Problems found in Tampines playgrounds :
- The variety is not wide enough for kids who are less-abled.
- There is a lot of vandalising, playground is also damaged here and there and misuse of playground like occupying the playground for long hours to do their own stuff and not letting others to have the chance to play.
- There is also unnesessary noise during the peak hours or the hours after school.

1. How can we improve on the playground?
- Firstly, we should include more variety like adding more colours, some equipment that might help the physical conditions of the less-abled like adding a stationary bicycle.
- Writing of vulgarities and vandalising should be kept to those who wrote them and not pollute the environment as the playground is visited by many people each day. Mostly who play the playground would be at a tender young age so the vulgarities might influence them and parents would be unhappy if their children came home and started saying vulgarities. People should also not do their own stuff and occupy the playground for long hours as they should consider other people who also wants to play in the playground.
- Reduce the level of noise made as it will affect the people who live around in that area.

2. In what ways can you make the playground more appealing to the groups of less-abled people?
- Have a wide variety of facilities like things that can stimulate their minds and help them in their physical conditions for e.g. having a stationary bicycle, flashcards which have words and colour, short word puzzles and design the facilities in many shapes and sizes.
- Make the playground safer by building it indoors as exposed playgrounds tend to be more dangerous for the less-abled.

Lee Huan Ting (13)
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