Cathedral House Playground Update – Day 8
March 31, 2010 by Angele Seymour · Leave a Comment
Our workers were busy again today! They pieced together the second part of the playground, poured the concrete, and finished the air intake–all in one day!
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- Smoothing the gravel
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- Building the second part
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- Pouring the concrete
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- Piecing together the house
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- Adding the upper registry
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- Completed the second part
Cathedral House Playground Update – Day 7
March 30, 2010 by Angele Seymour · Leave a Comment
Our workers finished the first part of our playground today! It won’t be long before all of the pieces start coming together!
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- Preparing the soil
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- Building the slide
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- Mixing the two foundations
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- Almost finished
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- Finishing the air duct
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- First part completed
Cathedral House Playground Update – Day 6
March 29, 2010 by Angele Seymour · Leave a Comment
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- Hard at work
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- Piecing together the structure
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- Drainage Area
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- Replacing the old deck
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- Spreading the gravel
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- Foundation for air intake cover
Cathedral House Playground Update – Day 5
March 26, 2010 by Angele Seymour · Leave a Comment
Our workers laid a lot of groundwork today! They finished laying the pipelines and covering the channels so Monday they can start moving in some of the big stuff!
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- Laying the pipe in the lanes
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- Running the line through the trench
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- Finished laying the pipe
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- Calculating the angles
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- Framework
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- Covering with gravel
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- The worker’s tools
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- Covering the channels
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- Filling in the gaps
Cathedral House Playground Update – Day 4
March 25, 2010 by Angele Seymour · Leave a Comment
Even though we experience a terrible thunderstorm this morning, our workers were ready to get started as soon as possible. The mud was a little slick but that didn’t stop them from digging the pipeline and installing the pipes!
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- Off to a great start
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- Digging the pipeline trail
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- Creating the layout
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- Unwinding the line
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- Pouring the foundation
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- Filling up the playground
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- Covering the holes
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- Laying the pipeline
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- Closing it up
Cathedral House Playground Update – Day 3
March 24, 2010 by Angele Seymour · Leave a Comment
Even the rain couldn’t stop our workers! They managed to get a lot done on Day 3 even with the nasty weather conditions!
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- Digging up the ground
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- Piles of rubble and sand
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- Shoving like remaining gravel
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- About to hail it away
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- First hole for the new playset
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- Side view of the playground
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- View from upstairs
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- Bringing in the pipes
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- Stacking the tubes
Thank You
March 24, 2010 by Teri Jackson · Leave a Comment
On behalf of Cathedral House Episcopal School we sincerely thank you for your generous donation to support the school’s playground renovation.
Please keep up with the progress of the Playground by visiting our website http://www.discoverches.org
THANK YOU!
Cathedral House Playground Update – Day 2
March 23, 2010 by Angele Seymour · Leave a Comment
Various photos from Day 2 of the Cathedral House Playground getting off to a great start!
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- Getting started early in the morning
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- Broken down play set
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- Breaking down the mats
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- The old deck
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- Piling up the mats
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- Foam removed from under deck
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- Clearing out the rubble
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- Picking up the pieces
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- The workers hard at work
Cathedral House Playground Construction Begins!
March 22, 2010 by Teri Jackson · Leave a Comment
Cathedral House Celebrates Groundbreaking of New Playground. (Back row, left to right - Greg Robers, President - Metropolitan Montessori Schools, Bill Kovach, Parish Administrator - Christ Church Cathedral, Terry Westbrook, Owner - Green Links Inc. Playgrounds. Front row, Cathedral House Kindergarteners)
MMS Business Development Manager Aaron Carrara Elected Texas AEYC President
March 9, 2010 by Teri Jackson · Leave a Comment
Metropolitan Montessori Schools Vice President Aaron Carrara was recently elected President of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children (Texas AEYC). The Texas Association for the Education of Young Children is a state affiliate of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) which is the nation’s largest and most influential organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade. Founded in 1966‚ Texas AEYC supports over 2‚000 members statewide with training‚ legislative advocacy‚ grants and scholarships. Membership is open to all who share a desire to serve and act on behalf of the needs and rights of children and families. The mission of Texas AEYC is to provide early childhood educators with opportunities for professional growth and to broaden public awareness on early care and education issues affecting the lives of children and families.
Aaron’s term begins in June 2010 and is a two year commitment. For more information on Texas AEYC please visit www.TexasAEYC.org.