It is no coincidence that Presikhaaf School Furniture supports the Rewards Campaign, says Burgers. “A few years ago, we embraced the subject of ‘movement’ and have been setting things in motion ever since. For example, with sit-stand furniture, we supported research by Lex van Delden of Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing, who investigated the effects of seated and standing learning at the Lorentz School in Hilversum. We also see the many publications about the adverse effects of the fact that pupils sit still too much at school. That is why we consider it very important to encourage children to get moving, and our sit-stand furniture can help with that.”
A few years ago, Presikhaaf School Furniture came into contact with Jongeren Op Gezond Gewicht and exercise therapist Yolanda van Hoorn of Zit met Pit! “We immediately liked the idea, because we deliberately work with partners on initiatives that get children moving. At the same time, we consider it important for a child to sit properly.” Van Hoorn had by then also established Wieblie, the platform for learning through movement. Ultimately, this led Presikhaaf School Furniture to launch the Rewards Campaign together with JOGG and Wieblie. “We wanted Wieblie to participate, so that teachers could turn to a platform that tells them how to put learning through movement into practice. The same idea lies behind the Rewards Campaign as a whole: we want to encourage schools to think about what they can do as a school to promote learning through movement.”
About Presikhaaf School Furniture
Since 2015, Presikhaaf School Furniture has been part of Koninklijke Ahrend, which includes the sister companies Ahrend and Gispen, and is PSOS30+ certified. Until then, it was a social employment facility. The company focuses on children up to the age of 17, with an emphasis on primary education. A few years ago, the company introduced the Adjust-Table, a sit-stand student desk, and the ergonomic Ray chair. It now has an extensive range of products for combining seated and standing learning, as well as for the flexible furnishing of schools. Examples include Set-Up in Circles and Piece of Cake.
The Rewards Campaign
Schools can submit their videos or photos for the Rewards Campaign until 13 November. The winner will receive a workshop on learning through movement for their team. In addition, participants can win one year’s access to Wieblie, the platform for learning through movement.