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Building Outdoor Play & Learning Spaces for Calgary’s Kids

Did you know most schools aren’t built with playgrounds or the funding to create them?

When St. Rose of Lima School transitioned from junior high to K-9 school, there were no resources available to build a playground. For more than a decade, the schoolyard remained empty and the students missed out on essential opportunities for play, skill development, and healthy living opportunities that children in other communities enjoy. 

In 2025, a dedicated group of parents from the Rundle community came together to raise funds, advocate, and build a playground for over 300 children at St. Rose School and its surrounding communities. 

Today, the empty yard was transformed into a vibrant space for learning, connection, and play. 

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Our Current School Projects

Parks Foundation partners with community groups to help build and revitalize much needed playgrounds and outdoor learning spaces for school children.

Our Project Support Program offers community organizations vital resources for projects come to fruition, such as accounting services, accepting project donations, and issuing tax receipts for eligible donations. Through our Building Communities Grant Program, we provide financial and fundraising support as well as ongoing guidance throughout the duration of every project.

Coventry Hills Elementary (CHEFS) New Playground Development

Coventry Hills School Playground Revitalization project will replace an aging playground with a safe, inclusive space designed for all students and community members to enjoy, featuring accessible equipment that supports active play, social connection, and imaginative exploration.

Ecole St. Cecilia Outdoor Recreational Improvements

St. Cecilia Playground Committee is a group of volunteers passionate about creating a safe and fun space for our community’s children. The current playground is slated for removal in summer 2026 and the committee needs help to raise money for a new playground.

Foothills Academy Society - Gymnasium Improvement for Community Use

 

 

Friends of Janet Johnstone - School and Community Playground

Friends of Parkland Way Society - Prince of Wales School Park

Prince of Wales School Park Revitalization Project will transform an aging schoolyard into an inclusive, multi‑use outdoor space with new play areas, outdoor classrooms, and gardens that support physical activity, outdoor learning, and community gatherings for students and local families.

Friends of Somerset School - Somerset School Playground

The Friends of Somerset School Foundation playground initiative is raising funds to renew and replace the Somerset School playground with a modern, inclusive play space that enriches students’ daily experience and supports their physical, social, and emotional development.

Friends of Somerset School - Somerset School Playground

Friends of Wildwood School Society - Wildwood Elementary Playground Renewal

We Play Wildwood initiative is a community‑driven project to build an inclusive, safe, and modern playground in the Wildwood neighbourhood, creating a vibrant outdoor space where children and families of all ages and abilities can play, learn, and connect. Friends of Wildwood School Society - Wildwood Elementary Playground Renewal

Glenbrook Parent Council Society - Playground Redevelopment

 

Grant MacEwan School Playground

 

 

Marion Carson Play Area

 

 

McKenzie Lake School

 

 

Olympic Heights School Parents Association - Olympic Heights Playground Resurfacing

 

 

Rosedale School Association - Rosedale School Playground Upgrade and Repair
Rundle Special Project Fundraising Society: St Rose of Lima School - Phase 2 Outdoor Space

The purpose of this second half of the project is to remodel the basketball courts, improving the outdoor space for the Jr High students.

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Signal Hill School Enhancement Society – Battalion Park School Mini Playground Replacement

 

St. Brigid School Playground

 

 

St. Luke School Playground

 

 

St. Stephens School Accessible Playground

The St. Stephen School future playground project is a school and community‑led initiative to replace the aging play structure with a safe, modern, and inclusive space that supports active play, imagination, and social connection for all students and neighbourhood families.

St. Thomas More School Playground

 

 

Stanley Jones & Alice Jamieson Academy

 

 

Congratulations, Community Champions! 

Congratulations to St. Luke Elementary School’s Playground Committee for raising $400,000 to build a high-quality and more accessible playground for students and families in the surrounding community!

Parks Foundation is proud to have partnered and you to help bring this space to life. A huge thank you to the generous donors and partners who made this project possible! 

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