The high school itself focuses on sports talent development, and in an effort to improve the classroom element of their learning programme, it constructed a new wing with many large 'picture' windows to help students enjoy natural light throughout the day.
But while this creates a great, open environment for learning, with video presentations becoming increasingly part of the curriculum, students and teachers were experiencing washed out images in the new classrooms. The challenge was to find a screen that could deliver good image rendering and clear visuals even when the sun shone brightly.
Vice-Principal Rikke Hauge explains, "Our training programme relies heavily on movies, music videos and pictures, and it is important that the image is razor sharp. At the same time, we didn't want to have to close the blinds and block the natural light the building was designed for."
The school called AV specialists, FMJ, who recommended the dnp Supernova STSscreen, which enables extremely compact projection displays and the best possible image, even in blazing sunshine. Used with an Epson 585Wi Interactive projector, it also provides accurate interactive operation - both with and without a connected PC.
"We can see that the screen is not so sensitive to light," summarises Rikke. "The image is sharper, the tones are much better and the contrast between the colours is significantly superior to what we had before. This means the students are more engaged and are getting the most from their time in the classroom."
(Jim Evans)
