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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pretty sure I saw a fb post that Montessori is doing a fundraiser for playground equipment. Is that allowed? They don’t like the Old Henry playground [/quote]

Looks like they got special permission from APS to fundraise.  [/quote]

This was a bit of an unusual situation in that the existing Henry playground isn't age-appropriate for the primary Montessori students. The primary kids aren't allowed to go on the regular playground and instead have their recess on a bare blacktop. So the fundraising is to be able to buy some portable play equipment so that there is *something* for those kids to play with/on. 
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What is different about Montessori primary students that they require different playground equipment than the former Henry primary students?
Even if there is a legitimate unique need - IT IS APS' RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE THE BASIC EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL'S CURRICULUM![/quote]

I can't speak to how Henry approached it, but Montessori has 160 primary students who are in classrooms where the doors let out to the blacktop and they don't take the primary classes around to the playground. The kids play on the blacktop. And, while I agree that the playground is perfectly fine for 3 and 4 year olds, and many children play there during non-school hours, there is a sign up that says it's designed for ages 5 to 12 so I guess that's the restriction that APS and/or MPSA is following. I also agree that APS should fund the equipment, my understanding is that APS said no funds were available. [/quote]

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