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25FOURTHQUARTER2013playgroundinalocationthatisaccessibleforthewholecommunityandeasilyvisiblepromotingsupervision.Thevolunteerswerepromptedtousetheirdesignskillstoseedideasforimprovingsafetyforthechildrenandbetteruseofspace.ThestudentstooktheiractionresearchbacktoUJsdesignstudiosforafacilitatedcreativeresponsetotheneedsandissueswitnessedbythematSlovoPark.Theirresearchandideaswerepresentedtothecommunityandotherstakeholders.Thepanelconsideredwaystomaketheseideasarealityaspartofacommunityoutreachinitiativeandthepanelselectedthreedesigns.Thesedesignswereincorporatedintoonedesign.Theplaygroundusesanexistingbrokentruckasthedesigngeneratorandiscomplimentedbyatyremoundandconcretehop-scotchelementtwo-tieredseatingforinformalsoccerandsomelandscapingtosoftentheenvironmentandcreateshadefromthepeltingsun.ItsprettyamazingsaysMrDenverHendricksprojectleaderandUJArchitecturelecturer.Itgoesupquicklywhenyouhavesomanyvolunteersinplacebutitreallytakessometimeforplanning.Weareateachinginstitutionsoourmainobjectiveistoprovideahands-onteachingcomponentforourstudents.Butasinmostprofessionsthereisalsothenecessitytoserveapublicneed.Thisinitiativehoweversmallisdoingexactlythat.Thestudentsaregettingreal-worldexperiencebyassessingevaluatinganddesigningconceptsthataddressesaspecicneed.Theylearnabouttheirfutureprofessionandintheprocessmakevaluecontributionstooursurroundingcommunities.ABOVESamuelMathebulaPHOTOCOLLENMAEPALEFTFADAatSlovoParkbeforebuildingtheplaygroundFARLEFTABOVEKidsmosaicingFARLEFTMIDDLEStudentsbuildingFARLEFTBELOWStudentscementingPHOTOSFADAONECOULDASKhowemployeesstayintheirjobsandworkoranorganisationormanydecades.Wellitcouldbemanyreasonsbutaewothosereasonsarepatienceperseveranceloyaltyandmostimportantlylovingwhatonedoes.TisexplainsMrSamuelMathebulas24yearsoserviceatUJ.AcalmandhumbletractorandtruckdriverattheUniversityMrMathebulastartedworkingasageneralassistantintheGardeningDepartmentin1989.MrMathebulacollectsthecutgrasstreesandanyotherplantmaterialontheKingswayCampusorrecycling.HesaysworkingortheUniversityulfllshisliestyle.Helovesnatureandorhimworkingwithplantshasalwaysbeensomethingheadmired.SinceworkingortheUniversityIcompletedacourseinLandscapinglevel4andalsodidlevel4inPlantProduction.ImgrateulorbeingaUJemployee.Mychildrenalsostudiedhereorree.IIwasntastamemberattheUniversityIwouldnthavepaidmychildrenseducationees.TeUniversityisagreatenvironmentorgrowthnotonlyindividuallybutalsoorsocietyasawholesaysMrMathebula.AskedabouthowtherelationsbetweenhimandhiscolleaguesarehesaysthattheteamsintheGardeningDepartmentaregreat.WhenwehavedisagreementsweareabletosolvethemandmoveonworkasateamandmakesuretheUniversityspacesarecleanandwellmaintainedthroughouttheyear.TeworkIdoenhancesthephysicalappealotheUniversity.TeeducationtheUniversityprovidestopeoplemustbematchedbythephysicalappearanceoitspremisesMrMathebulaexplains.TheworkIdoenhancesthephysicalappealoftheUniversity