I was stoked to be at the opening of the biggest rope-climbing playground in New Zealand at Johnsonville's West Park School last week.
The rope-climbing playground is designed for children aged 5-15 but after a rigorous testing process I can confirm that it can also accommodate 33 year old males if they feel so inclined. The structure is 2 metres high and is an old-school playground in that it's more challenging than modern playgrounds and is designed to improve physical fitness. Interestingly it can hold as many as 300 kids at a time, although I'm not sure this has been tested to its full extreme yet.
The playground is a partnership project between the School's Board of Trustees, Wellington City Council and the Ministry of Education, which is beneficial because it is utilised during school hours by West Park School school kids and after school and on weekends by the community.
The total cost of the project was $170,000.
The rope-climbing playground is designed for children aged 5-15 but after a rigorous testing process I can confirm that it can also accommodate 33 year old males if they feel so inclined. The structure is 2 metres high and is an old-school playground in that it's more challenging than modern playgrounds and is designed to improve physical fitness. Interestingly it can hold as many as 300 kids at a time, although I'm not sure this has been tested to its full extreme yet.
The playground is a partnership project between the School's Board of Trustees, Wellington City Council and the Ministry of Education, which is beneficial because it is utilised during school hours by West Park School school kids and after school and on weekends by the community.
The total cost of the project was $170,000.
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