Loose parts playground an inspired gateway to fun learning

Chelsea Channing

By Chelsea Channing
Published November 20, 2019

When students at Matua Ngaru School break for lunch, you might find them sailing the seven seas in a mighty vessel, building a hut on a vast coastal plain, or renovating the family kitchen.

When it comes to their large loose parts playground, the options for play stretch as far as the students’ imaginations ...

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