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Healthy Environment
Learn how children's cognitive development and behavior is greatly influenced by environmental factors. Lighting, air quality, room temperature and emissions materials (green furniture) all impact children's school experience.
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Proper Children’s School Furniture Is Important in Preventing Future Vision Problems
While there is growing awareness that sitting improperly at a computer can cause problems with posture, cause back and neck pain, and interfere with circulation, there is less awareness about the vision problems that come with poor computer ergonomics. There is even a syndrome associated with computer use: computer vision syndrome or CVS.Continue Reading » -
Environmental Factors Impact Childrens Ability to Learn
Most people know that the children's physical classroom environment plays a major role in their ability to learn. Classroom design is important to students' success in the classroom.Continue Reading » -
Recess is More Than Just Play
There’s an alarming trend sweeping the nation today. That trend is towards the removal of recess in elementary schools nationwide.Continue Reading » -
Its Not Hard to be Green at School
Back in the pioneer days, schools were built for the sole purpose of providing a gathering place for children to learn. They were originally constructed of mud or wood, depending on what was available in the surrounding area.Continue Reading » -
School Libraries Prepare Children for the Future
School libraries (also called library media centers) have long been the hub of the school — the center around which other parts of the school revolve.Continue Reading » -
Developing Kids With a Cause
There are many challenges in today’s world: vanishing rain forests, debilitating diseases, hunger and poverty… there seems to be no end to the calls for help.Continue Reading » -
Music in the Educational Environment
When was the last time you got a song stuck in your head? Perhaps it was the last song you heard on the radio, or maybe it was a tune your child was singing for you. Maybe it was that annoying little ditty from your last Disney World vacation.Continue Reading »
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