My dream is to have what's happening at Massey Street Public School in Brampton, Ontario be the norm at all schools.
Students in a grade 3-4 split class there are involved in a pilot project this year whereby traditional desks are being replaced with bicycle desks, bean bag chairs and wiggle stools. They also get regular yoga and dance breaks.
The most remarkable aspect of that classroom to me, are the bicycle desks or pedal desks as they've come to be known in a handful of schools who are trying them out in Canada and the U.S. Remarkable because I've seen the bean bag chairs and the wiggle stools and yoga and dance breaks.
Pedal desks are the next frontier and with at least 1-3 students with ADHD in each classroom and a move towards bringing more movement into the classroom for all students, pedal desks in the classroom is an idea worth embracing.
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