Anonymous
Post 10/10/2025 12:41     Subject: Any ADW Catholic schools with less screen time in 4th-8th?
There is intentionally no laptop use at St Jerome Academy.
Also, very little cell phone use by children *outside* of school.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2025 10:50     Subject: Any ADW Catholic schools with less screen time in 4th-8th?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, I think one reason catholic schools rely heavily on technology is cost- it's much more cost effective than buying books. If you can find a school who is making that work, amazing! But you may also find that you need to look at independent schools like Brookewood that cost a bit more.


This is a popular theory but you will find tech subscriptions are far, far costlier than textbooks. Plus, they expire *every single year.* The cost of maintaining one-to-one laptops, all the tech that is needed for that, the amount of downtime wasted when the tech doesn't work - test scores would soar if they got rid of one-to-one laptops.


Is that true? I'd love to see the data behind that (not because I doubt it, but because I'd love to use it!)
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2025 10:49     Subject: Any ADW Catholic schools with less screen time in 4th-8th?
Anonymous wrote:OP, I think one reason catholic schools rely heavily on technology is cost- it's much more cost effective than buying books. If you can find a school who is making that work, amazing! But you may also find that you need to look at independent schools like Brookewood that cost a bit more.


This is a popular theory but you will find tech subscriptions are far, far costlier than textbooks. Plus, they expire *every single year.* The cost of maintaining one-to-one laptops, all the tech that is needed for that, the amount of downtime wasted when the tech doesn't work - test scores would soar if they got rid of one-to-one laptops.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2025 10:47     Subject: Any ADW Catholic schools with less screen time in 4th-8th?
Anonymous wrote:It seems this is a way to get kids literate with current technology. I would be surprised if there are schools that haven’t kept up with the times.


Chimpanzees can use current technology. I'd rather my kids learn to use their brains.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2025 10:46     Subject: Any ADW Catholic schools with less screen time in 4th-8th?
OP, I think one reason catholic schools rely heavily on technology is cost- it's much more cost effective than buying books. If you can find a school who is making that work, amazing! But you may also find that you need to look at independent schools like Brookewood that cost a bit more.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2025 10:44     Subject: Any ADW Catholic schools with less screen time in 4th-8th?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:St. Rita's? That school is classical and I'd bet no computers. Our kids are bombarded with this stuff so the notion that technological literacy is required seems a bit silly to me. They are on screens all day but can't even type. Kids not reading books. It's an issue.


Thank you, but St Rita’s is in the Arlington Diocese, so a little too far for us. Sounds amazing though!


I'd bet that St. Jerome Academy has really minimal tech use--the curriculum and approach are very similar to St. Rita's.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2025 07:23     Subject: Any ADW Catholic schools with less screen time in 4th-8th?
Brookewood/Avalon
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2025 07:08     Subject: Any ADW Catholic schools with less screen time in 4th-8th?
Not ADW but The Heights
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2025 07:01     Subject: Any ADW Catholic schools with less screen time in 4th-8th?
Lourdes is very anti technology.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2025 06:58     Subject: Any ADW Catholic schools with less screen time in 4th-8th?
Anonymous wrote:St. Rita's? That school is classical and I'd bet no computers. Our kids are bombarded with this stuff so the notion that technological literacy is required seems a bit silly to me. They are on screens all day but can't even type. Kids not reading books. It's an issue.


Thank you, but St Rita’s is in the Arlington Diocese, so a little too far for us. Sounds amazing though!
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 16:37     Subject: Any ADW Catholic schools with less screen time in 4th-8th?
Anonymous wrote:St. Rita's? That school is classical and I'd bet no computers. Our kids are bombarded with this stuff so the notion that technological literacy is required seems a bit silly to me. They are on screens all day but can't even type. Kids not reading books. It's an issue.


Correct, St. Rita's is extremely low on screentime, with none in the lower grades. I've heard that 6th-8th have some very minimal use for things like learning to type.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 15:37     Subject: Any ADW Catholic schools with less screen time in 4th-8th?
St. Rita's? That school is classical and I'd bet no computers. Our kids are bombarded with this stuff so the notion that technological literacy is required seems a bit silly to me. They are on screens all day but can't even type. Kids not reading books. It's an issue.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2025 21:01     Subject: Any ADW Catholic schools with less screen time in 4th-8th?
Anonymous wrote:It seems this is a way to get kids literate with current technology. I would be surprised if there are schools that haven’t kept up with the times.


I agree, but the shift from 3rd to 4th has been crazy, it seems like Math, Science & Social Studies is just apps on the Chromebook. I’m not for no screens at all, Injist wonder if any parochial schools use them a little more sparingly
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2025 20:46     Subject: Any ADW Catholic schools with less screen time in 4th-8th?
It seems this is a way to get kids literate with current technology. I would be surprised if there are schools that haven’t kept up with the times.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2025 20:36     Subject: Any ADW Catholic schools with less screen time in 4th-8th?
is there one? I wouldn’t mind a little laptop usage but ours depends on them for most subjects in 4th-8th.