Playgrounds at Norwin’s four elementary schools and its intermediate school would be replaced and upgraded through an ambitious initiative undertaken by Norwin PTA committees seeking to raise $600,000 over the next few years.
The PTAs from the elementary schools and Hillcrest Intermediate School have joined with the school district and the Norwin School District Community Foundation, a fundraising arm of the district, in launching the Project Playground initiative.
“We are looking at this as not only a school (playground) project, but a community project,” which would be available for children to use after-school hours, said Cindy Corder, co-chair of the recently-formed Playground Project committee and president of the Hillcrest Intermediate School PTA.
Norwin’s 10-year master facilities study determined the playgrounds, which were built to about 15 years ago, will need to be replaced in the next several years, according to the facilities study from VEBH Architects of Mt. Lebanon.
“We wanted to do this (improve playgrounds) for the social, mental and physical wellness of the children … especially with what is going on now,” said Corder, referencing the covid crisis that has so impacted students since March 2020.
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