Many students regularly deal with anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges. The isolation and adversity students often experience have elevated this problem to a full-blown crisis, and K-12 leaders are looking for strategies that can help. More than 75 percent of K-12 leaders surveyed last year said their teachers and staff have voiced […]
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Designing Highly Versatile Non-Instructional Spaces in Schools
It’s not only classrooms, media centers, makerspaces, and other learning environments that support a school’s mission and advance its goals. Non-instructional spaces also play a critical role in shaping school culture, fostering additional learning opportunities, enhancing the school’s image, and supporting staff and student wellness. Thoughtfully designed spaces such as cafeterias, common areas, auditoriums, […]
Promote Student Health Through Better Learning Space Design
Students can’t learn effectively if they struggle with challenges to their health and well-being, which is why promoting healthy habits is a core strategy for improving academic achievement. Supporting student wellness is also critical to educating the whole child and developing smart behaviors that last a lifetime. Although promoting student health has always been […]
Back to School Solutions for the Principal
As the head administrator in the school building, the principal is responsible for the learning and wellness of all teachers, staff, and students. And like the people they oversee, back to school season for the school principal is exciting, full of potential, and deeply stressful. Our experts at School Specialty constantly review our products […]
Creating Healthy Learning Environments for Staff & Students
When students are healthy, happy, and physically active, research shows they perform much better academically—and learning healthy habits at an early age can set them up for a lifetime of success. While PK-12 leaders are rightly focused on the well-being of their students, staff health and wellness are just as important for student success. […]
How Smart School Design Promotes Teacher Wellness
The pandemic has taken a big toll on students’ mental health, and so it’s no surprise that student wellness is a top concern among K-12 leaders. But what about the teachers, paraprofessionals, and other support staff who are tasked with educating students every day? COVID has been just as hard on their mental health […]
Creating Dynamic Learning Environments that Support Students
How can educators create deeply engaging classroom environments—the kind where students are so engrossed in their learning they don’t want to leave when the bell rings? How can educators help students stay well?