Gannon University Mobile STEM Lab

WittFitt congratulates Gannon for creating an amazing mobile STEM lab that will have the capacity to reach 100's of students.  Thank you for giving WittFitt the opportunity to be a small part by providing the Hokki seating. GO GANNON! Facebook…

How Furniture Can Improve Learning in Education

'“The tiny movements kids make to stay balanced stimulates their brain and helps them focus” says Dr John Ratey, a professor at Harvard University. “Children with attention disorders have a sleepy cortex and exercise combats that mental…

gei Endorsed Products

The following products have been endorsed by gei, a company who identifies the best-designed, most effective classroom products in the world. These products have been donated by Safco, and have been analyzed by teachers and administrators…

Safco at NeoCon 2019

Today's classrooms are always evolving and you need solutions that keep up with the changing times.  To that end...WittFitt and Safco are passionate about bringing active, mobile products to enhance every space in your school! Educational…

How was WittFitt Founded?

It all started in Lisa's 6th grade classroom in Ft Collins, CO when she decided that her kids simply needed to MOVE.  She started a program, she named WittFitt, to help her students be more active during the day.  This grew into the use of…

RTM School Planning & Facilities Congress

Lisa Witt, President & Founder of WittFitt presented LEARNING IN MOTION to administrative leaders at the RTM School Planning & Facilities Congress in Austin, TX April 28-30th, 2019. Session Synopsis: We know bodies are…

IMPACT/GREEN SCHOOLS CONFERENCE

For the 2nd year, WittFitt provided active products for the IMPACT/GREEN SCHOOLS convention in St. Paul April 2019. Attendees had the opportunity to try out WittFitt's dynamic, movement-oriented seating and standing options while learning…

The Dynamic Classroom: Using WittFitt 'Active" Products

Stability Ball Misconceptions

Misconception: Stability balls do not last and even when we did use them…kids bounced too much and distracted others. WittFitt Solution: We only provide high quality stability balls with legs created by the original “Swiss Ball’…

On the Ball! Mrs. Mack's Class

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SPURRED BY DOT-COMS, SCHOOL FURNITURE IS BECOMING COMFY

THE BOSTON GLOBE, MARCH 20, 2017 WALTHAM — Teachers of another generation may have had little patience for fidgety students. Students were expected to sit with both feet on the floor and hands on top of their desks, while their backs rested…

Students Bounce Through Class

Nodaway News Leader "St. Gregory’s students in Jamie Casteel’s third grade bounce throughout the class as they sit on stability balls. The stability balls replace normal chairs in Casteel’s classroom as part of a curriculum program…

KINDERGARTNERS BOUNCE THROUGH LESSONS

THE NEWS-MESSENGER, MARCH 7, 2017 CLYDE - The pupils in kindergarten teacher Aubrey Baur's class usually have a ball — actually, they sit on ball chairs. It is no surprise that the students bounce on the balls, but that does not…

Valley School Using Stability Balls to Help Students Focus

Why Do We Use Stability Balls As Chairs?

REPLACING CHAIRS WITH BALLS HELPS STUDENTS FOCUS.

BANGOR DAILY NEWS, ME.  JUNE 2013. Students at the Dr. Levesque Elementary School in Frenchville participated in a pilot project that replaced classroom chairs with stability balls.  Posted June 03, 2013, at 3:23 p.m. Public school students…