Our Kids' Futures Are Too Important to Navigate Alone

Restoring real-world connection at home and school.

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Our Work in Schools

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FAMILIES

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Who We Are

A Big Tent, United by Our Kids

We are introverts and extroverts. We represent diverse backgrounds and political views. Some of us love tech; others are digital minimalists. Most are somewhere in between.

What unites us is that we love our kids, and we want them to to grow, learn, be healthy, and build real friendships.

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Where Kids' Lives Play Out

Kids do best when expectations are aligned between home and school.

Here's how we work across both.

Connect & Delay

AT HOME

Real-world play and friendship, and delaying smartphones and social media until kids are ready.

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AT SCHOOL

Safe School Tech

Bell-to-bell phone-free schools, thoughtful device and EdTech policy, and a careful approach to AI.

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TOGETHER

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Connect with families at your school, sign the pact or petitions, and tell us what you're seeing.

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VOICES FROM OUR COMMUNITY

What Parents and Teachers Are Saying

"I would like the neighborhood to agree on a personal phone ban until a certain age. It’s a collective action problem that cannot be solved family by family."
— Michael Oswalt, AAPS Parent
"I see firsthand how phones and smart devices are decimating our students’ ability to focus and engage in the school day. Even when the phone is in a pocket, the constant buzzing is a leech on their attention."
— Teacher, Ann Arbor Public Schools
"Knowing other families were waiting too made all the difference. My daughter stopped feeling like the only kid without a phone — and so did we."
— Parent, Burns Park Elementary
"Bell-to-bell would take an enormous weight off teachers. We didn’t sign up to be phone police, and every minute spent policing is a minute stolen from learning."
— Teacher, AAPS Middle School

You're Not the Only One

Most Ann Arbor families have questions about smartphones, social media, and screens at school, and most of us wish we had more company figuring it out. Join us in two minutes.