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scene, with its cool-white, very bright light, created the
right atmosphere to help the pupils focus. Finally, the
warm color and lower intensity of the Calm scene helped
to calm children down and encouraged them to work well
together.
Both teachers and children enjoy working in the
classrooms lit with SchoolVision. “We begin in the
morning with bright lighting that generates energy,”
explains Jane van der Heijden, Principal of Wintelre
Primary School, “and we normally end the day with warm
lighting that offers calm and tranquility, and in which a
good discussion can be held or creative activities can be
carried out.” This change in lighting is appreciated by both
pupils and teachers. “We are noticing an increase in the
level of concentration and calm in the class, and the pupils
even let us know if they would prefer to carry out a
certain type of activity under a certain type of lighting.”
Good lighting can create a sense of well-being and help pupils to stay
alert and concentrated.
Additional benefit - substantial energy savings
Besides having a positive impact on the learning
environment and pupil performance, our innovative
school lighting offers a further, extremely significant
benefit – substantial energy savings. At Elouges Primary
School in the Belgian district of Dour, for example, the
combination of intelligent lighting controls and the latest
low-energy light sources is helping to save as much as 80%
of the electricity used by the old system. With budgets
everywhere under tremendous pressure, this is
potentially very good news for all schools.
With SchoolVision, different lighting moods can be activated at the push
of a button.
Win-win, today and going forward
Our future increasingly depends on our ability to generate
and manage knowledge and innovation. This all starts with
our children in schools. Our dedicated school lighting
helps teachers create the ideal learning atmosphere in the
classroom. In this way, we are helping deliver a dual gain
for this and future generations – better learning results for
children, while at the same time saving energy.