{"id":21750,"date":"2023-10-27T12:43:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brainlit.com\/?p=21750"},"modified":"2023-11-06T08:48:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T07:48:01","slug":"biocentric-lighting-at-anneroskolan-a-successful-initiative-for-improved-grades-and-reduced-absenteeism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brainlit.com\/us\/2023\/10\/27\/biocentric-lighting-at-anneroskolan-a-successful-initiative-for-improved-grades-and-reduced-absenteeism\/","title":{"rendered":"Biocentric lighting at Anneroskolan \u2013 A successful initiative for improved grades and reduced absenteeism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anneroskolan, located in the Dalhem district of Helsingborg, is an F-9 school (from the age of 6 to 16) with approximately 300 students. The school\u2019s vision is to create a more socially sustainable neighborhood by improving the school\u2019s outcomes. \u201cThe school is an important institution in our society, and our leadership constantly strives to enhance the working environment for both students and staff. A significant aspect of this vision was to invest in biocentric lighting,\u201d says Anders Velin Persson, Deputy Principal of Anneroskolan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cBy upgrading the school\u2019s lighting system, we hoped to improve students\u2019 academic results, reduce illness-related absenteeism among the staff, and create a better working environment to support our objective.\u201d<\/p>\nAnders Velin Persson, Deputy Principal of Anneroskolan.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The goal was to improve students\u2019 academic performance<\/strong>
Studies indicate that Biocentric lighting, which adjusts throughout the day, promotes sleep and increases energy levels. It also enhances cognitive abilities such as concentration and problem-solving. \u201cWe realized that a work environment with health-promoting lighting could have a direct impact on performance and well-being,\u201d explains Anders. \u201cBy upgrading the school\u2019s lighting system, we hoped to improve students\u2019 academic results, reduce illness-related absenteeism among the staff, and create a better working environment to support our objective,\u201d says Anders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lighting with documented measurements and effects
<\/strong>The choice of BrainLit as the supplier was based on their expertise and innovative technology in the field. \u201cWe had some knowledge of circadian lighting from articles and studies. BrainLit became the obvious choice for us because their Biocentric lighting had documented measurements and effects,\u201d says Birgitta Karlsson, Deputy Principal of Anneroskolan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe use the Autolit feature, which makes it easy for us. The system optimizes lighting automatically, ensuring that students and staff always have access to the right type of light at the right time,\u201d explains Birgitta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A significant increase in academic results
<\/strong>It has yielded results. Biocentric lighting may have played a role in the significant increase in academic results and the reduction of staff absenteeism. \u201cWe also found that the lighting not only positively affected academic results and absenteeism but also the overall well-being of students and staff. From the spring semester of 2022 to the spring semester of 2023, the merit score increased by 10.3%, and the gap between our school and other schools in Helsingborg decreased by 42.5%. This positive outcome has been a strong confirmation that our initiative has been successful,\u201d summarizes Anders.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201dFrom the spring semester of 2022 to the spring semester of 2023, the merit score increased by 10.3%, and the gap between our school and other schools in Helsingborg decreased by 42.5%. This positive outcome has been a strong confirmation that our initiative has been successful.\u201d<\/p>\nAnders Velin Persson, Deputy Principal of Anneroskolan.<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Anneroskolan, located in the Dalhem district of Helsingborg, is an F-9 school (from the age of 6 to 16) with approximately 300 students. The school’s vision is to create a more socially sustainable neighborhood by improving the school’s outcomes. “The school is an important institution in our society, and our leadership constantly strives to enhance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":21828,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[106,107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories","category-customer-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainlit.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainlit.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainlit.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainlit.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainlit.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainlit.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainlit.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainlit.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainlit.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainlit.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}