{"id":4760,"date":"2025-07-30T07:28:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T07:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/?page_id=4760"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:40:26","slug":"virtual-reality-in-primary-schools-vrps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/index.php\/virtual-reality-in-primary-schools-vrps\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Reality in Primary Schools (VRPS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4760\" class=\"elementor elementor-4760\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25b7d045 ct-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25b7d045\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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schools<\/strong>. The objective is to enrich students\u2019 conceptual understanding and foster higher engagement across key subjects, including Mathematics, Science, History &amp; Geography, Health &amp; Physical Education, and integrated components such as Citizenship Education, Values, Body Awareness, and ICT.<\/p><p>The project is designed for <strong>phased-wise implementation<\/strong>, beginning with a <strong>Phase 1 <\/strong>involving<strong> 35 schools in 2025<\/strong>, and expanding progressively until <strong>Phase 5<\/strong> to reach <strong>226 schools by 2029<\/strong>, inclusive of Rodrigues. It includes the procurement of VR headsets, capacity building for educators, and development of curriculum-aligned immersive contents.<\/p><p>As at now, <strong>35 schools<\/strong> in <strong>Phase 1 are fully operational<\/strong> covering all four (4) educational zones in Mauritius.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Overall implementation Timeframe &amp; Coverage:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>FY 2025\/2026 &#8211; Phase 1, deployment in 35 schools (35 MUR-Completed)<\/li><li>FY 2026\/2027 &#8211; Phase 2, deployment in 45 schools (40 MUR &amp; 5 ROD)<\/li><li>FY 2027\/2028 &#8211; Phase 3, deployment in 50 schools (45 MUR &amp; 5 ROD)<\/li><li>FY 2028\/2029 &#8211; Phase 4, deployment in 48 schools (43 MUR &amp; 5 ROD)<\/li><li>FY 2029\/2030 &#8211; Phase 5, deployment in 48 schools (43 MUR &amp; 4 ROD)<\/li><\/ul><p>Explore more via this document, click to view\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mdpa.govmu.org\/mdpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MDPA-Website-Virtual-Reality-Primary-School-VRPS-FY-25_26.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VRPS PDF<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3caa015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3caa015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8269c92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"8269c92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"_df_book df-lite\" id=\"df_5264\"  _slug=\"5264\" data-title=\"vrps\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumbtype=\"\" ><\/div><script class=\"df-shortcode-script\" nowprocket type=\"application\/javascript\">window.option_df_5264 = {\"outline\":[],\"autoEnableOutline\":\"false\",\"autoEnableThumbnail\":\"false\",\"overwritePDFOutline\":\"false\",\"direction\":\"1\",\"pageSize\":\"0\",\"source\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mdpa.govmu.org\\\/mdpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/MDPA-Website-Virtual-Reality-Primary-School-VRPS-FY-25_26.pdf\",\"wpOptions\":\"true\"}; 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