Future-Proof Furniture Fills New K-8 Leadership Academy
June 9, 2020
Here’s how Valley View Leadership Academy, a newly built K–8 public school in Phoenix, met the challenge using Smith System classroom furniture.
Smith System Studio: 3d Printable Barrier Screen Stands
May 12, 2020
Beginning today, anyone can download our free design file to create a basic 3D plastic stand for making classroom screens.
New Classroom Furniture Helps STEM Students Soar. Literally.
November 14, 2019
When sixth-grade teacher Gina Baragone applied for a district grant for new classroom furniture, she didn’t expected two things. First, to receive the award and, second, the impact it would have on her STEM classroom students. The furniture has helped them fly.
How Classroom Furniture Can Facilitate Collaborative Learning
November 13, 2019
“Balance the need for individual student engagement with the practicalities of evolving curriculum and technology. Furniture is an important tool in the learning environment. We want it to help facilitate learning and, most importantly, not hinder it.”
An Innovative STEM Environment at Donny O’Dell Elementary.
May 20, 2019
Ask an elementary kid, “Name one thing you love about your school,” and you don’t expect to hear “STEM lab!” Yet that’s exactly what’s happening at Donny O’Dell Elementary in Celina, TX, after only four months of having its STEM lab up and running.
Classroom Furniture Color Selection
April 22, 2019
Building a new school is an epic bricks-and-mortar task. Choosing a color scheme for your new school furniture shouldn’t be. There’s a method to the potential madness of color chips, samples and finishes.
Classroom Furniture Buying Timeline
February 11, 2019
Welcome to our first blog in a series meant to simplify the furniture buying process. As a leading pre-K-12 school furniture manufacturer, Smith System has decades of experience with new builds.
Empower the People (Students) with Versatile Sit-Stand Desks
February 9, 2018
Most teachers know the health benefits of providing sit-stand desks in K-12 classrooms. Foremost, students have more energy to learn. But there’s another benefit that’s elbowing its way to the front of the line.
Keep the “Flex” in Flexible Seating: Why Traditional Student Desks and Chairs Still Matter
December 7, 2017
Smith System solves this dilemma with its many active seating options that support posture, movement and comfort.
5 Steps to a Flexible-Seating Classroom
September 25, 2017
What’s important is having a plan, according to Dianna Radcliff, the aforementioned fifth-grade ELA teacher and technology specialist. Doing so has made her a convert to flexible seating.
The Optimal Classroom Chair? Let Learners Decide.
September 25, 2017
Kids and teens seem to intuitively know how and where they concentrate best. Just look in a modern K12 classroom. Students might be sitting, standing, kneeling, rocking, or even propped on the floor.
A Transatlantic Team: Smith System Furnishes Primary School in Greece
September 25, 2017
The opportunity to develop and direct the furnishing of an entire new primary school is extraordinary, especially when that school must seamlessly integrate into a beloved, 113-year-old educational institutional.