Raising Teachers’ Awareness

At school

You shouldn't say "sit up straight" or "pull your shoulders back"... so how should you talk to children? And how can a school day be organized to protect students' health? But first of all, why should a teacher care about posture and ergonomics?

Schools at the heart of prevention

Schools have played a driving role in preventing tooth decay: they can do the same for back pain and other musculoskeletal disorders.

You might think a teacher’s job isn’t to teach posture or ergonomics: their job is math, language, or history.

Except that better posture helps students learn better. Partly because discomfort leads to distraction and disengagement, and partly because good posture improves presence, confidence and the ability to speak in public. Posture and learning are closely linked.

Here are a few areas where Olivier and his team can raise teachers’ awareness. They can also bring pedagogical concepts to better correct children’s posture, organize classes more effectively, and support postural variation.