Noah’s Park & Playgrounds will be
adding two custom playgrounds to the Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School,
Lockhart ISD’s newest elementary school still under construction. The Alma
Brewer Strawn Elementary School is located in Dale, Texas, and is named after a
former 5th grade teacher and longtime community education role
model, Alma Brewer Strawn.
Lockhart ISD strives to graduate
all of its students as “citizens who are educated, productive, and
self-fulfilling lifelong learners.” With the number of students
increasing at Lockhart ISD, the board decided to design the new elementary
school to allow for the expansion of 700 students to the district. Through
a long bid process during 2015, Lockhart Independent School District chose
Noah’s Park & Playgrounds to design the two exciting playground structures,
and other components for their newest elementary. The scope of this
project consists of equipment for two age-specific playgrounds and two
basketball goals at the new school. One of the two play areas will be for Pre-K
– 1st grade students, and an additional play area for 2nd –
5th grade students.
The Pre-K – 1st grade
rainforest green, brown and tan, custom playground structure consists of an ADA
transfer station, wavy double bed-way slide, wavy straight slide, rock climber,
rail arch climber, angled rail climber, bench panel, store front panel and
captain’s wheel. To complete the structure, Noah’s will also be installing a
4-foot free-standing wave slide to match the playground structure as well as
3-bay, 6-swing frame with six tan swing belt seats. Other independent equipment
for the Pre-K – 1st grade play area are the Tommy Truck spring
rider, the Bumbling Betsy double spring rider and the Rockwell Teeter Duo
spring rider.
The 2nd – 5th grade
play structure features a good blend of
activities to engage children on physical, mental, and social levels. But, most
importantly, it’s very colorful and super fun! This red, rainforest green and tan custom play
system comes complete with an ADA transfer station, two curve slides, a double
bed-way slide, deck-to-deck side climber, cyclone climber, arch bridge, deep
rung arch climber, end access ladder, overhead wheels, lily pads, double bongo
drums and bench panel. To complete the 2nd – 5thgrade
play area, Noah’s will be adding a 4-bay, 8-seat swing frame with tan swing
belt seats as well as a super dome and two basketball goals.
Teachers and parents were not
forgotten as Lockhart ISD also chose additional seating for them, consisting of
five 6-foot benches being installed around both new play areas. For safety and
ADA accessible purposes for both play areas, Noah’s will be adding engineered
wood fiber surfacing, border timbers as surfacing containment, and a full ADA
ramp system package for wheelchair access to each play area.
Noah’s Park & Playgrounds’ CPSI
certified installation crew will be building both playgrounds, and all
components, this summer before the 2016 Fall school year begins.
