The Dog Days of Summer haven’t slowed us down here at Move2Learn. We’re taking advantage of them to get our teachers and students ready for the school year!
You may remember that last month we awarded dozens of Alexandria public school teachers Move2Learn Active Seating Packages they’ll use in their classrooms this coming school year. So this month, we got to work ordering the seating—totaling 1,208 pieces. That’s 321 accordion stools, 228 wobble cushions, 600 fidget bands, 35 under desk pedals, 20 balance ball chairs and 4 bike desks!
That means nearly 900 more of our Alexandria public school students, K-12, will have the opportunity to move about naturally to help them feel and learn their best in school. Because that’s the science of movement! What’s more, 68 of the 79 teachers receiving the packages didn’t yet have any active seating in their rooms, so this’ll be a game changer for them and their students.
Students really enjoy using our active seating and can feel the positive impact it has on them. The outcomes for something so simple are huge for mental health, classroom behavior and academic success, not to mention reducing absenteeism.
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Other benefits include—
- Helping students stay in the classroom, because they can move in ways that don’t distract the class. And as we all know, movement helps grow our brain cells so we learn better.
- Helping teachers actually do their jobs, and that’s to teach! Since the pandemic, public schools across the country have seen a 56% increase in classroom disruption. Active seating directly counteracts this increase.
- Reducing teacher stress by reducing classroom disruptions. Stress is one of the top reasons why teachers leave the profession altogether.
Improvements in behavior and academic performance as well as a decrease in teacher stress are all key performance indicators schools care about. And active seating contributes to all of these positive outcomes.
Next up: Delivering the packages with the help of our friends at Tech Painting, Rosemont Landscaping and Tartan Properties.
