"Can you imagine a school without desks? A school where children are moving as part of their lessons? And most importantly, they are smiling and healthy?" asks Mayo Clinic obesity researcher James Levine, M.D., Ph.D. If so, you have imagined the latest anti-obesity concept-project from Mayo Clinic -- the classroom of the future.
Obesity among the young is a national epidemic according to the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 15 percent of children in the United States are already overweight and the problem continues to grow.
Levine and his team have designed what they believe to be the first chairless school -- complete with "standing" desks and a host of sophisticated learning technologies. Some innovations include"learn 'n' move" bays, an earpiece that measures physical activity of the student, and "standing" desks, where the children will stand and work, rather than sit.
- www.mayoclinic.org
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