A classroom is a learning environment that is flexible, collaborative, active and personalized.
Learning spaces that are flexible, collaborative, active, and personalized are critical for student success. Classroom environments should inspire students and support them in connecting to the content, their teachers, and their peers.
As you design your classrooms, think about how the space will function, how it supports the students learning outcomes, and how it will make students feel.
Here are some questions to help guide your discussions. Download planning guide.
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The revolutionary learning space that promotes motivation and student well-being. NXT MOV Mobile Desks are the next addition to the NXT MOV Classroom. Desks, tables, and seating that provide limitless flexibility for students to create their optimal learning space. Pull away for concentrated work or roll together for group activity.
Use flip + nest tables with writable surfaces to stimulate and engage students’ brains along with kite shape desks that can create a modern horseshoe for collaboration.
Read more: Re-Thinking Horseshoe Tables to Encourage Creative Thinking
Discover the flexibility of groupings with shape tables, Nebula and Expanse, alongside Discover Chairs on casters.
Today’s classrooms accommodate lots of technology. Your furniture needs to pull apart, come together, and move about the room.
Active primary classrooms are in a constant state of controlled chaos. Provide a variety of seating options with different worksurfaces to meet the demands of the activities.
Student worksurfaces can be multi-functional. Student storage underneath and markerboard tops let students organize their materials and their thoughts.
Read more: 5 Reasons We're Obsessed with Markerboard.
Create creative, fun learning environments based on the needs of the lesson or the students. Evaluate storage needs: fixed or mobile shelving, locking cabinets, totes that move from cabinet to desk and back.
Limit the amount of distraction in the classroom by selecting neutral furniture colors for work surfaces. Add color with accessories and seating.
Plan how your classrooms with function and select your colors wisely. Want rooms to stimulate creativity, let the color flow.
These fun, imaginative and mobile friendly beta shape desks can easily reconfigure to create a wide range of individual or group layouts. Create
an infinite array of solutions to meet the needs
of various teaching styles, student spaces,
collaboration stations and more!
Read more: Check out the many ways the beta desk can be reconfigured!
Enhance project-based learning and collaborative group work with shape tables. Flexibility promotes an active learning environment. This selection of furniture is a solution for creative classrooms, maker spaces or multi-purpose learning centers. Mobile, sit-to-stand desks and flexible seating provide movement.
