VR / AR Lab for Schools

Once the pilot works, scale to enough headsets that a class can run the lesson in one block, not in rotating waves. 10-20 is the right range. 25 is overkill - always a few kids who are absent or opt out for medical reasons.

Buy through Meta for Education, not retail. The education program includes:

• A management console that lets a teacher enroll headsets, push apps, and lock them down
• Volume pricing
• Classroom-safe accounts that do not require personal Meta accounts
• Support for rolling out curriculum without individual parent account setup per kid

Buying through regular retail and trying to fake class use with personal accounts breaks the TOS and will eventually end with Meta disabling the accounts. Do it right through the education program.

The right VR software in a school has almost nothing to do with the consumer Quest Store. A few options that are actually classroom-tested:

• CoSpaces Edu - kids build their own VR / AR worlds in a browser, then explore them in the headset. The best "maker" VR experience for schools: students are creators, not consumers.
• ENGAGE XR - virtual field trips, collaborative 3D lessons. Field-tested in K-12.
• Nanome - molecular visualization for high school chemistry. Kids grab, rotate, and build molecules with their hands.
• Prisms of Reality - math-focused VR, standards-aligned. Algebra and geometry concepts you can walk around in.
• Tilt Brush / Open Brush - VR 3D drawing. Export to GLB files and open in Blender or the CAD workstation.
• Gravity Sketch - VR 3D modeling / sketching, exports to CAD. Surprisingly capable.

Avoid the open consumer app store. A student wandering into a random VR game during class is a classroom management disaster, and many apps have content ratings that are not school-appropriate. Use the Meta education console to restrict what runs.

A class set lives or dies on logistics.

• Charging cart. A dedicated charging station with numbered slots and labeled headsets. The same charging carts schools use for tablet class sets work for Quest headsets. Plan for ~8 hours to fully charge.
• Cleaning protocol. VR headsets share skin oils and sweat. VR Cover makes washable silicone covers that turn a Quest into a shareable classroom device. Disinfect between each use with alcohol wipes safe for electronics.
• Bounded play space. Kids in VR lose awareness of the real room. Designate a clear space per headset with no chairs, tables, or kid-at-a-desk hazards. Sit-down-only policies (kid stays in their seat the whole session) avoid collision risk entirely.
• Lockable storage. The headsets walk off if they are not locked up. A charging cart that locks covers this need.
• Headphones or in-ear audio. Quest built-in speakers are loud and classroom-disruptive. Over-ear or in-ear audio keeps each kid in their own lesson.

Session-length rules: 15-20 minutes on, 10 minutes off. Stop earlier if a kid reports nausea or headache. Track symptoms across the class and communicate with parents.