Monday, June 30, 2008
9:18 PM
Block 260 Tampines Street 21
#10-310
Singapore 520260
1 July 2008
Mr Mah Bow Tan
Minister for National Development
Member of Tampines GRC
Dear Mr. Mah
Upgrading of Playground Facilities
Playgrounds in Tampines have filled children’s childhood years thanks to your contribution. I write this letter to inform you of my opinions on the current neighbourhood playgrounds. My school literature project is about making a playground for the emotionally scarred children to help them recover from their trauma.
Our model has normal swings and slides and an in built whiteboard which allows them to express and let out their emotions which they keep to themselves. We also have a hopscotch which helps them hop their way to happiness and helps them built their self-esteem. Our playground is mainly based on music, art, toy, relaxation and communication therapy.
Growing up in Tampines, I had fun playing in the playground almost everyday. Through this project I realize that most of the playgrounds do not aid children who have emotional scars or who are handicapped. They mainly have bridges, slides and interactive features.
How they can be improved is by implementing other features which help these handicapped and emotionally scarred children gain back their happiness and built up their self-esteem. You could implement drums for them to beat and vent their anger to soothe and calm their senses. This is for the music therapy and for the art therapy, a whiteboard could be used to draw out their emotions and erasable crayons are available for them to draw on the floor or on the walls. There would also be interactive toys which can communicate and relate to them.
I hope you would be able to accept my ideas and opinions. Thank you for taking your time off your busy schedule to read this letter.
Yours faithfully
Ruzaini Bin Mohamed Ismail
Student of Pasir Ris Secondary School
