Students at Seaholme Primary School have a new outdoor learning space to enjoy.
Known as the “Seaholme Sanctuary,” the new play space will be officially launched on Thursday, April 3 and will allow students to engage their senses in a wide variety of ways.
The inclusively designed space combines different textures, water play, instruments, a giant chess board, yarning circle, bridge, and plant life.
This week’s opening will bring to a close a seven-year effort by the school council to have a new outdoor learning space funded and built, with the state government finally granting $300,000 towards the project and construction beginning late last year.
“Teachers can take the learning outside, students have a calm outdoor play area,” said Seaholme Primary assistant principal Leah McClelland of what the new space would provide staff and students that they didn’t have before.
Ms McClelland said the sanctuary would prove especially beneficial to the school’s community partners such as with Future Students Playgroup, Seaholme Kinder and Western Autistic.
“We know that all of those groups that we are connected to will love our new space,” she said.
While Thursday’s opening coincides with the last day of term one, Ms McClelland said students had already been given a tour of the sanctuary and would have the chance to play in it before leaving for the holidays.
“We are having a special assembly and then we are inviting families to stay and play with us in the brand new Seaholme Sanctuary space.”
Cade Lucas
