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Dear Parents and Guardians, 

I'm excited to share with you our STEM challenge design template! I looked at various templates and found a way to incorporate our dispositions into the one we will use when designing our own SSPS playground. I encourage parents to work collaboratively with your  children with the challenge.

Design_sheet_for_SSPS_ultimate_playground.pdf.

First, we want our students to be curious and consider their users. What do the students of St Saviour's Primary School want and need in a playground? 

Then, we get creative and think outside the box. What would make a playground unique to the students at our school? What would create so much fun, but is easy to maintain and design? You might like to explore this website for some inspiration:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/best-playgrounds-around-world-family-travel

The disposition of being adventurous comes next. We need to be willing to take a risk as we begin constructing our prototype. Perhaps we build it out of new materials we haven't worked with before? Or try out an online app to make our model. 

Once we've constructed our masterpieces, we need to communicate how it went and reflect on our design. What worked well and what could be improved? 

I can't wait to see what amazing designs our students come up with! 

Enjoy walking with your children on this STEM journey!

Warm Regards

Nicki Prentice