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A MELBOURNE school is taking a stand against childhood obesity and idleness by offering the world's first standing classroom, which may also improve learning.
A grade six class at Mont Albert Primary School has been fitted with height-adjustable desks to allow the pupils to sit or stand, as part of an experiment by Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute researchers.
Since the desks were introduced two months ago, most students have taken the opportunity to stand. For the first eight months next year, the standing students will be monitored by a team of scientists keen to know if being upright can improve their health, fitness, learning and memory.
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/pup...t-albert-primary/story-fnii5smr-1226779205570
A grade six class at Mont Albert Primary School has been fitted with height-adjustable desks to allow the pupils to sit or stand, as part of an experiment by Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute researchers.
Since the desks were introduced two months ago, most students have taken the opportunity to stand. For the first eight months next year, the standing students will be monitored by a team of scientists keen to know if being upright can improve their health, fitness, learning and memory.
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/pup...t-albert-primary/story-fnii5smr-1226779205570