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Last year, I began implementing flexible and alternative seating. My students absolutely loved having collaborative work spaces. They were able to easily communicate and share ideas within a small group. Finding a space to work in partners and small groups was also extremely easy and time was not wasted moving desks together to have space to work. When children are given a learning environment that gives them autonomy in their learning, they are exponentially more motivated to do well and more deeply invested in their own success. This past year, in place of traditional school desks, we were blessed to be loaned large conference tables. My kiddos were always commenting how "grown up" they felt using the conference tables. However, the conference tables will soon have to return to our conference room (we did not have one due to construction). Despite the success of the tables were were once using, these over-sized, fixed height tables, did not lend themselves towards creating a truly flexible and alternative seating arrangement. This project will fund 3 tables that are adjustable in height. The benefit of this style of table is that I will be able to create both standing work spaces, floor seated work spaces, and a work space to be used with our class yoga balls. These tables will help create a truly flexible and alternative seating environment where students are free to select a work space that works best for their individual needs and learning style.

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Last year, I began implementing flexible and alternative seating. My students absolutely loved having collaborative work spaces. They were able to easily communicate and share ideas within a small group. Finding a space to work in partners and small groups was also extremely easy and time was not wasted moving desks together to have space to work. When children are given a learning environment that gives them autonomy in their learning, they are exponentially more motivated to do well and more deeply invested in their own success. This past year, in place of traditional school desks, we were blessed to be loaned large conference tables. My kiddos were always commenting how "grown up" they felt using the conference tables. However, the conference tables will soon have to return to our conference room (we did not have one due to construction). Despite the success of the tables were were once using, these over-sized, fixed height tables, did not lend themselves towards creating a truly flexible and alternative seating arrangement. This project will fund 3 tables that are adjustable in height. The benefit of this style of table is that I will be able to create both standing work spaces, floor seated work spaces, and a work space to be used with our class yoga balls. These tables will help create a truly flexible and alternative seating environment where students are free to select a work space that works best for their individual needs and learning style.

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