Ecole Quadra School Playground- Victoria

Ecole Quadra School is a big brick building right on the corner of Quadra St and Finlayson St in Victoria. It's playground is in two parts, one part with two old-school climbing frames, a newer climbing structure and 6 big kid swings in the actual grounds behind the school, and then two newer pieces out in what was probably once Fifth St, but is now a pedestrianized dead-end.


On a base of woodchips the older climbing structures on the school ground are of a similar era to the once at the Sundance Elementary on Bank St, though not as imaginative. They are in good shape and would provide good climbing for anyone. The newer climbing structure is really meant for climbing and hanging but something about it makes it look less exciting than it could have been; it almost looks stretched out. All of these are really aimed at the bigger kids who have climbing down-pat.


The first of the two structures out in the street is also older but in decent shape and offers a wood-log & tire style climbing frame with a double metal slide and a metal tunnel. 'A' wasn't really interested in this one because he was, of course attracted to the newer colourful one next to it....that was until of course delaying tactics for going home set in and he suddenly could NOT LEAVE until he'd tried out all of the equipment. Sigh.

The newer structure is bright plastic & metal and is in two parts. The first offers lower climbing options and activities and the higher of the two offers a climbing tower with a variety of climbing options- a plastic mountain style wall, a metal rope ladder wall, a twisted ladder (not recommended for little ones unless you like performing emergency rescues), and a climbing wall. There is a high metal slide which for some reason seems faster than many, which I know because 'A's normal fear of beetles and ants has been joined by a fear of...well...just about anything including slides, which meant that I had to climb up and slide down with him not once, but four times. Hard life huh?

This is a nice little playground with leafy trees providing shade, easy parking because of course you are not using it during school hours and grassy areas next door to play or picnic on.