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4 Key Factors to Starting an Elementary Esports Program
06 Jun

4 Key Factors to Starting an Elementary Esports Program

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="4 Key Factors to Starting an Elementary Esports Program" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]The benefits of scholastic esports make a compelling case for starting a program, and many schools have done just that to enhance students’ learning experience and future opportunities. Starting an esports program is beneficial…

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How Teaching Gaming & Esports will Boost Student’s STEM & 21st-Century Learning Skills
28 Sep

How Teaching Gaming & Esports will Boost Student’s STEM & 21st-Century Learning Skills

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="How Teaching Gaming & Esports will Boost Student's STEM & 21st Century Learning Skills" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Author: Martin Fritzen[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]There are three ways schools and universities can work with gaming and esports to increase the students' STEM and 21st century learning skills. The 3 Foci…

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New MiEN K-12 Esports White Paper Available: Creating an Esports Space That Supports Academic Success and SEL
20 Jun

New MiEN K-12 Esports White Paper Available: Creating an Esports Space That Supports Academic Success and SEL

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="New MiEN K-12 Esports White Paper Available: Creating an Esports Space That Supports Academic Success and SEL" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Author: Dr. Christina Counts[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1706978088975{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]K-12 esports, or competitive online video gaming is a rapidly growing and trending industry projected to surpass $1.8…

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6 Key Ideas for Designing an Esports Space
09 Jun

6 Key Ideas for Designing an Esports Space

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="6 Key Ideas for Designing an Esports Space" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]Academic esports, or a competitive school video-gaming team, is the next big extracurricular opportunity for today’s students. Esports offers the same social and emotional learning benefits as traditional athletics and can also provide a…

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MiEN Company Releases White Paper on Creating a Scholastic Esports Program
08 Jun

MiEN Company Releases White Paper on Creating a Scholastic Esports Program

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="MiEN Company Releases White Paper on Creating a Scholastic Esports Program" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] New paper covers curriculums, career pathways, funding, planning and effective space design for competitive gaming  [/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1674749198066{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – June 9, 2022 – An increasing number…

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4 Reasons to Create an Esports Space in the Media Center
31 Mar

4 Reasons to Create an Esports Space in the Media Center

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="4 Reasons to Create an Esports Space in the Media Center" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]Academic esports continues to grow in K-12 schools as an extracurricular activity that attracts students of all backgrounds. The benefits of esports in schools are clear: evidence shows that academic esports…

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What It Means to Be a Sustainable Furniture Company: Designing With Sustainability in Mind
15 Feb

What It Means to Be a Sustainable Furniture Company: Designing With Sustainability in Mind

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="What It Means to Be a Sustainable Furniture Company: Designing With Sustainability in Mind" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]Schools and workspaces of the future are designed with environmental sustainability in mind for everything from architectural design and creative reuse to the furniture pieces we use in…

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5 Tips for Building an Esports Program in Your District
19 Jan

5 Tips for Building an Esports Program in Your District

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="5 Tips for Building an Esports Program in Your District" use_theme_fonts="yes" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]A unique opportunity to capitalize on after-school activities and get students involved with extracurricular activities, esports’ competitive, organized video gaming has been gaining in popularity in the K-12 sector. Not only is…

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Introducing the 2021 MiEN Showroom
20 Oct

Introducing the 2021 MiEN Showroom

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Introducing the 2021 MiEN Showroom" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Author: Kevin Ecarius[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]When designing new school and/or office spaces, it’s important to choose furniture solutions that will best serve the people who will use the space. For the designers of these spaces, it can be challenging to…

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5 Benefits of Esports in Schools
02 Sep

5 Benefits of Esports in Schools

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="5 Benefits of Esports in Schools" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]As the esports industry has grown, academic esports teams have also become more common as an extracurricular activity. Students of all backgrounds are attracted to esports for a variety of reasons, but many are drawn in…

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