Education

From pre-school classrooms to university lecture halls, the quality of light significantly impacts students’ learning experiences, academic performance, and overall well-being. Our innovative MelaGen® Active technology offers a unique advantage in educational settings. MelaGen® Active lighting can significantly enhance the school learning environment by regulating students’ natural wake-sleep cycles to improve alertness and concentration during school hours and also improve their subsequent night’s sleep. The blue-enriched light suppresses melatonin release during daytime, keeping students more focused and engaged in their studies, increasing energy levels and promoting positive moods that support better learning and information retention.

 

Research released, shows a 300% increase in mental health prescriptions, including SSRIs, to children and teenagers in Australia. Recent studies on MelaGen blue show it can improve mood by generating a bias towards positive thoughts of self. Monash University research has shown that SSRIs can increase sensitivity to light and consequently delay the release of melatonin. This can result in sleep disruption, reduction in concentration and reduced mental health.

 

This creates an optimal learning environment that supports students’ biological rhythms, assists with mental wellbeing and potentially improves academic performance. MelaGen® Active, with its 4200K colour temperature and CRI90, is indistinguishable from conventional commercial lighting while providing the alertness benefits and potential mood improvement of blue-enriched light.