynt het i csur f acei sal somor er esi l i entmaki ngi tf arl ess l i kel yt ogetdamagedcompar edt onat ur algr ass.

Asl ongast hosei nvest i ngi naMUGAmai nt ai nt hei rpi t ches cor r ect l y ,t heywi l lcont i nuet ohaveaccesst oanal l weat her pi t chf ort henext1015year s.Ti ger Tur fof f eranumberof mul t i spor tpr oduct ssui t abl ef orar angeofneeds,so,why notmake2020t heyeart hatyougi veyourschoolsome f aci l i t i est obet r ul ypr oudof ?

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Bl easdal eSchool ,aspeci al i stdayschoolwhi chal so of f er sopt i onalr esi dent i alpr ovi si on,cat er sf orpupi l s agedf r om 2t o19year swi t hPr of oundandMul t i pl e Lear ni ngDi f f i cul t i es( PMLD) .Theschoolwant edt o cr eat eanewout doorpl ayar eat ocompl ementi ndoor pl aypr ovi si onandaddaddi t i onalpl aybenef i t s.

Sut cl i f f ePl aywor kedwi t ht heschoolt odesi gna br i ght ,i nvi t i ngandi nspi r i ngpl ayar eawhi chcoul d f ul f i lt hecompl exneedsoft hepupi l s,manyofwhom ar ewheel chai ruser s.Ensur i ngever ychi l dhasequal oppor t uni t i est opl aysi debysi de.Thedesi gnevol ved dur i ngt heconsul t at i onpr ocess,wi t ht heover al l l ayoutchangi ngt ocr eat et hebestpossi bl epl ayar ea f ort heschoolandi t spupi l s,i ncl udi ngopenspacest o enabl et hef r eemovementofmul t i pl ewheel chai r s andcar er sacr osst hespace.

Att hecent r eoft henewpl ayar ea,ThePl ayTr ai li st he epi t omeofi ncl usi vepl ay ,of f er i ngaccessi bl epl ay f eat ur esal lal ongt het r ai landatdi f f er entl evel s.

Desi gnedf orwheel chai raccessal lwayr ound,t hi suni t hasampl er oom f orcar er st oo,i ncl udi ngext r ahei ghtat t het opoft hesl i deal l owi ngf oreasysi det r ansf erf r om wheel chai r s.Addi t i onali ncl usi veequi pmenti ncl udesa sensor yf l ower ,anestswi ng,al ar gedi shr oundabout andasensor ypat hwhi chwi ndsi nbet weent hepl ay equi pmentcompl et est henewpl ayar ea.Cr eat i vewet pouracr osst heschemecr eat esi magi nat i veand engagi ngpl ayawayf r om t heequi pment . “ Wor ki ngwi t hSut cl i f f ePl aywasar eal l ypl easant exper i ence,t heyunder st oodexact l ywhatt heschool wasl ooki ngf or .Thecont r act or swer egr eat ,andweal l wor kedt oget hersot her ewasmi ni maldi sr upt i onf or pupi l sandst af f .Ever yonei sdel i ght edwi t ht he out comeandr eal l yenj oyedseei ngt hepl aygr ound devel opasi twasbei ngbui l t .Theycoul dnotwai tunt i l i twascompl et edandt heycoul dst ar tusi ngi t . ” ValToml i nson–SchoolBusi ness Manager–Bl easdal eSchool

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