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Group tables, ottomans and gym balls: kids told us why flexible furniture helps them learn
Posted October 6, 2021
Classrooms still tend to be organised in the ‘traditional’ rows of desks but there are good reasons to rethink it as this Conversation article points out.
The COVID pandemic has meant many students learnt from home for a lot of the year. But with schools returning to normal across Australia, how will students readjust from learning at the kitchen table (or couch, or bedroom) to being at desks and chairs in classrooms?
We conducted a study to find out how primary school students feel about different types of classroom furniture.