Consultation - Graveney School

Case study
Consultation with teenage girls
Graveney School - London

In summer 2008 Proludic worked with a group of sixteen 12 - 14yr olds to learn more about their views on play and sport area provision.

All the girls we consulted with agreed that there is a need to provide appropriate sport and play facilities that appeal to girls and that there is a lack of provision.

All of the girls we consulted stated that exercise is an important part of teenage life and an important part of growing-up. Key to this is that the activity has to be fun!

Our consultation also revealed that teenage girls would benefit from such activities within a school playing field setting.

"We could exercise at break time rather than making the effort to go to a gym"
"It would become 'cooler' for girls to exercise rather that just sunbathing at break time"
"It would be accessible every day so we could use it for casual exercise for short periods"

The MUSA concept provides unique play, sport and fitness activities that have been proven to attract girls allowing them to express themselves more freely in small groups while encouraging them to be more active.

"I've never been on anything like this, I enjoyed the team work and the fact that it's quite physically demanding." Grace Griffin aged 13yrs

It's also our experience that girls will master the techniques needed to use some of the more dynamic equipment quicker than boys and are encouraged to use individual pieces of equipment due to the stylish look and design.

"It's a great informal way to exercise and the equipment doesn't look childish, it's much more appealing to me and my friends." Kellen Beck-Sliney aged 13yrs