As you can see, a classroom with flexible seating looks different than a traditional classroom that uses only desks and chairs. Flexible seating options like buoy stools, swivel stools, balance ball chairs, stand-up tables, counters, floor tables, bean bag chairs and knee/floor pads offer students a variety of choices for seating options. The goal of flexible seating is to offer students choice and opportunities for movement and to help them find the type of seating that allows them to achieve maximum engagement, increased productivity and optimal learning. Choice seating is designed to be flexible and may change throughout the day depending on their needs or the type of work they are engaged in. While there are many different options for seating, you will notice that all options (sans beanbag chairs) still allow for a table-based workspace for students. Traditional desks are still available for students that desire or require more structured seating.
So far, transitioning to our new learning space has proven to be a success in that there has been a marked increase in productivity and engagement, not to mention the fact that students are thoroughly enjoying the freedoms that come with choice and needed movement while learning.
I want to take this opportunity to offer a special thank you to the P.T.O. and their Teacher Wishes grant program, as this endeavor was funded in part by their organization. On behalf of the children who are reaping the benefits of our new, 21st century learning space - THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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| Students assembling some of our new materials. |
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| Working hard and enjoying their new space. |
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| Students celebrating the arrival of some of their new materials and the large empty boxes in which they were packaged. |
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