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School's out, but kids are still coming to Waterbury's Thatcher Brook Primary School — for the playground. This sprawling hillside funscape is home to tetherball and teeter-totters, swing sets and slides. But what really sets it apart are the natural play structures, including a rock-garden labyrinth, a massive sandbox and a rock-climbing wall.
"The goal was to connect kids to nature through imaginative play," says co-principal Stephanie Hudak of the unusual design. Conceptualized in 2005 and finally realized in 2008 after much community fundraising and support, the playground minimizes plastic and metal structures by making use of logs, rocks and the natural lay of the land.
Best of all, the playground is open to the community during all non-recess hours. Hudak says she has seen children climbing, sliding and swinging on the grounds all summer long.
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Essex Junction, VT
Reggio Emilia Inspired CTE Preschool at the Center for Technology, Essex. Ages 3-5, School Year October - May Licensed Preschool & Head Teachers with Student Teachers for a low ratio! We have a beautiful classroom and playground. We offer play and socialization, art and creativity and curriculum in language arts,…(more)
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Burlington, VT 05402
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