Botswana School Discovers the Benefits
of Snug

27 Aug 2010

A school in South Africa is discovering the benefits of SNUG, Sutcliffe Play’s dynamic playground equipment. Thornhill Primary School, Botswana is the latest school to invest in the revolutionary kit that is proving successful in schools across the world.

SNUG, manufactured by Yorkshire based Sutcliffe Play, transforms playgrounds into creative environments inspiring children to explore, create, discover and learn.

Since the introduction of SNUG, teachers have noticed pupils are now more eager to involve themselves in physical activities outside. The large scale kit has become known as the ‘construction playground’, where the children create teams and help each other build exciting playscapes.

Margaret Raman from Thornhill School, Botswana comments; “The children’s reaction to SNUG is overwhelming. The kit has created a sense of fun at both play time and during lessons. When SNUG first arrived the children were very excited, they had never seen anything like it before; they were all intrigued by the style, bright colours and texture of the pieces.

“It has brought about a new perspective to lesson times and has been an encouraging teaching tool allowing classes to engage in creative problem solving.”

Teachers have also noted that playground relationships have developed following the introduction of SNUG. Pupils now interact more with children from other classes, they work together and solve problems as they play and work. It has encouraged fantasy play and united different age groups within the school.
The school’s ‘Buddy readers’, older children who read with or to the infants, often use SNUG as an area to hold their reading events, making story-time a real focal point of the day.

SNUG was developed by playground designers Snug & Outdoor following 15 years research into playground behaviour. It was created to help change established patterns of behaviour by engaging children’s imaginations and giving them the satisfaction of being able to change their surroundings. It allows children to develop new ways of playing, encourages creativity and social interaction.