Pasir Ris Secondary School 390 Tampines St 21 Singapore 529400
3 July 2008
Mr Mah Bow Tan Minister of National Development Member of Tampines GRC
Dear Mr Mah
Re : FEETBACK ABOUT THE PLAYGROUND IN TAMPINES
I am writing to inform you about the playground in Tampines. The playground was dazzling at firstsight but it is safe for children, especially for the handicapped children. However now, the playground is an eye-sore. The facilities at the playground are a safety-hazzard. Recently, I witnessed that the swing were broken. The residents in Tampines are worried about their children playing in the playground.
My school SA1 project is about making a 3D playground for the mentally-abused children. This project led me to ponder about the playground in my neighbourhood. Due to this, I surveyed the playground carefully. The children who are usually at the playground most often hurt themselves. Sometimes, I can also witness a few children fight each other at times at the playground and there are clearly no supervision.
The playground is even dangerous to the children who are careful. The facilities there are very decrepit and may give-way at any moment. As the paents are busy with their work. A few children, particularly, the mentally-abused can hurt themselves or attack others around them. Since the ground is not covered with sand, the children easily hurt themselves when they fall down.
To improve our playground, the environment of the playground should be peaceful and safe. The environment also affects the children. The mentally-abused children shoud not injure themselves and doing dangerous things. The design of the playground should be colourful and captivating. It will attract children and they will feel more comfortable in the playground. To protect the mentally-abused children, we can have a few people in supervising at the playground. The most important things are to make the facilities user friendly, strongly and safe.
I conclude by expressing my heart-felt request that the issue would be looked into. Over the years, National development in Singapore has seen tremendous improvement. I do believe that these mentally-abused children deserve a welcoming environment.
Yours faithfully Kim Sohyeon, a student of Pasir Ris Secondary School
