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Simei Road
Block 158, #02-246
Singapore 520158

1st July 2008

Dear Mr. Mah Bow Tan,

Suggestions on how to improve playgrounds in the neighborhood

I am a student from Pasir Ris Secondary School and I am writing this letter to give some feedbacks and suggestions on how to improve our current playgrounds in the neighborhood to meet the special needs of children. Under your expert leadership, Tampines has been a very busy neighborhood with a very good standard of living for residents. Residents here are united and therefore, we should also spare thought for disabled children by reconstructing playgrounds that meet the special needs of these type of children too, not just for normal children.

My group members and I did a project which was about designing a playground to meet the special needs of some children. Basically, our theme was “children with emotional scars” and we designed a playground and did the model which consists of the usual things in a playground but with some modification on it. Our findings are that these children should be able to have a playground specially to meet their needs as this may help them to gain confidence and boost their low self esteem in life. This project has led me to reflect on the playground in my neighborhood as most of the playgrounds don’t meet the special needs of children which are handicapped or have other emotional needs. It is a disadvantage as it is not fair for the children as they may not be able to play all the things in the playground.

Therefore, playgrounds in our neighborhood should be improved by making it more need-sensitive. You should really consider this suggestion as this way, these children will be able to enjoy and have fun like normal kids so that they will not feel left out. The playgrounds can be improved by including other new features such as cushions or small mats on the floor so that the children will not get hurt or injured easily.

Thank you for taking you time off from your busy schedule to read this letter. I hope you would consider the advantages of improving the playgrounds.

Yours sincerely,
Zafirah.