Standing desks bring many benefits to students and into the classroom.
Grants for standing desks for students.
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.
Standing desks are not simply taller versions of a normal seated desk or at least they shouldn t be.
Due to the in depth research on standing desks published by stand2learn ceo dr.
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.
The original authority in student standing desks.
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Support from standupkids volunteers on educating students and parents.
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Student is sitting at school an average of 4 5 hours a day.
Outfitting your school with vari s well known respected product line is a win win for educators students.
When a child stands up they burn about 15 calories an hour more than when sitting.
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.
For kids ages 8 18 an additional 7 hours a day in front of a screen regardless of socioeconomic status.
Funding and grants support.
The benefits of standing desks.
10 winning schools will receive.
Children may burn up to 15 more calories at standing desks 9.
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.
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.
25 standing desks or standing tables for 25 students 4 stools including shipping from stand2learn a 5000 value.
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.
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.