Pupil's corner: tips from designers and doctors

The concept of "workplace" has existed since time immemorial. But if earlier this concept existed only for outstanding people - scientists, writers, poets, composers, then for a modern person it has become a universal place where he can do some work, but at home in comfortable conditions, and have fun here. The modern "workplace" is often a place for relaxation and leisure.

This fully applies to the "workplace" or, more simply, to the corner of the student. Indeed, in the modern world, every person dreams of such a place, and your child - even more so, because it will be his personal space, where he will feel like a master. But how to make this corner compact and comfortable for the student, and most importantly, harmless to health? What do doctors and designers say on this issue? This will be discussed further.

Let's start with the global question - what should be the emotional atmosphere in the space surrounding the corner, and how it is created.

It seems that everyone understands that the atmosphere should be conducive to the calm, focused work of the student. The main role in this matter is played by the color scheme of the room where the student’s corner is located. Its importance for the psychological and emotional well-being of a person cannot be ignored, and medicine confirms this. What color can provide this atmosphere? We’ll talk about this.

It will help you create an atmosphere of peace in the room, but not suppressing the positive energy of a person. Remember your school years, what color was prevailing in the classroom? Namely, green. He filled the students with positive energy, which was then expressed in their active work during the lessons. Therefore, the green color may well be suitable for the corner of the student, if not as the main one, then, as an addition, will help you create the appropriate atmosphere. But, choosing a green color for the corner, you should know that its abundance can cause the student to be overly relaxed, which will affect his performance. A sense of proportion should be present in this case.

Perhaps it will be the most suitable color for the corner of the student. Doctors estimate its effect on a person as tonic not only physical but also intellectual activity, that is, just what is required for the student in a home setting. Designers, in turn, do not recommend using yellow in a “pure” form and over large areas (walls, ceilings). It is better if he will be present as accents - furniture, all kinds of accessories.

Of course, these colors and their shades are not the ultimate truth. The issue of choosing a room’s color background is a very difficult question. His solution can be found in all kinds of color illustrations of the interiors of the rooms. It is possible that in them you will find the color that suits both you and your child. But do not trust your first impressions of illustrations, remember the recommendations of specialists.

Having decided on the color background of the corner of the student, you can move on to more "mundane" issues, for example, choosing a place.

The first question that is decided when choosing a place for a corner is the presence of natural light, that is, a window, on the left side of the desk. If this is possible, then consider the best place for a corner in the room can not be found. But if your child is left-handed, then this rule just needs to be changed exactly the opposite. The best option for finding a desk is on the side near the window or near it.The main thing is that the light source is located on the side of the student’s writing hand.

If your family has two students, and you do not have the opportunity to create two corners, then here, for normal natural lighting, you will have to place the table against the window. In this case, both students will be provided with normal lighting.

Next, you need to decide on the allocation of a corner from the rest of the room, that is, zoning. Proper zoning will help to eliminate all kinds of temptations for the student, which are many in the room. Psychologists are categorically against the "deaf" separation of the corner. In their opinion, this will create some isolation of space, which will suppress the student’s psyche and negatively affect his performance. The best option would be to highlight a corner with a light screen, which will solve all the questions on the fruitful work of the student. After zoning a corner, we proceed to its arrangement.

First of all, it is necessary to decide what will be in the space allotted for the corner. It will be about furniture for the corner - what should be in it, what should be the furniture, recommendations of experts on its proper selection. Therefore, before starting to equip a student’s corner, it’s nice to find out what the experts say about this. But as they say, it is better to see once than hear a hundred times. Therefore, we suggest watching a video of the recommendations of specialists on the right choice of furniture for a student’s corner.

It is the main element of the interior corner of the student. What should it be, medicine advises.

As you can see from the video above, the table plays a very important role not only in matters of furniture functionality, but even more important - in maintaining the health of your student. Therefore, when you decide to buy a table, be sure to bring your student with you. You already know the requirements of the specialists for the desk, but without the student you will not be able to determine how suitable the desk is for him to work in the conditions recommended by the specialists. And, of course, the student’s personal opinion about the purchase will also not be superfluous - on the table he likes, he will be engaged with great pleasure.

The modern workplace of a person, including the corner of a schoolboy, is inconceivable without a computer. Good business, but also requiring compliance with certain rules. You have already reviewed most of them above. In addition, when organizing a corner with a computer, you should know that the monitor on the table, written or computer, must be at an angle of thirty degrees. Only with this position of the monitor, the cervical spine will be in normal condition.

Most often, loving parents buy a chair for their child (today they somehow prefer not to remember a chair as a relic of the past), but at the same time its comfort, outward spectacularity dominate, but in no way cares about the health of the child. Doctors in this situation, first of all, urge us to follow certain rules when choosing a chair, contributing to maintaining the health of your student. The video material below will familiarize you with these rules.

(link to the video of the choice of the chair http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmcGbUx5mbw)

It is very important that the back of the chair (chair) is adjustable in height. This function allows you to adjust the backrest to properly maintain the student’s back in the desired position.

In the event that your chair does not meet the requirements of doctors, and it is a pity to throw it away, you can eliminate some of its deviations from the norms, for example, the absence of a lumbar curve, by laying an ordinary pillow under the lower back. Everything ingenious is simple.

From the very first grade, a student must be accustomed to order at his workplace. But it is appropriate to talk about order only when there is an opportunity. Agree, what order can be discussed in the corner of the schoolchild if there are no places for their storage for all kinds of textbooks, books, writing materials.Therefore, you should take care of a nightstand or even a bookcase with many drawers and shelves. It’s good to have open shelves on the wall.

The main feature of auxiliary furniture is the convenience of using it, that is, the furniture should be within the reach of the student's hand.

At the beginning of the article, the topic of lighting the corner, but natural, was already addressed. As for its artificial lighting in the dark, here experts recommend using a table lamp with bright but soft light. It is installed on the side of the student’s writing hand (if the right-hander is on the left, if the left-hander is on the right). The lamp must be adjustable in height and direction of light.

Medicine does not recommend local illumination of the workplace - harmful to eyesight. Therefore, you should have a diffused ceiling light above the corner - this will help relieve the student’s eye strain.

As you already understood, creating a corner for your student is not an easy question. But it must be resolved. After all, by and large, the health and future life of your child depends on his decision. In a properly organized corner, the student will maintain his health, will well master the school curriculum, which in the future will allow him to achieve excellent results in life, but already in an adult workplace. Unfortunately, not every photo illustrates a student’s corner corresponding to the recommendations of doctors, since here the emphasis is on effective design decisions. And here the choice is yours - a spectacular view of the corner or the health of your schoolchild. We hope that we have helped you resolve these issues effectively. Good luck to you!