字典翻译 问答 小学 英语 【“Alotoflearningcomesthroughplay”saysMardyMcGarry52whohasbeenaspecialeducationteacherfor28years.Butherstudentsweretoooftenleftout.Shehadseenthewoodchipsandsandoftraditionalplaygroundsstopwheelc】
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【“Alotoflearningcomesthroughplay”saysMardyMcGarry52whohasbeenaspecialeducationteacherfor28years.Butherstudentsweretoooftenleftout.Shehadseenthewoodchipsandsandoftraditionalplaygroundsstopwheelc】
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“Alotoflearningcomesthroughplay”saysMardyMcGarry52whohasbeenaspecialeducationteacherfor28years.Butherstudentsweretoooftenleftout.Shehadseenthewoodchipsandsandoftraditionalplaygroundsstopwheelchairsdeadintheirtracks.Whenshewantedtobuildaplaygroundforchildrenwithspecialneeds,sheknewitwouldn’ttakelongtodevelopinterestinitaroundthesmallfishingvillage.Butsheneverexpectedthat2800people—athirdofthetown—wouldallbewillingtomakeagreatefforttobringhervisiontolife.

McGarrystarteddoingsomeresearchintoplayequipmentandcontactingdesigncompaniesandshealsofoundapieceoflandavailable.Whenthecitycouncil(市议会)agreedtosetasideanareaforaplaygroundshealsoaskedphysicalandprofessionaltherapists(治疗专家)fortheirinvestment.AndsheturnedtoherfriendSueforhelp.“Neitherofusisgoodatmathswhichiswhy$450000didn’tsoundlikealotofmoney”McGarrysaysoftheinitialestimate.

HerKiwanisClubcamethroughwith$7000,andthat’swhenthegrassrootsmovementreallygotstarted.Onewomangave$25000andhadhercompanymatchit.Soonsmallerbusinesseswerejoiningin.Therewasasilentefforttocollectmoney.ThelocalPieperFamilyFoundationofferedtodonatehalfoftheremaining$170000.AllMcGarryneededwas500volunteerstoworksix12-hourdays.

OnSeptember162008thefirstdayofconstructiontheycame.Twowomenheardabouttheprojectonthewaytoworkandtookthedayofftohelp.Acoupleintheir80soperatedtheirtractors.Ten-year-oldsclearedupthemess.“Noneofthemwaspaid.Itwastrulyanamazingweek”saysMcGarry.Onlythreebuildingmanagerswerepaid.Volunteerswith“buildingexperience”becamecoordinators(协调人);thosewhocouldoperatepowertoolsformedaseparategroup.Oneteamservedmealsdonatedfromlocalrestaurantsandchurchesandanotherorganizedactivitiesforthechildrenofvolunteers.

TodayPossibilityPlaygroundisoneofthemostpopulardestinationsinOzaukeeCounty.Allchildrenincludingtheoneswithspecialneedsplayshouldertoshoulder.“Someplaygroundshavespecialequipmentinadifferentsection.Hereyouseeallthekidsinthesameplaygroundallhavingfun.”

It’sexactlywhatMcGarryimagined.“Peopl

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