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Without the help, time and support that my family gave this project would not have been possible. It was because of them and the support that they gave me and how they pushed me to carry on when the challenges kept piling up, that the project came to be.

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The Stop sign was specifically requested to be in the playground as it is part of the curriculum and giving the learners a physical and practical object in order to see it assist in the learners learning and understanding.

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A glance at the playground before the project

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The Polka dots was a strategy that we had to come up with not only to do something different and creative on the fence posts of the playground boundary, but also to save on the amount of paint that we had to ensure that we were able to leave behind as much paint as possible for the school in order for them to sustain the project for as long as possible.

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Prep for the final part of the zebra/ pedestrian crossing, featuring our refreshments for the day

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With the road in place, the learners are now able to use the toys, bikes and scooters that were donated by the Department of Basic Education.

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This project assisted in terms that it gave the learners a safe and inviting area to explore and discover through play. The paint brought the playground to life again and the maintenance allowed for more area's to be utilised during the learners play. Which in turn allowed for better skill development and better learning.

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The zebra/ pedestrian crossing coming along in stages

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A few challenges were experienced, such as not having a long enough ladder

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Painting of the jungle gyms - slates being colour - co-ordinated 

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The see-saw was the first item in the playground to be painted. It was the starting point of the project.
It was here that we discovered the consistency of traffic paint and how difficult it is to paint with as it dries extremely fast and eats away at the paint brushes as you paint.

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Painting out the letters of the Stop sign

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Additional tools prepared the evening before

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The prep work for the playground started in good time before the project, including cutting out various foam sponges to make different sized polka dots

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A touch-up to the Stop sign before it is put up

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A close up of the handprints left by the learners

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The handprints left by the learners on the back wall of the playground

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The handprint project had a few great challenges of its own. Creative ways in which to protect the learners and their clothing had to be implemented in order to not ruin their uniforms.

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The stop sign that was created with the help of Colin and Tyler for the Project and inclusion of road signs on the playground.

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The stop sign was requested specifically due to it being in the Grade R curriculum. It is not safe to take the learners out of the school to see a real stop sign and so the aim was to create one as real as possible and have it up on their playground to see and have a practical example of a physical stop sign.

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A zebra/ pedestrian crossing created at the entrance of the playground.

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The elements that were created, especially with regards to the road signs were done so in a way in which the learners could get practical use of them in the required manner as per if it was out on the real street. It was done so in a way that allowed for the teachers to point out to the learners about the uses of the road signs and how the learners are to use them both on the playground and outside on the roads.

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The 'road' after the project was completed

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The Marsh's who assisted by donating various materials and tools as well as their time and effort towards the project.

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A donation of a variety of different traffic paints from Umicore South Africa in order to assist in the project.

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Prism construction workforce and the Marshes who donated their time and expertise in assisting in the implementation of the project

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The community got involved through the various donations that were provided. We had two companies come through and deliver donations towards the project.
Umicore South Africa donated a variety of traffic paint and Prism Construction contributed members of their workforce to assist in the painting and Maintenace of the playground.

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The learners and teachers were united during the project as they all assisted in decorating the back walls with their handprints.  They were all able to leave their marks on the playground where their education journey began.
This created a great sense of pride.

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Educators are aware of the great importance of play in the early years of childhood.
It assists in the wholistic development of a child, and this then impacts their learning overall into the later years.
This was discussed as a refresher with regards to the importance of play and giving the learners a safe and inviting area to explore, discover, and overall, play in during the meetings that were held.

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Awareness was created through various meetings and update - discussions with the relevant parties as well as through the proposals that were created to give additional insight and detail into the project.
The meetings and discussions were held with those who would need to decide on the project that was going to be implemented, those who had to give permission, who would be affected by the implementation of the project, and thereafter, those who were involved in the marking of the task.