Smartphone Free Childhood Guides
The School Survey: Bringing your whole school community together on the issue of of smartphones
If you are finding it hard to get traction at your school around the issue of smartphones, our School Survey is a great way to engage the whole community and raise awareness about why – given the mounting data – a community-wide approach is needed.
Parents across the country have used this guide to engage their school communities. Many have gone on to make pacts with other parents in their school to delay getting smartphones, others have worked with their school leadership to strengthen the school’s phone policies. We’ve created this step-by-step guide to help you get started in your school.
Our six step School Survey process:
Step 1. Form a small working group
Step 2. Engage your parent community
Step 3. Engage your school
Step 4. Conduct a survey
Step 5. Sign the pact
Step 6. Strengthen your school’s smartphone policies
Parents across the country have used this guide to engage their school communities. Many have gone on to make pacts with other parents in their school to delay getting smartphones, others have worked with their school leadership to strengthen the school’s phone policies. We’ve created this step-by-step guide to help you get started in your school.
Our six step School Survey process:
Step 1. Form a small working group
Step 2. Engage your parent community
Step 3. Engage your school
Step 4. Conduct a survey
Step 5. Sign the pact
Step 6. Strengthen your school’s smartphone policies