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A Flexible Setting is:
Ergonomic Varied and adapted products, favouring a good posture, whether working on the ground, standing or sitting.
It is our pleasure to present you this informative guide on Flexible Setting. Inside you will find plenty of pertinent information according to your needs, whether it’s for flexible, semi-flexible or traditional settings.
Multipurpose Shelves that delimit
areas and allow storage, tables and mobile desks favouring various groupings: individual work, two-by-two, in teams.
Active Movement and learning make a great pair !
Healthy Natural light, ventilation and adequate temperature are essential !
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+ Counter a sedentary lifestyle by moving from one place to another in the classroom.
Flexible Setting is much more than a different way of arranging furniture, it is a real pedagogical approach.
+ Prolong concentration with position changes from time to time
If the spaces must be ergonomic and functional, the objective is to promote active learning, autonomy, collaboration and meet the needs of both children and the teacher. Interested in Flexible Setting? This informative document gives you some basic principles. More and more studies mention the benefits of a layout that allows students to move and vary their working positions. In addition to having physical benefits, such as counteracting a sedentary lifestyle, improving tone and posture, there is greater student involvement, development of self-regulation, independence and prolonged concentration. No matter the location, whether it is in class, day care, library, day camp or at home, children, teens and adults reap the same benefits.
+ Develop autonomy by choices as to the work to be done and where to do it.
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How to choose the proper seats as well as the tables and desks
A few specifications
Tables and Desks Clearance: For seated work, the table should provide about 20 cm of clearance. This is the space between the top of the thigh and the underside of the table. • Some chairs have a flexible backrest allowing movement, while providing good back support. • The balls should be periodically inflated, and varying inflation provides various seat heights. • The child must use seats to support his back, especially the lower back. • Bistro height stools, often used at standing desks, should have a footrest bar. • Chairs provide four different seating positions: Oriented towards the front or the back, or seated on the left or right side, preventing twisting of the torso.
Ergonomics being primordial, the choice of seats for a class is always a major challenge. In flexible setting, the diversity of the types of seats further complicates the task! See below for basic information that applies, no matter the type of seat as well as specifications for each. Seated position No matter the type of seat, an ergonomic seated position requires the feet to be flat on the ground and that the knees be bent at 90˚. The seat height corresponds to the height from the floor to the crook of the knee. The following table is based on recommendations from various sources and constitutes a reliable guide. However, measuring the child ensures the best possible adjustment.
B 2
Hint from B 2 Whether working sitting on the floor, a chair, a stool or standing, the work surface must always be at elbow height.
45 cm
40 cm
35 cm
30 cm
The following table constitutes a good guide.
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Age
Seat height
30 cm 35 cm 40 cm 45 cm 50 cm 55 cm 60 cm 65 cm
Height of the underside of the table
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Preliminary questions for Flexible Setting projects
Tables and Desks
Storage needs
• Cabinets to separate the work areas
Fixed or on casters
Yes
No
Nbr. students ——
You would like to transform your classroom? The following steps will help you prepare for the change.
According to the designation of the zones/areas?
For standing work Yes
No
Nbr. students ——
Be informed and Plan More than just a way to arrange furniture, Flexible Setting is a genuine pedagogical approach. In fact, it requires a review of the way you teach as well as class management. The following questions allow you to think about the transformation in a concrete way.
For seated work
Yes
No
Nbr. students ——
Number of zones/ areas and designation
For standing or seated work
Yes
No
Nbr. students ——
For work on the floor
Zone/area 1
Yes
No
Nbr. students ——
Zones-Areas
Dimensions of the classroom
Zone/area 2
Standing work
Seats
Shape
Yes
No
Nbr. students ——
Zone/area 3
Work on the floor with low table Yes No
Ball chairs
Yes
No
Nbr. students ——
Zone/area 4
Specifications
Nbr. students ——
Balls
Yes
No
Nbr. students ——
• Storage for the group
Seated work without a teacher Yes No
Nbr. students ——
Standard chairs
Yes
No
Nbr. students ——
For what type of material
Main designation of the room
Teaching/Work with a teacher Yes No
Stools (seated)
Yes
No
Nbr. students ——
• Storage for each student
Nbr. students ——
Stools (standing) Yes
No
Nbr. students ——
For what type of material
Other uses
Reading
Yes
No
Nbr. students ——
Rocking stools
Yes
No
Nbr. students ——
Age/Level of users
Rest/Relaxation
Floor seats
Yes
No
Nbr. students ——
Delimitation of floor zones
Yes
No
Nbr. students ——
Bean bags
Yes
No
Nbr. students ——
Profile of students/group
Gathering/Group activity Yes
Carpet
Yes
No
Dimensions of the zone ——
No
Nbr. students ——
Other(s)
Foam squares Yes
Special needs students
Other(s)
No
Dimensions of the zone ——
Other(s)
Number of students seated at the same time
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Activity and Material Zones
Planning grid
1 sq. ft. =
After determining what you want, you have to think of the material you will need. A first step is to make an inventory of what you already have and how it will fit in your "new" space, then to supplement according to the designation of each zone, and the needs of the group. Finally, the grid on the next page allows you to draw a model.
Zone 1
Zone 2
Designation
Designation
Material
Material
Zone 3
Zone 4
Designation
Designation
Material
Material
Complementary material
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