A furniture system for use in a classroom, the furniture system comprising: a table assembly including a top member and at least a first leg support member, the top member forming a substantially flat top surface and circumscribed by an outer edge, the at least one leg support member supporting the top member in a substantially horizontal position; a table dock (16, 18, 20) supported by the table assembly adjacent the top surface and forming a table dock channel that opens upwardly where the dock channel is unobstructed by the top member; at least a first substantially flat display panel including a display surface on at least a first of two oppositely facing and substantially parallel side surfaces, the panel circumscribed by a panel edge; and an easel assembly spaced apart from the table assembly and including an easel coupler; wherein the panel edge is receivable within the table dock channel to support the display panel in a substantially vertical orientation adjacent the flat top surface and wherein the display panel is alternatively engageable with the easel coupler to be supported in a substantially vertical orientation spaced apart from the table assembly, characterized in that the table assembly further includes a table coupler mounted below the top member wherein the coupler is configured to releasably support the display panel in a storage position hanging substantially vertically downward below the top member; and in that the panel forms a handle opening adjacent a top edge portion of the panel edge and the table coupler includes at least a first substantially horizontal post that passes through the handle opening to support the display panel in the storage position. a table assembly including a top member and at least a first leg support member, the top member forming a substantially flat top surface and circumscribed by an outer edge, the at least one leg support member supporting the top member in a substantially horizontal position; a table dock (16, 18, 20) supported by the table assembly adjacent the top surface and forming a table dock channel that opens upwardly where the dock channel is unobstructed by the top member; at least a first substantially flat display panel including a display surface on at least a first of two oppositely facing and substantially parallel side surfaces, the panel circumscribed by a panel edge; and an easel assembly spaced apart from the table assembly and including an easel coupler; wherein the panel edge is receivable within the table dock channel to support the display panel in a substantially vertical orientation adjacent the flat top surface and wherein the display panel is alternatively engageable with the easel coupler to be supported in a substantially vertical orientation spaced apart from the table assembly, characterized in that the table assembly further includes a table coupler mounted below the top member wherein the coupler is configured to releasably support the display panel in a storage position hanging substantially vertically downward below the top member; and in that the panel forms a handle opening adjacent a top edge portion of the panel edge and the table coupler includes at least a first substantially horizontal post that passes through the handle opening to support the display panel in the storage position.