The Node school chair is mobile and flexible. It's designed for quick, easy transitions from one teaching mode to the next, unlike traditional school desks and chairs.
Features
Move
Move
The Node school chair accommodates any teaching style unlike traditional classroom seating that has limited mobility, putting the burden on educators to adapt.
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Node school chairs are highly mobile —a quality that translates directly into classroom performance. After all, a lesson plan can be carried out more effectively when seating is arranged and rearranged effortlessly.
Key Benefits
- Swivel seat allows students to shift focus throughout the room.
- Books, laptops and other information remain at their fingertips as the personal surface swivels in tandem.
- Its clear sight lines to the instructor, fellow students and whiteboards can dramatically enhance interaction.
Store
Store
Store.
The base of Node school chairs provides a unique storage solution for backpacks and student belongings that usually clutter the aisles. This allows quicker and easier transitions between teaching modes.
Even the arms serve a storage purpose. Aside from a place to rest your elbows, they are designed to hold a backpack or bag, keeping personal items safe, secure, and close at hand.
Fit
Fit
Fit.
The Node chair has an adjustable worksurface, providing a perfect fit for students of all shapes and sizes.
The Node chair’s worksurface accommodates both left- and right-handed students. Ergonomics of the seat bend and flex with the student.
Versatile Seating
Versatile Seating
Versatile.
The benefits of Node aren’t confined to the classroom.
Today’s workplace also thrives on collaboration, transition, and movement—qualities integral to the design of Node. So no matter where you are—the lobby, the training room, or the lab—discover the chair that goes anywhere you work.
Watch
Watch
Node Classroom Animation
Node allows easy transitions from one mode to the next in a classroom setting.
Insights
- Learning Has Changed
- Students Have Changed
- Technology Has Changed
- Case Studies
- Applications + Insights
Learning Has Changed
Learning Has Changed
In our on-site research, we found cramped, static spaces designed for
passive one-way learning:
- tight rows of desks and chairs that inhibit movement and interaction
- instructors confined to the front of the room
- few opportunities to connect with students
The classroom has to change
- Research points to the fact that learning is enhanced when it is social and active.
- A single approach to teaching is no longer enough.
- Educators are turning to multiple pedagogies to support multiple learning styles.
Students Have Changed
Students Have Changed
Students expect more
Today’s students desire an active learning environment—expecting more from their classrooms than ever before. They want their surroundings to support co-learning, co-creation and open discussion.
Educators are often faced with a tough choice: promote active learning or organize a classroom to fit as many students as possible. The existing classroom footprint is only so big, and there’s not much flexibility.
Technology Has Changed
Technology Has Changed
Students Use Technology All the Time
Today’s Students
- Digital natives
- Comfortable using technology to display, share and present information
Many of Today’s Instructors
- Digital immigrants
- Leveraging technology to support the pedagogy used in the classroom
- There are concerns for those who are untrained and uncomfortable when asked to develop instructional design protocols for truly engaging learners.
Important Classroom Considerations
- Vertical surfaces to display content
- Multiple projection surfaces and whiteboards
- Various configurations
Case Studies
Case Studies
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Keeping pace with Active Learning
Steelcase conducted pre-and post-installation studies to evaluate node’s impact on the classroom experience. The two-month study involved a non-dedicated general-use classroom filled with traditional tablet arm chairs used for English, Greek, French, History of Film, Psychology and History classes. During the course of the study this single classroom was exposed to various instructors, students and subjects.
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Node changes the face of classrooms at Universidad Mariano Galvez
Universidad Mariano Galvez de Guatemala (UMG) is a private university in Guatemala. The university is considered to be one of the most prominent higher educational institutions in Central America. Like all higher education institutions, the school has been trying to address the many changes impacting education today: increased student expectations, rapidly changing technology and the adoption of more active and interactive teaching styles designed to engage students, leverage technology and explore more varied educational approaches.
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Northview High School
A two-month study at Northview High School confirms that the node school chair transforms the traditional classroom into a more interactive, dynamic teaching and learning environment. Read how node changes the classroom experience and promotes active learning.
Applications + Insights
Applications + Insights
Active Learning Spaces
Students prepare for a future no one can predict and jobs that, in many cases, haven’t been invented yet. Educators are responding to these diverse forces with a refreshing openness, adopting active learning and embracing new technology. Yet, both students and educators must operate in learning environments built for age-old ways.
Our Insights and Applications Guide provides the latest thinking on classroom design and learning spaces, including research, design principles and applications.
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Designing for Sustainability
We create products that are good for people, and good for the world. Our products and operations are designed around a commitment to reduce climate change, reinforced by sustainable practices across our value chain.
Our Sustainable Design framework ensures our products are designed with consideration of life cycle thinking and cradle-to-cradle principles:
- Source materials responsibly
- Minimize global warming and other life cycle impacts
- Ensure material health
- Enable end-of-use strategies
Specifications
Standard + Optional Features
Standard + Optional Features
Node Components
Flexible Seat
Flexible seat with simple adjustments keeps people comfortable in a variety of postures.
Easy Maintenance
Comfort without upholstery means easy maintenance.
Open seat design
Open seat design offers easy access, while arms serve as bag or purse hooks.
Swivel seat
Swivel seat keeps open sight lines.
Casters
Casters lend mobility for quick, easy transitions between configurations.
Cupholder
Optional cupholder frees up worksurface area for books and technology.
Base
Base keeps backpacks and personal belongings out of the aisle.
Personal Worksurface
Personal worksurface is adjustable, non-handed, and large enough to support digital and analog resources.
Tablet Stand
Tablet stand supports all top-selling tablets and smartphones in both portrait and landscape positions, making content easy to view and freeing up space on the worksurface for other class materials.
Steelcase Warranty
Steelcase warranty with elevated durability testing makes Node an easy choice.
Surface Materials
Standard Colors
- Citron (6332)
- Wasabi (6335)
- Picasso (6333)
- Jazz Blue (6336)
- Element (6337)
- Aubergine (6BD1)
- Peacock (6BD2)
- Jungle (6BD3)
- Merlot (6BD4)
- Honey (6BD5)
- Lagoon (6BD6)
- Saffron (6BD7)
Paint Palette
- Platinum (4799)
Tripod Base
- Platinum Solid (6249)
Worksurface
- Platinum Solid (6249)
Dimensions
Dimensions
Tripod Base
| Overall depth | 635mm |
| Width | 604mm |
| Height | 889mm |
| Seat Depth | 420mm |
| Seat width | 496mm |
| Seat height from floor | 464mm |
| Width between arms | 512mm |
| Arm to floor | 680mm |
| Angle between seat + back | 94.6º |
| Weight (with tablet) | 13kg |
| Weight (without tablet) | 8.6kg |
Global Availability
Global Availability
This product is available in the following regions:
- Africa
- Asia Pacific
- Central America
- Europe
- Middle East
- North America
- South America
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