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Entering its second year, Naples-based Optima Academy Online, the world’s first virtual reality public charter school, is a 2023 Yass Prize Quarterfinalist.

Entering its second year, Naples-based Optima Academy Online, the world’s first virtual reality public charter school, is a 2023 Yass Prize Quarterfinalist.

Greg Sapienza initially joined OptimaEd in March 2022.

Greg Sapienza initially joined OptimaEd in March 2022.

(Originally published in Spanish) Continuing with studies becomes quite a complicated task for children who have to be hospitalized for long periods of time to undergo operations or treatments. However, at Stanford Children’s Hospital they have used technology so that they can do their homework and even go on a field trip, all without leaving their beds.

VR lessons are part of the Immersive Technology Education program launched by the Stanford CHARIOT program, an internationally recognized group from mixed subspecialties that uses immersive technology, including virtual reality, to reduce anxiety and pain in pediatric patients and improve their well-being.

Adam Mangana, M.Ed is the Chief Product Officer and a founder of Optima Ed, an Education Experience company focused on creating standards-aligned Virtual Reality Curriculum. Mr. Mangana has over 15 years of experience in education technology.