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their good health and wellbeing. School playgrounds that they do not even go outside during the leisure
play important role in their daily life for fulfilling period.
their interest, development and learning needs. For
that reason, “child psychologists and educators have Improvement in the physical and mental health
considered the school playground as an important of children has occurred because of play facilities
venue for children’s social and cognitive development. in the school premises, which also affected their
learning. It is found in observational evidence and
School playgrounds in the project area put positive from the perceptions of teachers, students, and others
impact on children’s learning and development, in stakeholders. According to the teachers, children come
particular, school readiness of pre-school children, to school before class time to participate actively in
attendance rate of primary school, decreasing drop outdoor plays and when class starts, they go to the
out etc. which was found as evidence in schools’ classroom and attend happily in the learning activity.
enrollment, observation of teacher, guardians, They observed that play before class helps them
community people and others. Its impacts on develop their mental acuity and become stress free and
children’s physical and mental health affecting peaceful. During the break between classes, they use
learning were found as observed evidence in students’ it again to play. Whenever the break time starts, they
happiness, positive remarks, and finally in school rush to the playground and spend time joyfully with
results. friends. They said, “We think, playing again during
leisure time reduces their stress or tiredness resulted
According to the statements of the head teachers of from the academic activities done in the classroom
the government primary schools, there is significant and develops their mental calmness and acuity, and
and inspiring evidence that the initiative helped refreshes them for the next classes.” In this way, the
increase attendance rate in their schools. Attendance playground affects their mental health and learning
rate was increased by more than 10% after initiating positively. We can consider it as a supporting tool for
this intervention. A head teacher of a school expressed learning as it keeps them fit, stress-free, happy, and
her satisfaction– “We are witnessing cent percent healthy during school time. Besides, teachers also
attendance which is really unbelievable.” Some informed us “as they reside in the community, they
students shared their attraction to school playground can use the playground in any free time if they want.”
for which they come to school regularly. They come to Students also expressed that “the renovations of the
school earlier and stay longer after the school hours to school playground with essential rides make us happy
play on school playground, said the students, adding and refreshed.”

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