Noble Elementary School is one of four schools nationwide to receive a donated playground from Old Navy and TerraCycle Inc., an upcyling and recycling company. The playground was installed Sept. 10. "Playgrounds provide the ideal place for children to master physical skills, such as learning to swing, balance and climb as well as master social skills such as communicating, sharing and cooperating with other children and adults," said Manju Ramachandran, Noble Elementary's Parent Teacher Association president. "The kids will be so excited to have a playground after two years of playing in a dirt box. Coming back to school and seeing the new playground will be like Christmas to them because this is something in their lives that they will never forget."