 Students in the Brainerd Public School District will soon be able to travel to the White House, the Great Barrier Reef, and many more places right from their own classroom. Thanks to the Smart World Grant, the Brainerd Public Schools will be receiving 45 virtual reality kits for their students to use next year. The kits include a virtual reality headset and an Android device, so every student will be able to use them regardless if they have their own personal phone. Any time that we can take that interest and that passion and that engagement and make it about learning and bring it into our classrooms, that's just super exciting. That's a win. And we have so many students that unfortunately may never leave Brainerd or you know our area and now they get to go and explore all these different places. Teachers will be able to see what the students are looking at as they teach the lesson and guide them through the virtual tour. The Smart World Grant also provided a pair of 360 cameras for students to create their own virtual reality lessons. Brainerd plans on using the technology at all grade levels. I mean it's pretty great to see us be cutting edge and we're competing with you know the bigger school districts and we've got it here in Brainerd. So Sarah's really just done a great job with her technology team to make sure that our students have the same competitive advantage as any other big district out there. The Brainerd Public School Foundation is currently fundraising to provide 30 more virtual reality headsets and if you'd like to donate you can visit the story on our website at lptv.org slash news.