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Zaandam is a charming town in North Holland, in the Netherlands, located on the Zaan River, with banks dotted with picturesque windmills. Among its streets, lined with colourful wooden houses painted in different shades of green, visitors will also find striking landmarks, such as the town hall, blending traditional Dutch style with modern design, and a clock tower that recreates the previous 19th-century tower, linking past and present. Opened in 1998, the Zaans Museum illustrates the history and culture of the area through a rich exhibition of furniture, paintings, including Claude Monet&#8217;s De Voorzaan en de Westerhem, traditional clothing, and even industrial-era machinery for processing wood, oil, and cocoa.
Located right next to the museum is St. Michaël College, an educational institution offering two types of programmes: general secondary education (HAVO), preparing 12- to 17-year-olds for a profession, and pre-university secondary education (VWO) for 12- to 18-year-olds. In addition to mandatory courses, such as Dutch, English, a second foreign language, and social sciences, other subject matters include Latin and Greek, which are either optional or mandatory depending on the type of study programme.
The school is in a building constructed in 1966, with additional structures added in the 1970s and 1980s. In 2003, renovation and construction work began to replace temporary accommodation with permanent housing, while in 2008 new spaces were added for teaching activities. St. Michaël College currently has 47 classrooms spread over three floors.
Further modernization work has recently been completed, including the installation of an efficient, state-of-the-art lighting system. The project was carried out by Attiva Lichtprojecten in collaboration with Disano, the Italian company that has gained worldwide renown in the field of indoor and outdoor lighting.
The installation used products specifically designed to fully meet the increasingly stringent requirements of modern lighting, especially when it comes to structures such as school facilities. In this case, in fact, the lights remain on for most of the day and are a fundamental element in supporting concentration, while paying great attention to visual health.
The new lighting system incorporates fixtures with cutting-edge, high-performance LED technology, a sleek and modern design, and premium-quality materials. These qualities are what make the Liset 2.0, Themis, LED Panel, and iSpot Comfort lighting products so widely appreciated.
Thanks to their technical components, these luminaires offer numerous advantages, such as notable energy savings and reduced maintenance costs, high lighting efficiency, and excellent colour rendering. And that&#8217;s not all. The latest generation LED light sources ensure a stable flow that protects the human eye from harmful flickering (low flicker).
Each of these lighting fixtures is the product of meticulous research carried out in Disano&#8216;s state-of-the-art laboratories, designed to ensure that every product delivers optimal performance under any circumstances. This type of lighting helps create pleasant and inviting learning environments, providing maximum visual comfort for those who work, study, or pass through them.
From an aesthetic perspective, the lighting fixture reflects the renowned Made in Italy style: its understated elegance allows it to blend seamlessly into many different settings, while enhancing spaces with refined lighting.
A good example of this is the Liset 2.0 system by Fosnova (Disano group), which also features the advanced lighting performance of LED sources. In addition, the various combination options offered by Liset, combined with its clean and linear design, allow it to be installed naturally with any architectural structure.
The lighting system also contributed to the modernisation of St. Michaël College in Zaandam: Disano fixtures, installed throughout the school, ensure that teachers, students, and staff enjoy optimal visibility – not only improving sight but also protecting eye health and supporting concentration and academic performance.

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