Written by: Nick Green, MS, BCBA As a student and practitioner of too much sitting, I am always looking for new insights on this modern problem. I wanted to find a new perspective on this sitting problem that I had not yet encountered. So, I enlisted the help of my sister-in-law, who is a practicing […]
Author Archives: StandUpKids
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Apr
Apr
San Francisco, CA: StandUpKids.org is announcing the 10 schools that are the winners of $5,000 grants for classroom standing desks as part of their partnership with Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Active Schools organization. StandUpkids also works in partnership with Stand2Learn, a standing desk company committed to children’s health. In June 2013, StandUpKids founders Juliet and […]
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Feb
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Standing up is the new sitting down at this 1st- and 2nd-grade Tucson class
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Jan
Jan
Standing for Mental Clarity and Physical Health (Interview with Kelly and Juliet Starrett)
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Oct
Oct
by: Phil Hoy Dissertation projects can be a stressful and worrying time for some third year students. However, for me it was an exciting prospect to delve and explore into something upcoming and exciting that could flip how we see and teach primary school classrooms. It was when I watched (in my second year of […]
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Oct
Oct
Register: Active Schools Fundraising and Stand2Learn Webinar Chance to get a complimentary Stand2Learn desk + other prizes. Don’t miss this webinar! Fundraising the Active & Healthy Way! Want to help students improve health, engagement time, and standardized test scores? Interested in raising funds to purchase Stand2Learn desks? Looking for a healthy way to fundraise? Join this webinar with […]
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Aug
Aug
STANDING DESKS LEAD TO IMPROVED BMI IN CHILDREN, RESEARCH SHOWS
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Don’t Have Standing Desks Yet? 4 Strategies For Teachers To Get Your Classroom Active!
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Jul
Jul
By Nick Green M.S., BCBA Stand Up Kids.org is fighting for our youth’s health one standing desk at a time. Our mission is clear: “The mission of StandUp Kids is to get every public school child at a standing desk in 10 years, to combat the epidemic of sedentary lifestyles and inactivity, and to better […]
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Jul
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Crossfit Master Kelly Starrett | Dispatches
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StandUpKids Is Proud To Announce Partnership With Lets Move! Active Schools, Part of Michele Obamas Let’s Move! Campaign
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Mar
Mar
Today, Let’s Move! Active Schools – part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative – and StandUpKids announced a new partnership that will create more Active Schools environments and increase physical education and physical activity opportunities for students across the country. “StandUpKids is delighted to partner with the Let’s Move! Active Schools initiative whose own mission […]