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― Daylight Impacts
Natural lighting contributes to children’s health and academic performance.
Sleeping Patterns
Children have a higher sensitivity to light because they have smaller pupils and significantly greater light-induced melatonin suppression than adults, affecting their sleep/wake cycles and overall circadian rhythm.
Hyperexcitability
Glare is associated with eyestrain, headaches, and circadian-related health outcomes. Also, discomfort glare may result in hyperexcitability or saturation of visual neurons.
Activity
The intensity of daylight exposure reduces sedentary time and increases moderate and vigorous physical activity in students.
Alertness
Blue-enriched light in the morning stimulates and improves concentration and alertness in children at school than those exposed to dim and short-wavelength light. impacts adolescents’ concentration.
Academic Scores
The presence of daylight in the classroom has a positive impact on improving scores in reading, math, and science tests compared with the results of students exposed to artificial lighting.
Reading Fluency
US students including those “At-risk” show significant oral reading fluency improvements when exposed to high-intensity light.