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node Education Solutions Visit steelcase.com Europe & Africa Espace Européen de l’Entreprise 1 allée d’Oslo BP 40033 Schiltigheim 67012 Strasbourg Cedex France tel: +33 3 88 13 30 30 fax: +33 3 88 28 31 78 North America 901, 44th Street Grand Rapids MI 49508 USA tel: +1 616 247 27 10 fax: +1 616 246 40 40 Asia Pacific & India 4th floor, N32 Kowa Bdg 5-2-32 Minami-Azabu Minato-Ku Tokyo 106-0047 Japan tel: +81 3 3448 9611 fax: +81 3 3448 9617 Latin America 901, 44th Street Grand Rapids MI 49508 USA tel: +1 616 247 27 10 fax: +1 616 246 40 40 Middle East Design House unit A2 PO Box 502596 Dubai Media City Dubai UAE tel: +971 4 369 7838 fax: +971 4 369 7837 Concept and Design Steelcase - Product Design node Thomas Overthun DS158EN 11/12 © 2010 All rights reserved. All specifications subject to change without notice. Printed on at least 60% recycled paper. Cert no. BV-COC-858659. Printed in France by OTT Imprimeurs – Wasselonne.

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we didn’t go back to the drawing board. we went back to school. observations “ The biggest issue with the way the classroom is set up is that it’s assuming there’s one way of teaching and one way of learning. ” Lesley, professor node Education Solutions Today classrooms are designed for passive, one-way learning with tight rows of desks and chairs that inhibit movement and interaction, and instructors confined to the front of the room, where there are few opportunities to connect with students. Students bring new tools, new attitudes, and new expectations into the classroom. Their desire...

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node Functionalities The node chair is highly mobile - a quality that translates directly into classroom Better classroom performance can be summed up with four simple words. performance. After all, a lesson plan can be carried out more effectively when seating is arranged and rearranged effortlessly. The swivel seat is another design advantage. It gives students the freedom to shift focus throughout the room. And because the personal worksurface swivels in tandem, books, laptops, and other information remain at their fingertips. No two students are alike. With that in mind, the node chair...

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node Flexibility The node™ chair is mobile and flexible. It’s designed for quick, easy transitions between room configurations. With node, a classroom can flex from a lecture-based mode to a team-based mode, and back again, without interruption. In other words, node can take a passive space and make it active. The node chair supports active and team-based modes of learning, even when student density is important. A classroom doesn’t have to be any larger. It simply has to have the right chair. project team large conference classroom one: node with mobile tables

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node Flexibility Students are wired differently these days. They desire an active learning environment. While they might not come right out and say it, students expect more from their classrooms than ever before. They want their surroundings to support co-learning, co-creation, and open discussion. Not only does the research indicate this, but it's what you find when you observe students inside classroom two: node with worksurfaces Students are hands on, tackling a variety of tasks at once. This all leads to the demand for flexible environments. In the absence of a solution, educators have...

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node User benefits Students spend a lot of time in the classroom. Shouldn’t the chair they sit in make every minute count? The node chair was designed to help today’s student be more comfortable, more connected, and more engaged. Its purpose is to support the very reason educational institutions exist. Easy to move and to swivel node allows students to change posture and position. Student learning. node adapts to a variety of students sizes and keeps their belongings nearby and out of the aisles.

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passes with flying colours. Arctic White Baby Blue choose your colour

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Finishes and colour options node Selected features and statement of line Wasabi Flexible seat, without pneumatic adjustments to worry about, keeps students comfortable in a variety of postures. Baby Blue Arctic White Comfort without upholstery means easy maintenance Personal worksurface is adjustable, non-handed, and large enough to support digital and analog resources. Worksurface colours Paint palette Tripod base Platinum solid Open seat design offers easy access, while armes serve as backpack hooks. Platinum solid Sterling dark solid Optional cupholder frees up worksurface area for books...

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node environmental performance Since 1912, Steelcase has been committed to continually reducing the environmental impacts of its products and activities on a global scale, by constantly seeking more effective ways to conserve resources, prevent pollution and nurture environmental consciousness in its people every day. During node development process we evaluated the environmental aspects of the products at each stage of its life cycle: materials extraction, production, transport, use and reuse, until the end of its life. 15% recycled content by weight PVC free Use Designed for a long...

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