{"id":2226,"date":"2026-11-06T14:53:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T14:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/project\/water-awareness-in-the-classroom\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T14:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T14:53:46","slug":"water-awareness-in-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/en\/project\/water-awareness-in-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Awareness in the Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Water Awareness in the Classroom<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_1 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Dive Underwater with Virtual Reality<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Together with HAS Green Academy, we have developed <em>\u201cOnderstroom POV<\/em> \u201d: a 360\u00b0 virtual reality experience that brings high school students face-to-face with the hidden underwater world of the Netherlands. Students see with their own eyes the difference between a clear, healthy body of water and murky, polluted water. What happens to plants and animals when water quality changes?<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"953\" src=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-header.webp\" alt=\"Undercurrent POV: Information panel about the perch in the underwater VR experience\" title=\"onderstroom-pov-header\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-header.webp 1600w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-header-1280x762.webp 1280w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-header-980x584.webp 980w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-header-480x286.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1600px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2202\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-vr-klas-impressie.webp\" alt=\"Impression of a class diving underwater with VR headsets\" title=\"water-awareness-vr-class-impression\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-vr-klas-impressie.webp 1200w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-vr-klas-impressie-980x980.webp 980w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-vr-klas-impressie-480x480.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2205\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_2 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h3 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Virtual Reality in the Classroom<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Water is everywhere in the Netherlands, but we almost never see what happens beneath the surface. In East Brabant, the water system is under significant pressure. The research project \u201cWater Awareness in the Classroom: Learning with and from Water in East Brabant\u201d therefore aims to increase water awareness among high school students.<\/p>\n<p>Wearing VR headsets, students step into a Dutch pond. They look around among water plants, fish, and small aquatic animals, on a scale they would never see in real life. The experience runs through the browser on the VR headset, without a separate app, and the teacher guides the class with his or her voice.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>Image generated by Gemini based on a concept prompt, 2026<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_3 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h3 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Here's how it works<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>\"Undercurrent POV\" is a mix of real 360\u00b0 underwater footage and animated 3D models of plants and animals, such as the pike, the perch, and the American crayfish. Two buttons float before you: <em>low nutrients<\/em> and <em>high nutrients<\/em>. Press a button and watch how the environment around you changes.<\/p>\n<p>With low nutrients, you\u2019ll see clear water full of submerged aquatic plants, with a pike on the hunt. With high nutrients, the water turns green and murky, the plants disappear, and the crayfish take over. Using the info buttons, students can discover the role each species plays in the ecosystem.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-vr-snoek.webp\" alt=\"Underwater information panel about pike in Onderstroom POV\" title=\"Undercurrent: POV of a Pike\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-vr-snoek.webp 1600w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-vr-snoek-1280x720.webp 1280w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-vr-snoek-980x551.webp 980w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-vr-snoek-480x270.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1600px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2188\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_3 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_4 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Watch \"Onderstroom\" POV<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Curious to see what it looks like through VR goggles? In this video, you'll dive into the lake with us. <span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>Tip: Playing with VR glasses is, of course, the coolest!<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_video et_pb_video_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe title=\"Onderstroom POV \u2013 VR ervaring\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-nXbB2ndTFg?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>Video of the Onderstroom POV prototype, 2026<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_4 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-cocreatie-de-nieuwste-school.webp\" alt=\"Students present their ideas during the co-creation session\" title=\"water-awareness-co-creation-the-newest-school\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-cocreatie-de-nieuwste-school.webp 1600w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-cocreatie-de-nieuwste-school-1280x720.webp 1280w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-cocreatie-de-nieuwste-school-980x551.webp 980w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-cocreatie-de-nieuwste-school-480x270.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1600px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2192\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_5 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h3 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Designing with the Target Audience in Mind<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>To create an experience that truly resonates with young people, we designed it together with the target audience. HAS first facilitated fieldwork sessions on water quality. We then held co-creation sessions at <em>De Nieuwste School<\/em> Tilburg and <em>KSG Etten-Leur<\/em>. A group of teachers also contributed their ideas during the NIBI conference.<\/p>\n<p>The students were clear: they want to learn more outside the classroom, experience things for themselves, and embrace new technologies like VR. From three concept directions, we chose <em>\u201cOnderstroom POV\u201d<\/em> together with HAS, which is aimed at upper-grade students.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_5 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>From Experience to Discussion<\/h3>\n<p>The VR experience is just the beginning. Afterward, the class engages in a discussion. A teacher\u2019s guide facilitates this, with guiding questions: What did you see? Why did the water look that way? And what did you think of it? A deep dive explains what water quality is and why nutrients play such a major role.<\/p>\n<p>In this way, the experience ties in with the existing curriculum and fieldwork. Because after that, it\u2019s time to actually go outside and take a look at a Dutch pond for yourself. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-vr-rivierkreeft.webp\" alt=\"Murky, green water with an American crayfish in *Onderstroom* POV\" title=\"onderstroom-pov-fr-crayfish\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-vr-rivierkreeft.webp 1600w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-vr-rivierkreeft-1280x720.webp 1280w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-vr-rivierkreeft-980x551.webp 980w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-vr-rivierkreeft-480x270.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1600px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2190\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1521\" height=\"988\" src=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-cocreatie-sessie.webp\" alt=\"Co-creation Session with Students on Water Awareness\" title=\"Water Awareness Co-creation Session\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-cocreatie-sessie.webp 1521w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-cocreatie-sessie-1280x831.webp 1280w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-cocreatie-sessie-980x637.webp 980w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-cocreatie-sessie-480x312.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1521px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2212\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1120\" src=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-cocreatie-postits.webp\" alt=\"Post-its with water-related issues from the co-creation session\" title=\"water awareness co-creation Post-its\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-cocreatie-postits.webp 1600w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-cocreatie-postits-1280x896.webp 1280w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-cocreatie-postits-980x686.webp 980w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-cocreatie-postits-480x336.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1600px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2196\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_7\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-concept-onderstroom-pov.webp\" alt=\"&quot;Undercurrent&quot; POV Concept Board with feedback from project partners on Post-it notes\" title=\"water-awareness-concept-onderstroom-pov\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-concept-onderstroom-pov.webp 886w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/waterbewustzijn-concept-onderstroom-pov-480x420.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 886px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2221\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_6 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_14  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_6 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h3 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Ready for the next step<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The prototype is ready, and plans for further development are already in place. Think of a \u201cVR Water Box\u201d with 30 VR headsets that schools can rent for a week, complete with a teacher\u2019s guide. Think of more underwater scenarios in different types of water, each with its own interactions. And new layers that show how climate, chemicals, and vegetation affect the water.<\/p>\n<p>We also want to create a separate version for vocational secondary education (VMBO) as a visual exploration tool. This way, <em>Onderstroom POV<\/em> will soon be able to dive into every upper-level classroom in the Netherlands.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_15  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_8\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"907\" src=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-vr-start.webp\" alt=\"Onderstroom POV home screen: You&#039;re swimming in a typical Dutch pond\" title=\"Undercurrent POV Start Screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-vr-start.webp 1600w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-vr-start-1280x726.webp 1280w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-vr-start-980x556.webp 980w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/onderstroom-pov-vr-start-480x272.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1600px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2216\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_7 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_8 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_16  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_7 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Made possible by<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>This project was made possible by a Knowledge-in-Action grant from the Dutch Climate Research Initiative (KIN). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hasgreenacademy.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HAS Green Academy<\/a> serves as the lead organization and scientific partner through its Climate-Resilient Landscapes research group.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_17  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_9\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Logo_KIN.webp\" alt=\"Logo of the Netherlands Climate Research Initiative (KIN)\" title=\"Logo_KIN\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Logo_KIN.webp 1080w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Logo_KIN-980x653.webp 980w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Logo_KIN-480x320.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1857\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_18  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_10\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Logo_HAS.webp\" alt=\"HAS Green Academy Logo\" title=\"Logo_HAS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Logo_HAS.webp 1080w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Logo_HAS-980x653.webp 980w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Logo_HAS-480x320.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2147\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_8 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_9 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_19  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_8 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Would you like to know more?<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Are you a teacher and would you like to use Onderstroom POV in your lessons? Would you like to help us figure out the next step? Or would you like to create your own VR or AR experience centered on water, nature, or climate? Send us a message!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">Contact<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dive underwater with virtual reality. \u201cUndercurrent POV\u201d shows high school students the difference between clean and polluted water. 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