Standing desks are not simply taller versions of a normal seated desk or at least they shouldn t be.
Grants for standing desks for students.
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.
25 standing desks or standing tables for 25 students 4 stools including shipping from stand2learn a 5000 value.
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Student is sitting at school an average of 4 5 hours a day.
Due to the in depth research on standing desks published by stand2learn ceo dr.
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10 winning schools will receive.
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Children may burn up to 15 more calories at standing desks 9.
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.
Start with stand up kids an organization working to get every public school child a standing desk within the next 10 years as a way to combat sedentary lifestyles and inactivity.
Grants will be announced by april 1 2017 by email.
For kids ages 8 18 an additional 7 hours a day in front of a screen regardless of socioeconomic status.
Quality standing desks for students are designed based on exhaustive ergonomic research to provide an optimal workstation for students of all ages.
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.
Support from standupkids volunteers on educating students and parents.
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.
Vari education offers a research based classroom desk that encourages healthy living focused learning.
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.
Outfitting your school with vari s well known respected product line is a win win for educators students.