Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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Research continues to show that students learn best through collaboration and team work. Seating that is fluid and facilitates peer discussion encourages that students to work together to achieve their goals. Traditional desks, even when arranged in groups, simply cannot provide the comfort and fluidity to encourage group work. Additionally, there are mobility challenged students in our school that have trouble accessing traditional desks.
An important part of science education is learning to communicate and work in groups. Furniture that helps facilitate this will help to ensure that students maximize peer discussion during class. Tables allow for a more intuitive environment for this with room to pass papers, share computers, and give high school students the room they need to get appropriately comfortable in their seats.
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Research continues to show that students learn best through collaboration and team work. Seating that is fluid and facilitates peer discussion encourages that students to work together to achieve their goals. Traditional desks, even when arranged in groups, simply cannot provide the comfort and fluidity to encourage group work. Additionally, there are mobility challenged students in our school that have trouble accessing traditional desks.
An important part of science education is learning to communicate and work in groups. Furniture that helps facilitate this will help to ensure that students maximize peer discussion during class. Tables allow for a more intuitive environment for this with room to pass papers, share computers, and give high school students the room they need to get appropriately comfortable in their seats.