Sanchez yard improvements Summer 2020
In June and July of 2020, Sanchez Elementary made a number of significant improvements to the play yard. The project included resurfacing and re-striping the asphalt surface, replacement of the basketball hoops, improvements to the Dr. Raymond Isola Peace Park, and installation of a climbing wall. See below for photos chronicling the work.
Many, many thanks to:
- DRYCO Construction, Inc. (our contractor)
- Salesforce Foundation (for grant to purchase the magnet wall and other supplies)
- Sanchez Elementary PTA (for supporting the overall project)
- Simon Reyes, District Architect, SFUSD Facilities, Design and Construction
- Mary Fung, Project Manager, SFUSD Facilities, Design and Construction
- SFUSD Buildings and Grounds: Carpenter Shop, Sheet Metal Shop, Paint Shop, and Plumbing Shop (we love you all!)
- Ann Marin, Sanchez Principal (for your calm and consistent leadership)
- Matthew Tozer (for striping re-design)
- Ana de Arce, Assistant Superintendent Cohort 1 and Regina Piper, Director Cohort 1 (for coaching us through the process in the midst of a pandemic)
- Fred Spitz, Sanchez Secretary (for site-based project management)
![Photo of Sanchez yard on first day of construction.](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/1st%20day%20view.jpg?itok=Jc-qComd)
1st day of construction!
The DRYCO, Inc. crew arrives to identify and patch cracks and begin demolition.
![Cracks in the pavement on the Sanchez yard.](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/1st%20day%20cracks.jpg?itok=fZ9DXa9_)
Filling the cracks...
Here's an example of the large cracks that had formed in the asphalt over the twenty or so years since the yard was last resurfaced.
![Construction work in the Sanchez Peace Park.](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/Peace%20Park%20prep%202.jpg?itok=n5N9gTid)
Work in the Peace Park
Lots to be done in the Dr. Raymond Isola Peace Park! The DRYCO crew demos the old composite granite path to make way for a new, ADA-accessible asphalt walkway. The boulders will also be removed to allow for more flexible use of the area.
![Kodo magnet wall](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/outdoor_magnet_wall_1.jpg?itok=x8lf7K6i)
17 Feet of Magnet Wall!
As part of the improvements to the Peace Park, when we resume in-person learning, we will be installing 17 feet of Kodo magnetic walls. This wonderful, STEM-intensive, product features a variety of ramps, balls, tubes and cups, allowing students to experiment with gravity, inertia and other scientific principles. Image from Kodo.
![Demolition of Sanchez yard](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/Demo1.jpg?itok=6JohcCPe)
More Demolition
DRYCO makes quick work of old benches to clear the area where the climbing wall will be installed. Note the faded pavement paint and old basketball hoops.
![Demolished benches and basketball hoops](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/demo%20bench%20and%20hoop%20composite.jpg?itok=R6QyiZQa)
Off to the dump
This took about 15 minutes...
![The finished path in the Sanchez Peace Park.](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/path%20done.jpg?itok=lYwK76Dl)
Peace Garden path
is finished!
![Crew making fixes to the parking lot.](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/lot%20fixes.jpg?itok=kviMTgKl)
Work on the parking lot
In these photos the DRYCO crew works on the Sanchez parking lot, filling cracks and repairing the fence.
![Cracks in the Sanchez yard have been filled.](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/cracks%20filled.jpg?itok=MZIol7YQ)
Ready for the sealcoat
By the end of the second day, all the cracks had been filled and the bases for the new basketball hoops had been installed.
![Sanchez yard with application of sealcoat.](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/sealcoat.jpg?itok=yv33SDd4)
Sealcoat complete
It took just another day of work to complete the sealcoat, creating a wonderful "blank canvas" for the new striping design, thanks to Sanchez teacher Matthew Tozer.
![Another view of sealcoat application.](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/sealcoat%202.jpg?itok=yBN_UB-Y)
Another view of completed sealcoat
from the south of the yard.
![Chalk lines on the pavement.](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/chalk%201.jpg?itok=JG-BR8gi)
Time for the chalk
Next step is laying out the chalk lines before applying the pavement paint.
![Striping work begins](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/stripe%201.jpg?itok=fc8r5VZX)
Let the striping commence!
It's a bit nerve-wracking to see the paint going on, but luckily these folks are professionals. The colors really bring the yard to life.
![More striping](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_1440x480/public/stripe%202.jpg?h=5dc9785f&itok=yRbY8yRl)
![Rainbow track](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_1440x480/public/2020-11/track.jpg?h=49ad592a&itok=XYqbVrKG)
![More striping](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_1440x480/public/stripe%204.jpg?h=5dc9785f&itok=oRwaY8X9)
![More striping](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_1440x480/public/stripe%207.jpg?h=5dc9785f&itok=xQLDTr0P)
![New basketball hoops at Sanchez](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/hoop%20tall.jpg?itok=S0OhE681)
Hoops are up.
They are so lonely without the students.
![Basketball hoops are adjustable](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/adjustable%20hoops.jpg?itok=BceKzRnH)
And they're adjustable
We love these hoops because they easily adjust from regulation 10 feet all the way down to 6 feet, so even our youngest students can enjoy them.
![Installing the climbing wall](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/wall%20install%201.jpg?itok=r4NLR-2w)
Last of all, the wall
SFUSD carpenters installing sixteen feet of climbing wall.
![Tile installation](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/tile%20install.jpg?itok=CHCidTel)
Tile installation
And last of all, SFUSD roofers put down the 4" padded tiles in the 90-degree heat!
![Final photo of climbing wall](/https/www.sfusd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/max_590/public/wall%20done%20with%20tiles.jpg?itok=D4hAMo9I)
Climbing wall is complete
Just waiting for student hands and feet!
This page was last updated on November 5, 2020