“The children are our future” is a popular phrase that has been coined for a few decades. Over the past 20 years, there have been technological and scientific advances that will allow future generations to be the smartest that the human race has ever seen. People are in an era where they have been exposed to knowledge through digital media via the World Wide Web, smartphone technology, radio, television and more. What will be an amplifying factor is the environment setup that will allow future generations to learn more efficiently and be more productive.

Natural sunlight stimulates learning, attentiveness and productivity.

Scientific studies have shown the impact of natural light on productivity and attentiveness. Classrooms are being redesigned to allow more natural sunlight in to stimulate student learning. In the past, many classrooms limited sunlight and relied on artificial lighting from incandescent bulbs. Furthermore, when these bulbs didn’t illuminate brightly or even flicker, it would impact student’s attentiveness and ability to learn.

Classrooms are now being designed with skylights and large windows with blinds to maximise the amount of natural light that comes into the room.

LED lights are also contributing to improvements in student learning.

Most Australians that did their schooling prior to 2010 found it challenging to study effectively in their schooling environment because of ill-equipped artificial lighting. Most classrooms used fluorescent lighting, which was prone to blown bulbs or flickering. LEDs were too expensive but have come down in price drastically over the past 10 years.

Studies have show that LED lights that mimic natural light provides the best learning environment for students when artificial light is used.

Better equipped desks, chairs and boards.

Desks and chairs have also improved students’ comfort. Students are expected to sit and learn for up to 6 hours a day and are punished for fidgeting or moving. Increasing student’s comfort also helps them improve their concentration levels.

For example, many former students learned to read their lessons off the blackboard. Research has found that white text on a black background is the most difficult for people to read. By having schools switch to whiteboards, they have stimulated students learning.

Access to digital media.

If you go into any playground around schools in Australia, you will find children of all ages with laptops, smartphones and tablets. The school curriculum has changed vastly to prepare the new generation for the future demand of innovators, entrepreneurs and workers by preparing them with skills such as programming and digital design.

The video below provides some insight into how classrooms will look like in the future.

We are already in an era where several young people have become billionaires by thriving in their learning environments and succeeding commercially.

Learn more about how you can improve the classroom design of your educational institution by getting in touch with LEDified today!