Gonge Build N Balance Course Complete Set
Gonge Build N Balance Course Complete Set
Student's name
First and last name, and class if you know it. This goes on the pack label.
Pickup available at Mega DC – Tweed Heads South
Usually ready in 24 hours
Ten pieces, two heights, and a course the children build themselves
The complete Build N' Balance system: 2 small tops (27cm diameter, 10cm high), 3 large tops (40cm diameter, 24cm high) and 5 steel-reinforced planks (72 x 13 x 3cm). Maximum user weight 100kg.
Two top heights is what makes this a progression rather than a single activity. A course built on the 10cm tops suits a two-year-old; the same pieces at 24cm suit a confident six-year-old; and a course that mixes both teaches a child to change their step, which is the actual skill.
The part most schools underrate is who does the building. Handing a class ten pieces and asking them to design a path is a problem-solving exercise before anyone has taken a step - including the risk assessment of how high to go, which is a lesson in itself.
The planks are steel-reinforced rather than plain moulded plastic. That is the reason this survives a decade of school use and a cheaper set does not.
Safety: 2 years and over, 100kg maximum user weight, non-slip rubber edges, and the supplier recommends supervision - especially when the build height is being changed.
Where it sits on weight. Load limits across our balance range run from 60kg to 200kg and they are not interchangeable - the crocodile stones and the two Weplay seesaws stop at 60kg, the river stones at 80kg, the Gonge Build N' Balance system at 100kg, and the wooden rocking board at 200kg. Check the figure against the students who will actually stand on it, especially in upper primary.