LOGAN – Last October, a group of five Utah State University Health and Wellness students began work on a program designed to help Mount Logan Middle School (MLMS) students put down their technology and strive to do something else with their time.
This week MLMS students, with support from Principal Spencer Holmgren, will learn about the “Break the Screen Routine” to help the kids swap out their phones for other activities.
The program starts Monday and ends Saturday, March 2, on “Global Day of Unplugging.” Saturday will also include an event at USU’s Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art for the community to spend time putting their phones down to tour the museum, and to enjoy free family-centered activities including a scavenger hunt and refreshments.
The five students behind the campaign — Elizabeth Masten, Sarah Baker, Tristyn Godfrey, Hailey Olsen and Tyler Creer — have met several times with personnel at the middle school in preparation for this week, and last Thursday placed posters around the school describing what will happen this week.
Masten said its a week of activities for all the students to learn how to break bad habits of excessive technology and the Global Day of Unplugging will last from sundown March 1 to sundown March 2. She said the five visiting USU students will also teach in the school’s health classes for a day.
“Our hope this week is to present students with ways to reduce screen time, unplug and gain quality time with family and friends,” said Masten.
Saturday’s events at the museum are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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