Located adjacent to John Dolan School, the Sensory Playground provides students and staff with a safe, convenient and flexible place to play and learn together. Students at John Dolan School range in ages from 3 to 22, and display varying levels of physical abilities. The design of the playground responds to the specific needs and skill levels of all students, and provides a unique, therapeutic, and sensorial play space. Varying types of play equipment and site features were chosen to increase student development. For instance, sensory features of colours, textures, music, noises, reflecting light, support sensory awareness, and the “Funway” - a motor circuit of arrows, bumps and waves - promotes physical motor development. Through understanding varying desired play intensities for students (low, medium, high), the playground layout is defined by play zones, allowing options of solo-play, relaxing interactive play, or energetic interactive play. A fence surrounds the playground to ensure students are safe and secure. Designated as a fully wheelchair-accessible playground, John Dolan Sensory Playground was the first of its kind in Saskatchewan, and has become a destination for the surrounding community and schools within the greater Saskatoon area.
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