Aurora Schools Foundation makes progress on adaptive playground

Students in Aurora noticed something that didn’t sit well with them: Their fellow students in wheelchairs were not able to access the current playground at Leighton Elementary School due to a lack of equipment and environmental obstacles.

So they did something about it. Through the “Aurora for Change” campaign, students across the district collected coins to put toward acquiring expensive adaptive playground equipment. Their efforts, coupled with the guidance of educators like Alisa Deininger, Lisa Leone and Kasie Burroughs, have been pivotal in driving this initiative forward and rallying broader community support.