Chapter 4

School Furniture,
Equipment, and Other Facilities

RHIEANNE DEIL N. DELOS REYES

agenda -School Seats
-School Tables
-Storage and Display
-School Equipment
-Fittings, Fixtures and -Furnishing
-Instructional Devices
-Regular Classroom Facilities
-Home Economics facilities
-Agricultural Arts Facilities

-Library facilities

-Sanitary Facilities

-Administrative Facilities

-Facilities for Ancillary Services

-Special Education Facilities

-School Lunch Counter (School

Canteen)
Introduction
Furniture and equipment in the schools
are objects designed to increase the
comfort, convenience, utility, and beauty of
our pupils/ students and students.
Many of these were made by hand, but
many machines have been developed to
facilitate the learning experience and
performance, achieving success in
implementing the curriculum.
SCHOOL SEATS
The importance of good seating cannot be
overlooked since the school children usually spend
a significant part of their time in school in a sitting
position.

Good seating is necessary for

comfort and good posture and
is crucial to the proper
physical development of the
child.
 THINGS TO CONSIDER

 Good seating is characterized as follows:

a. Seat height shall be constructed that the child’s feet are flat
on the floor.

b. The backrest provides support to the lumbar region of the

child’s back.

c. There is a clearance of from three to four inches between the

front edge of the seat and the inside angle of the knee.
d. The seat slopes slightly backward.
e. The surface of the desk or table overlaps the seat
by three to four inches.

f. There is sufficient leg space between the seat and

the underside of the desk or table.
 SCHOOL TABLES
School tables are designed according to their use or
function.

1.Table height. This is determined in relation to the

following requirements:

a. There shall be sufficient clearance between the

underside of the tabletop and the seat of the chair to
allow comfortable space for the thighs of the seated
b. The tabletop shall be level with the elbows of
the seated person.

c. For visual comfort, it shall be possible for the

seated person to work with his eyes at the near
point, the nearest distance at which the eye can be
focused without strain.
2. Tabletop area is determined according to its purpose
(Teacher’s tables, library tables, and others) and the part-
body measurements of the person working on it.

a. Comfortable reach forward may be taken sweeping

sideways with both hands as far forward as possible without
touching the near end of the table.

b. Maximum reach forward may be determined by sweeping

sideways both hands as far forward as possible while leaning
against the table edge.
 STORAGE AND DISPLAY

Book cases Book

shelves
Divans
STORAGE AND DISPLAY
The design and standard measurements of storage and
display furniture may be determined according to the
following guidelines:

a. The “zone of convenience” shall be considered.

According to energy conservation studies, this refers to
the area between the lower and upper limits for shelves
within which it is convenient to place things on them
and beyond which there will be a need to exert greater
effort.
b. Total furniture height may be calculated according
to the highest point which a child can reach with
stretched
arm in relation to what he can see from a standing
position.

c. The highest shelf shall be not more than 1.2 times

higher than the mean height of users.

d. Ordinarily, shelving may be spaced at intervals of 30

SCHOOL EQUIPMENT
-- Educational equipment means tangible properly used by institutions of
higher education in support of instruction. This equipment has a normal
life span of two to five years, are classified.

may be categorized as follows:

EPP/TLE Equipment
(Edukasyon Pangkabuhayan at Pantahanan/Technology Livelihood
Education)

• Shop/Industrial Arts Tools

• Home Economics Utensils
• Garden tools
 EPP/TLE EQUIPMENT
• Garden tools

● Shop/Industrial Arts Tools • Home Economics Utensils

 Instructional Tools and Devices
● Science apparatuses • Mathematics gadgets

• Office equipment

● Playground
 Health Equipment
• Medical equipment
• Dental equipment
• Clinic equipment
Emergency/Survival Kit
-- Every school/office shall be equipped with a Survival Kit
consisting of a lightweight bag in red color marked “Safe Ka
Ba?” to contain the following:
• Water in a soft, plastic container (1 ⁄ 2 gallon for drinking and
1 ⁄ 2 gallon for food preparation and cleaning per person, per
day). Stock water for at least 3 days’ supply.
• Food-lightweight, compact, easy to cook and prepare
• First Aid Kit
 FITTINGS, FIXTURES, and
FURNISHINGS
 Fittings are small accessory parts, often
standardized used in a school building such as
electrical switches and convenience outlets,
doorknobs, and the like.

 Fixtures are facilities that are fixed or attached to

a building as permanent appendages or as a structural
part of it, such as plumbing facilities, toilet bowls,
lighting fixtures, etc.
 Furnishings are articles of furniture or decorations
for the interior of a building.
INSTRUCTIONAL DEVICES
It comprise the wide range and variety of
educational media and technology such as
visual aids, audiovisual aids, teaching aids
and devices, and the like, which are
indispensable tools for effective teaching
and learning.
1. Types of Instructional Devices.
 The common types of instructional devices, traditionally
known as teaching aids and devices, are: objects and specimens
(or realia), models and mock-ups, (globes, dolls, etc.) dioramas,
pictures (drawings, sketches, illustrations, photographs,
paintings), posters, graphs, charts and diagrams (maps),
flashcards, cartoons, comic strips, chalkboard, bulletin board, etc.
 Audio Visual Equipment
- The latest types of instructional materials are creations
of modern technology, which are utilized as audio visual
aids in teaching. Consist of machines or hardware and
corresponding material or software.

Ex. Slide projector, Slides, Filmstrip projector, Filmstrips

Slide/Filmstrip projector, Movie camera, Mini disk
Memory Stick, Movie projector, Movie films
Overhead projector, Transparencies, Tape recorder, Tape
recordings, Radio, Broadcasts, Television, Telecasts/telecine,
b. Proper Utilization of Instructional Devices.
1. Consider the objectives identify the instructional
materials needed to supplement existing materials
produce the needed materials

2. They shall influence the learner to develop critical

thinking, contribute to the development of good
human relations through the inculcation of sound
moral and ethical values.
c. Multi-Media Materials/Equipment

a. The screen shall be placed at the eye level of seated pupils.

students to provide the best vision.
b. The seats shall be arranged within the recommended viewing
area, which is a 60-degree angle from the center of the screen.
c. Light control on the room is necessary.
d. The speaker shall be placed near the screen at ear-level of the
pupils
Audio Visual Proper Utilization Multi-Media
Equipment of Instructional Materials/Equipmen
Devices. t
The latest types of
instructional materials Instructional There are guidelines
are creations of modern devices are shall be observed
technology, which are effective when they when showing
utilized as audio-visual are properly projected materials
aids in teaching. planned, using multi-media
Audiovisual aids selected and equipment or
consist of the machines utilized. devices.
(or hardware) and their
corresponding materials
(or software)
REGULAR CLASSROOM FACILITIES
1.Basic Concepts
 Every classroom shall be suitably structured and decorated to make
the surroundings of pupils/students conducive to learning. The materials
for structuring and decorating shall be selected on the basis of their
educational
value providing opportunities for class discussions. Likewise, its
cleanliness and orderliness must be maintained, the fact that this is a vital
aspect contributing to the educational growth of the pupils/students.
2. Standard Facilities.
There are minimum furniture and equipment requirements for a regular classroom
are:
Furniture Quantity
Tables with 2 chairs
with all wood/or non-wood
based materials for grades I-IV 25 sets
Tables with 2 chairs
with all wood/or non-wood
based materials for grades V-VI 25 sets
or Tablet armchairs
with all wood/or non-wood
based materials for grades V-VI 50 units
Tablet Armchairs with all wood/or non-wood
based materials for First to Fourth Year 50 units
Teacher’s Table with chair 1 set
3. Classroom Structuring.
The regular classroom may be ideally structured in the following
manner:
a. the entrance to the room, a signboard is posted, showing the following
identification:
b. A framed copy of the class program is displayed on the door to the
classroom at adult eye level.
c. On the front wall (that is, the wall facing the class), the classroom
chalkboards, properly framed and provided
with chalk ledge and curtains, are installed at a height that is in
accordance with the maximum comfortable
reach of the children to the top of the board.
HOME ECONOMICS FACILITIES
-- As the laboratory for Home Economics classes, the Home
Economics building is designed as a self-contained Filipino
home.
This is the following sections or components:
a. Front porch leading to the entry
b. Sala or living room, furnished with standard sala
set, curtains, drapes, appropriate decors, etc.
c. Bedroom, furnished with standard bedroom
furniture, beddings, curtains, lamps, etc.
AGRICULTURAL ARTS
FACILITIES
The school garden shall be provided with a garden house and
adequate water supply. The garden house shall be
designed to include the following components:
a. Classroom area, furnished with standard classroom
facilities
b. Toolroom, provided with cabinets, shelves, racks, etc.
for safekeeping of garden tools.
c. Storeroom for supplies, materials, seeds, products, etc.
The minimum furniture and equipment requirements for
Agricultural Arts facilities class are as follows:

-Teacher’s Table and Chair 2 sets -Folding Shovel 1 unit

-Demonstration Table 1 unit -Hay Fork 1 unit
-Chairs (wood); tablet wood/metal 20 pieces -Post Hole Digger 1 unit
-Chalkboard, framed, with stand 2 units -Wrecking Bar 1 unit
-Teacher’s aparador 1 unit -Knapsack Sprayer 1 unit
-Storage cabinets 2 units -Budding Knife 1 unit
-Bulletin Board wall-type 1 unit -Pull-push rule 1 unit
-Drinking and Washing Facilities 1 unit - Axe (secondary only) 1
unit
LIBRARY FACILITIES
The characteristics of a good reading area are as follows:
a. It is an attractive place with an informal
atmosphere.
b. It is cozy and comfortable place for work and
study.
c. Chairs and tables are comfortably adjusted to the
pupils’/students’ sizes.
d. The color schemes of the area fit the children’s
concepts.
e. Natural and artificial lighting meets the reader’s
SANITARY FACILITIES
 Importance. As the teaching of sanitation and good health habits is
an integral part of the school program, it is important that public schools
shall be provided with sanitary facilities that satisfy sanitary
requirements as well as meet educational needs.

1. Toilet Facilities
2. Toilet fixtures and materials
3. Hand Washing Facilities.
4. Drinking Facilities
5. Water System and Wastewater Disposal System.
ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES
The fundamental function of the administrative office
is to serve. It shall be planned to feature openness and ease
of access for teachers, school children, and the public. The
administrative office shall be pleasant and attractive in
design reflecting the spirit of a friendly and helpful
atmosphere. The operation of the administrative office
shall provide school children, teachers, and parents
opportunities for active participation in the democratic
processes.
FACILITIES FOR ANCILLARY
SERVICES
1. School Health Clinic. A school health clinic is one of the
essential facilities of every school. It shall be located adjacent to
the administrative area, if possible. Depending upon the size of
the school and the availability of internal space, the school health
clinic shall include spaces for first aid treatment, dental services,
waiting room, dressing room, and rest room for students who
may not be feeling well.
2. Guidance and Counselling. The organization of pupil/student
guidance and counselling services is an administrative function
that cannot be dispensed with, especially in the modern
community school. For the purpose of the school guidance and
counselling program, a guidance room shall be set aside and
located, if possible, adjacent to the administrative area.
The guidance center shall include separate enclosed spaces for
conducting individual counselling, testing, storage of
school children’s records, etc.
SPECIAL EDUCATION FACILITIES
The special education program of the Department of
Education aims to meet the special needs of exceptional/
differently abled students in connection with their
education and training.

Special education is carried out by special education

teachers who are especially trained to teach children with
exceptional needs. Special education classes require
special facilities.
SCHOOL LUNCH COUNTER
(SCHOOL CANTEEN)
One of the important facilities that shall be available in
school is a very decent school lunch counter, also known
as the school lunchroom, school canteen or nutrition
center. This serves as the center for feeding.
1. The basic components of a school canteen may be as ff:
a.Dining space
b.Service counter
c.Kitchen
 Thank you
RHIEANNE DEIL N. DELOS
REYES