School Media Policy
Exposure to news stories, television, videos and other visual media including computer games, can significantly interfere with the educational work of the school. Waldorf education seeks to nourish and develop each child’s creative capacities. The young child’s ability to imagine is crucial to the development of creativity. This capacity to imagine is compromised by media images and television. In the process, the child is also taught a passive relationship to the world and can be exposed to content that is inappropriate for their age. Recent studies are questioning the effects of television watching on the nervous systems of growing children, on healthy social development and its adverse effect on learning.
Parents ultimately decide how much screen time their children will have. In general we recommend following the guidelines listed below:
Preschool through grade three: Ideally, no television or video games.
Fourth grade and up: Ideally no television or video games during the school week, especially in the morning before school. Avoid cartoons and programs that are vulgar, over stimulating and those that feature violence.
Parents ultimately decide how much screen time their children will have. In general we recommend following the guidelines listed below:
Preschool through grade three: Ideally, no television or video games.
Fourth grade and up: Ideally no television or video games during the school week, especially in the morning before school. Avoid cartoons and programs that are vulgar, over stimulating and those that feature violence.