Katherine Meighan, President, Rotary Club of Belize
"So we're really happy to be able to inaugurate our ninth playground for the Rotary Club of Belize. This is actually the 15th playground across Belize City that our Canadian partners and Rotary Clubs in Belize have been supporting across the Belize District."

"And it's actually one part of a wider initiative. Education is a focus area for Rotary and of course for our club. And this is a part of what we call an education literacy and creative learning project."

"And what I mean when I say that is that there's things to learn on the playground for kids, right? You learn friendships, you learn about working together, teamwork, etc. So there are good opportunities there."

"As mentioned, this one part is what includes also literacy projects and then we also have feeding programs for some schools. So we're lucky, with the Canadian partners, what happens is that in Canada, they have certain rules and guidelines that give them opportunity for playgrounds."

"It's a part of a wider, not-for-profit organization. So, we partner with the Canadian Clubs who partner with Emmanuel Foundation and they get access to playground, there are playground's of different sizes, they come from different areas of Canada as well."

"And what we try to do is match the school size with a playground type. And then we also have the Emmanuel Foundation helping us get them here and then what we try to do is we work with the principals to make sure that it's the right type of playground to meet the students' needs and align in terms of their educational goals as well."

Colin Estrada, Principal, All Saints School
"It is very important because one of the things that you look at, it is not just the academics, it's also the social and the soft skills whereby when the children are on the playground, they will learn how to share, they learn to cooperate, they'll learn on how take turns."

"If someone drops them, then they can say something, let me pick up my friend. So again, building those soft skill that are very imporant. It's a sense of happiness. At the end of the day, all the work that has been done is for their happiness, so I'm elated to see how they're playing on it."

Reporter
"Do you think they are excited to come back after Easter?"

Colin Estrada, Principal, All Saints School
"They will be more than excited. We've had shared in some of the chats, and the parents are also happy that we have the playground, so just imagine if the parents are happy, what happens to the children when they see it when the come."