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Playground domes shield children from aircraft noise | Playground domes shield children from aircraft noise |
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Buildings originally designed for earthquakes and emergency zones in Africa and Asia have been built in a school playground to help protect kids from aeroplane noise. | Buildings originally designed for earthquakes and emergency zones in Africa and Asia have been built in a school playground to help protect kids from aeroplane noise. |
Four domes have gone up at a primary school in London located directly under a flightpath of Heathrow airport. | |
Children at the school couldn't hear each other at break times because of the loud aircraft noise from above. | Children at the school couldn't hear each other at break times because of the loud aircraft noise from above. |
Teachers were also worried about the effect on the children's learning. | |
Classes of up to 30 can be seated in the biggest of the playground domes. | Classes of up to 30 can be seated in the biggest of the playground domes. |
In the huts, "you can still hear the planes, but you can also hear your own voice," said headteacher Kathryn Harper-Quinn. | In the huts, "you can still hear the planes, but you can also hear your own voice," said headteacher Kathryn Harper-Quinn. |
The domes have previously been used in refugee camps and can withstand earthquake tremors with a magnitude of up to 5.7. | The domes have previously been used in refugee camps and can withstand earthquake tremors with a magnitude of up to 5.7. |
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