A Ridgewood elementary school is asking for the community’s help in getting a brand-new space for their students to play.
P.S. 290, also known as A.C.E. Academy for Scholars, currently serves more than 500 students from pre-K through fifth grade. When their new school building was constructed in 2014, the layout only included a playground for the pre-K students, leaving the rest of the students without a place to play.
P.S. 290 has set up a GoFundMe page to raise the funds necessary to purchase an Imagination Playground starter kit, playground equipment system that help transform a space into a space that is not only fun, but encourages learning, social development and movement.
“Using Imagination Playground blocks, kids build a new world every day,” wrote Katarzyna Okula, PTA president at P.S. 290, on the campaign page. “They make new dramatic scenarios, settings, and games to play. Most important, they make the rules. Because Imagination Playground is child-directed and open-ended, it encourages self-expression through deep, joyful play.”
The playground would be placed in the school’s front lot. Due to the portability of the Imagination Playground, the school plans to use the equipment inside during the cold winter months.
So far, the community has raised $1,555 of their $6,000 goal through the GoFundMe campaign. Click here to donate or to share the fundraiser on social media.
