Quality standing desks for students are designed based on exhaustive ergonomic research to provide an optimal workstation for students of all ages.
Grants for standing desks for students.
Children may burn up to 15 more calories at standing desks 9.
Combine the sitting at school in front of a screen with driving to school doing homework and eating meals and kids are sitting 85 of their waking hours.
Due to the in depth research on standing desks published by stand2learn ceo dr.
Standing desks in the classroom can slow the increase in elementary school children s body mass index bmi by an average of 5 24 percentile points 9.
The benefits of standing desks.
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In an effort to assist our customers and friends we are providing links to a number of funding opportunities that may exist for equipment and supplies for classrooms and libraries.
Standing desks are not simply taller versions of a normal seated desk or at least they shouldn t be.
25 standing desks or standing tables for 25 students 4 stools including shipping from stand2learn a 5000 value.
Outfitting your school with vari s well known respected product line is a win win for educators students.
The original authority in student standing desks.
Funding and grants support.
10 winning schools will receive.
Grants will be announced by april 1 2017 by email.
We can t wait to help you get started.
We want to help find grants for schools in order to bring standing desks into the classroom to encourage kids to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Mark benden any federal funds to help the overall health and well being of students can be sought after and used to purchase standing desks i e grants to decrease obesity grants to increase.
Student is sitting at school an average of 4 5 hours a day.
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The metabolic psychosocial and musculoskeletal benefits of introducing mobile sit stand desks into the classroom exhibit themselves as more engaged students with greater focus a more efficient and naturally flowing classroom and sustained academic performance by students.
When a child stands up they burn about 15 calories an hour more than when sitting.
Standing desks bring many benefits to students and into the classroom.
For other ways to get funding for furniture look for words like classroom supplies or innovative learning where you can interpret it to meet your needs.