There are many choices when designing meaningful, collaborative, and flexible K-12 workspaces for students and faculty. From multiuse options and comfort to functional, thoughtful design—and yes, even color—each of these elements plays a crucial role in creating the ideal space for engaging, effective learning environments. When choosing the best tables for your education space, consider these four tips as essential must-haves in your decision-making process:
Tip 1: Ensure Your Tables Are Multi-Purpose. Schools today are constantly looking to maximize their spaces to meet a multitude of different functions. For example, a K-12 cafeteria may not only be used for dining, but it can also serve as a study area, an event space or a meeting space. Products like our award-winning FBT Series of Fold & Roll Booths are a perfect multi-purpose solution. Each product in the series can be effortlessly rolled on industrial-grade neoprene wheels from one location to another, allowing for instant mobility. Easily opened or closed by one person (a faculty or staff member) in just seconds, the booths can be tightly stored away when not in use, freeing up space for other purposes. The product’s thoughtful, multipurpose design allows for student dining, focused work or group collaboration. Available with built-in power and USB connections and the ability to add custom colors and school logos, these innovative booths are ideal for the different functions, environments and student needs of a school today.
Tip 2: Select Tables That Foster Engagement. Today more than ever, schools are working to create communities where all students feel included and can engage with others in a safe and caring environment. School furniture should be naturally supportive of this effort, so it’s important to select tables that inspire communication, encourage collaboration and foster inclusivity. BioFit’s Afton tables are uniquely suited and thoughtfully designed to support this movement. Inspired by the meandering Afton River in Scotland, the table features a curvaceous S-shaped top. This unique, patented design enhances student communication by creating a seating configuration different than traditional square or rectangular tables. Afton’s visually appealing look also yields an intriguing aesthetic. Its S-shaped design brings a modern touch to traditional cafeterias, dining halls, break rooms, libraries, or any other space where a touch of elegance is needed.
Tip 3: Make Safety a Priority. Student and staff safety is always a priority. Realizing accidents from mishandling tables and chairs are some of the most commonly reported staff injuries at schools, BioFit designs all of its products with safety (and improved ergonomics) in mind. This includes our anti-pinch tabletop safety gap, which ensures fingers don’t get caught when tables are being [deployed or folded up]. Our proprietary adjustable torsion capability enables users to reset the torque level of the lift-assist device on affixed-seating tables to the original factory specifications. This one-of-a-kind feature facilitates safer and easier folding and unfolding and allows schools to save money by prolonging the useful life of the table. Many of BioFit’s tables have an automatic locking mechanism, which ensures the table stays closed and stable when in the folded position.
Tip 4: Always Look for Durability and Quality. School tables endure constant use – every day students are working at them, eating on them, pushing them, or even trying to sit on them. Products that can stand up to this usage, and last over time, are essential. That’s where high-quality, premium products pay off. BioFit has been making American-made technologically advanced products for more than 90 years. Some of our innovations include the use of a one-piece, 14-guage steel frame that is robotically welded. This innovation allows for unform strength throughout the product resulting in a more durable, long-lasting product. We also provide tops made of durable medium-density fiberboard (MDF), which also generates greater long-term performance. Additionally, all of our tables are backed by a solid 13-year warranty.
Get In Touch Selecting the right tables for K–12 schools goes beyond just filling a space. K-12 tables should meet multiple needs. They must support teacher instruction, student learning, collaboration, and inclusivity, as well as a school’s budget, school spirit and space functionality.
Keep these must-have 4 tips in mind when selecting the table solutions you need. Looking for more? We can help. BioFit provides free space analysis and layout consultation at no charge to help determine the proper model and quantity of BioFit tables for your project.
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