Help me give my students flexible seating for lunch clubs. Right now students need to sit on the floor during quiet lunch. They love spending time in the together during lunch and they should be able to sit!
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My Project
The cafeteria at my school is extremely noisy, which can be a stressful environment for both neurotypical and neurodivergent students. Lunch is a time when many students would like to relax, listen to music, or have conversations with their friends. Students would benefit from a quiet corner to rest comfortably and recharge before returning to class.
Right now, there is no flexible seating to accommodate them during lunch.
This flexible seating will allow me to create a comfortable, calm, "Quiet Corner" in my classroom where students can sit down without feeling like they are in class. My students benefit from using dynamic seating to lie down, sit cross-legged, or wheel back and forth. This is incredibly soothing for some of my students with ASD. The cushions and the rolling chairs I picked out will be a great start to building my quiet corner. My hope is that other teachers will create space for students in their classrooms as well.
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