About the Project

Virtual reality (VR) can be used to deliver experiences and reach locations only dreamed of. VR has the distinct ability to engage students like no other curriculum as well as expose students to unique experiences. A class set of stand-alone VR headsets would allow the students in our low income school to see and experience environments they never would without this technology. With the VR headsets comes curriculum aligned content and resources. Whether sixth graders are exploring Ramses tomb, eighth graders are visiting Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., fifth graders are actually in the food chain as it happens, or seventh graders are experiencing a 3D model of Hitchhiker’s Guide, they are inside and not on the outside. This type of learning promotes engagement on a scale not seen in education as of yet. These experiences are not possible in the “real world” and can only be experienced in the “virtual world” for most students. VR has made this a possibility.