OPAL Project

In December 2024, Newchurch Community Primary School engaged with the company Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) to enrich the play experiences of our Newchurch Robins each and every day.
 
After consulting with parents, staff and children, an initial plan has been drafted to change the outdoor space for children to enable the children to engage in all types of play.
 
We are currently working on Phase One of our project which includes the development of the following areas:
  • Wellie sheds
  • Loose parts shed and loose parts (milk crates, tarpaulins, cable reels, plastic bread trays etc)
  • Digging area
  • Mud kitchen
  • Music making area
  • Role play/dressing up
  • Arts and crafts
  • LEGO table
  • Tyre arch
  • Pallet galleon
  • Pallet and tyre storage
  • Chatty hut – music and performance area
April's 2025 development: The Galleon and The Mud Kitchen
 
We are delighted with our new fantastic role play galleon which has been lovingly made by one of our families. Not only that, we have another family which created this amazing mud kitchen.