After four years, the goal of fully covering lighting upgrades in Yangpu public primary and secondary schools and kindergarten classrooms was achieved by the end of 2023, involving a total of 183 teaching points in the district, with a cumulative investment of approximately 28 million yuan.
In the wave of accelerating urban renewal, Yangpu campus is also continuing to become “newer” and better. Campus overhauls, toilet renovations… everything is an inevitable choice for building a high-quality campus, and it is also a practice. The inherent requirements of the people’s city concept fully reflect the warmth of education to benefit the people with practical details.
The lights in the classroom no longer “flicker” and are brighter and more comfortable
“The lights are brighter, reading is more comfortable, and the eyes are no longer sore. LED lights can not only provide sufficient natural and suitable light, but also protect our eyesight. It’s amazing!” Class 4 (5), Qiqihar Road No. 1 Primary School Yan Yousheng said happily. Nowadays, the lights in the classrooms no longer “flicker”. After the lighting renovation, all classrooms use 3C certified LED classroom lights.
As one of the first schools in Yangpu to undergo lighting renovation, Qiqihar Road No. 1 Primary School has successfully completed the lighting renovation of 32 general classrooms, 3 special classrooms, and 1 library, and has successfully passed the national third-party testing unit to conduct classroom light environment inspections. After inspection and acceptance, all classrooms currently meet Shanghai local standards.
In the summer of 2023, Shanghai Kunming School (Primary School) also completed the lighting renovation of 16 classrooms during the campus overhaul process to provide students with a more comfortable, energy-saving and environmentally friendly lighting environment. “A high-quality lighting environment can not only improve students’ learning efficiency, but also improve students’ visual health and enhance the aesthetics of the campus.” said the relevant teacher at Kunming School.
In order to meet the various needs of students’ indoor learning activities and reasonably design the layout in terms of lighting, the school cooperated with the designers to conduct multiple on-site inspections and measurements. The design department gave a professional design plan, and the district asset management center commissioned the design unit to use professional light environment simulation. The software forms design drawings and develops personalized implementation plans. After the renovation, all LED eye protection lights are used. The lights are soft, no glare, no flicker, and the light is evenly distributed, which effectively reduces the visual fatigue of students.
Li Weihui, deputy director of the Yangpu District Education Asset Management Center, said that the lighting renovation project of Yangpu public schools is basically implemented in the order of primary schools, kindergartens, junior high schools, and all renovations have been completed by the end of 2023.
In the past, the fluorescent lamps used in schools not only had high energy consumption and dim light, but also had a short service life. The lamps often needed to be replaced, which brought a lot of inconvenience to daily teaching. Now the replacement of LED lamps not only protects the children’s vision, but also further achieves the goal of energy saving and consumption reduction. “This update of the lighting system is also part of the school’s energy saving and emission reduction plan. The use of new lamps not only improves the quality of lighting , and it also reduces the school’s operating costs,” said the person in charge of Mingyuan Village Kindergarten.