Smartphone-safe environment
Create predictable school routines that reduce distraction and make expectations visible to students, teachers, and families.
Goals and principles
Project principles
A shared framework for smartphone-safe environments, responsible learning, and continuous improvement across partner schools.
Overview
Why principles matter
FOCUS starts from a simple premise: schools need a clear and shared language for smartphone use. Rules alone are not enough. Students also need routines, reflection, and supported practice.
These principles help partners design age-appropriate approaches for primary and secondary education while keeping learning, wellbeing, and self-regulation in view.
Framework
The three areas
Responsible smartphone learning
Use smartphones only where they clearly support learning goals, reflection, or structured digital competence.
Continuous improvement
Test practices, gather feedback, and improve implementation through partner exchange and school-level reflection.
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What this page can become
This is the starting version. Later we can add downloadable materials, partner examples, classroom activities, policy templates, or separate pages for each principle.
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