Soulfully landscaped playspaces for schools

We build spaces that are peaceful, natural and promote focused behaviour. We build inspiring and engaging environments for children.

Natural playspaces
Full design and construction
Consultation

Compass Playgrounds design and construct natural playgrounds for Schools, Kindergartens and Early Childhood Centres across Aotearoa/New Zealand.

The playground is an important aspect of every child’s educational experience. It should provide the opportunity for active play alongside areas set aside for quiet and contemplative time.

VIEW OUR WORK

With several mature trees, this wonderful area was full of dated equipment and crying out for development. All but one of the existing pieces of equipment was removed, with one rope frame being repositioned.
This area, between two classrooms, has become an extension of the school’s learning space. The close proximity to the classrooms allows for free-flowing play and learning experiences.
These structures stimulate social and physical play through their simple and open-ended designs which encourage: Cooperation, Cooperation, Sharing and turn-taking, Inclusion, Communication and Self-confidence.
The area was exclusively given over to a large, dated fort that was not suitable for use by the junior school children.
We decided to go back and take some pictures of a renovated playground that has been in use for some time. A fort was created to act as a viewing platform so that the children have a great view of the road.
After the removal of a large fort that dominated much of the playground the Kindergarten wanted to introduce a natural area with scope for water and messy play.
A small area on a slope at this Auckland school was underutilised and the school wished to provide an outdoor area to augment their play-based learning programme.

Compass Playgrounds has been an excellent partner to us in the area of playground development, completing four new early childhood centres and several renovations for us in the last four years. With Tim’s background in early childhood education, he understands the regulatory requirements and, more importantly, he understands our end users – the children.

Tim and his team have upheld our principles and exceeded our expectations and a high-quality finish was delivered – and they stand by their work, committed to excellence.

I would highly recommend Compass Playgrounds. Tim Anderson has gone above and beyond to assist us in meeting our goals and truly understands what it takes to maintain a productive relationship with his clients.

Jenny Pitama

Manager- Business Development

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Head Office

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Is your school or centre playground...

  • Not aligning with the curriculum or your philosophy
  • Dated and poor quality
  • In the wrong place
  • Unsafe, flooding or just grubby


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HOW TO GET STARTED

01 Gloves

Contact

Download and fill out your playground worksheet.

02 Clipboard

Consultation

Send us your plans or ideas or contact us for a free consultation.

03 Design Build

Build and Design

We create a unique playground on your site with our full design & construction service.

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