27% Reduction in Screen Time!!

We’re noticing that students are less able to stay organized and follow through with their commitments; they are struggling more than ever in our 25 years of SOC! As some of you know, Marybeth has been healing from a concussion and needed to reduce her in-person activities with students. This gave her space to get creative with these new challenges students are facing. This summer, we added additional training and “assignments” for our 40 student leaders to target these basic weak capacities (organization, intentional screen use, how to recharge and take breaks without using screens, etc.). They have LOVED it all and been growing in incredible ways. As part of this extra training, we arranged for them to meet regularly in small groups for accountability. Groups post their updates in a shared channel. Here are some examples:

• A highlight is seeing everyone’s progress on our goals over the summer (27% reduction in screen time!!)
• We talked about how having mornings without using our phones, spending time in nature and meeting up with friends can be especially restorative
• Checking in through these meetings has helped us stay on track! We’ll keep checking in with each other every week
• What has been working well in checking in on each other is sharing about our lives. Getting to hear updates about each other in a relaxed environment works to break the ice and open the floor to sharing more deep reflections.