Basics:
Date of visit: May 11th, 2024
Where can I find it? Behind the school.
Bathrooms? None
Parking? Plenty.
When open? When there's no school.
Review:
As elementary schools go, Pine Glen appears to be the largest in the district, judging by the acreage of available play equipment. It would also appear that the primary audience of this equipment tends to have greater verticality than yours truly. That being said, I still managed to climb up and over most things.
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| I approve of the choice of organic turf, risk of splinters notwithstanding. |
Set back from the school and the athletic fields, the play structure follows a more modern aesthetic, emphasizing function over form, which suits me fine. The yellow handrails contrast nicely with the largely blue structures, though I wonder if visibility is ever strained on a bright, sunny day. Thankfully, I did not have to worry about that during my visit. My father prefers days with a melancholier overtone.
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| Slides this steep deserve a pool at the bottom, but I am not complaining. Not about this, at least. |
Beyond the gymnastic challenges, including one that appears to have melted, there are more swings per potential child here than I have ever seen! They do not squeak a lot, which I do not care for, but my father prefers.
There is also a merry go round. My father tells me that the older ones were mounted above the ground, and that it was possible for kids to roll under and sometimes get hurt. I believe he imparted this knowledge to reinforce my understanding that he is old.
He also insisted on spinning me counterclockwise, demonstrating his strong affinity to the Coriolis effect, even though it should not apply here.
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| Behold, the modern centrifugal acceleration machine! |
Overall, I give this playground a score of 4 carousels.
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