Wonder and Play: The Case for Phone-Free Schools

Addictive algorithms. Constant availability and intrusions. There are few—if any—guidelines for good digital citizenship and limits to our time spent on screens. Head of School, Dr. Leslie Hosey, and Director of Information Technology, Ellen Cone, share what they are doing at St. Richard’s Episcopal School in Indianapolis to limit screens (for children and adults) and the psychological and social benefits of rebuilding childhoods of wonder, joy, connection, and play.