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A Flexible Setting is:

Ergonomic Varied and adapted products, favouring a good posture, whether working on the ground, standing or sitting.

It is our pleasure to present you this informative guide on Flexible Setting. Inside you will find plenty of pertinent information according to your needs, whether it’s for flexible, semi-flexible or traditional settings.

Multipurpose Shelves that delimit

areas and allow storage, tables and mobile desks favouring various groupings: individual work, two-by-two, in teams.

Active Movement and learning make a great pair !

Healthy Natural light, ventilation and adequate temperature are essential !

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+ Counter a sedentary lifestyle by moving from one place to another in the classroom.

Flexible Setting is much more than a different way of arranging furniture, it is a real pedagogical approach.

+ Prolong concentration with position changes from time to time

If the spaces must be ergonomic and functional, the objective is to promote active learning, autonomy, collaboration and meet the needs of both children and the teacher. Interested in Flexible Setting? This informative document gives you some basic principles. More and more studies mention the benefits of a layout that allows students to move and vary their working positions. In addition to having physical benefits, such as counteracting a sedentary lifestyle, improving tone and posture, there is greater student involvement, development of self-regulation, independence and prolonged concentration. No matter the location, whether it is in class, day care, library, day camp or at home, children, teens and adults reap the same benefits.

+ Develop autonomy by choices as to the work to be done and where to do it.

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How to choose the proper seats as well as the tables and desks

A few specifications

Tables and Desks Clearance: For seated work, the table should provide about 20 cm of clearance. This is the space between the top of the thigh and the underside of the table. • Some chairs have a flexible backrest allowing movement, while providing good back support. • The balls should be periodically inflated, and varying inflation provides various seat heights. • The child must use seats to support his back, especially the lower back. • Bistro height stools, often used at standing desks, should have a footrest bar. • Chairs provide four different seating positions: Oriented towards the front or the back, or seated on the left or right side, preventing twisting of the torso.

Ergonomics being primordial, the choice of seats for a class is always a major challenge. In flexible setting, the diversity of the types of seats further complicates the task! See below for basic information that applies, no matter the type of seat as well as specifications for each. Seated position  No matter the type of seat, an ergonomic seated position requires the feet to be flat on the ground and that the knees be bent at 90˚. The seat height corresponds to the height from the floor to the crook of the knee. The following table is based on recommendations from various sources and constitutes a reliable guide. However, measuring the child ensures the best possible adjustment.

B 2

Hint from B 2 Whether working sitting on the floor, a chair, a stool or standing, the work surface must always be at elbow height.

45 cm

40 cm

35 cm

30 cm

The following table constitutes a good guide.

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13+

Age

Seat height

30 cm 35 cm 40 cm 45 cm 50 cm 55 cm 60 cm 65 cm

Height of the underside of the table

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Preliminary questions for Flexible Setting projects

Tables and Desks

Storage needs

• Cabinets to separate the work areas

Fixed or on casters

Yes

No

Nbr. students ——

You would like to transform your classroom? The following steps will help you prepare for the change.

According to the designation of the zones/areas?

For standing work Yes

No

Nbr. students ——

Be informed and Plan More than just a way to arrange furniture, Flexible Setting is a genuine pedagogical approach. In fact, it requires a review of the way you teach as well as class management. The following questions allow you to think about the transformation in a concrete way.

For seated work

Yes

No

Nbr. students ——

Number of zones/ areas and designation

For standing or seated work

Yes

No

Nbr. students ——

For work on the floor

Zone/area 1

Yes

No

Nbr. students ——

Zones-Areas

Dimensions of the classroom

Zone/area 2

Standing work

Seats

Shape

Yes

No

Nbr. students ——

Zone/area 3

Work on the floor with low table Yes No

Ball chairs

Yes

No

Nbr. students ——

Zone/area 4

Specifications

Nbr. students ——

Balls

Yes

No

Nbr. students ——

• Storage for the group

Seated work without a teacher Yes No

Nbr. students ——

Standard chairs

Yes

No

Nbr. students ——

For what type of material

Main designation of the room

Teaching/Work with a teacher Yes No

Stools (seated)

Yes

No

Nbr. students ——

• Storage for each student

Nbr. students ——

Stools (standing) Yes

No

Nbr. students ——

For what type of material

Other uses

Reading

Yes

No

Nbr. students ——

Rocking stools

Yes

No

Nbr. students ——

Age/Level of users

Rest/Relaxation

Floor seats

Yes

No

Nbr. students ——

Delimitation of floor zones

Yes

No

Nbr. students ——

Bean bags

Yes

No

Nbr. students ——

Profile of students/group

Gathering/Group activity Yes

Carpet

Yes

No

Dimensions of the zone ——

No

Nbr. students ——

Other(s)

Foam squares Yes

Special needs students

Other(s)

No

Dimensions of the zone ——

Other(s)

Number of students seated at the same time

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Activity and Material Zones

Planning grid

1 sq. ft. =

After determining what you want, you have to think of the material you will need. A first step is to make an inventory of what you already have and how it will fit in your "new" space, then to supplement according to the designation of each zone, and the needs of the group. Finally, the grid on the next page allows you to draw a model.

Zone 1

Zone 2

Designation

Designation

Material

Material

Zone 3

Zone 4

Designation

Designation

Material

Material

Complementary material

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