Screen-Free George Whitefield College?

Posted on June 8, 2026 
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From George Whitefield College in Cape Town, published in their April 2026 newsletter:

“At the beginning of the year, Vice-Principal Academic & Academic Dean Dr Jonathan More announced the banning of screens in lectures and chapel services.

Here he explains how the significant gains to learning and attention far outweigh the momentary inconveniences…

Unfortunately, in classroom-based lectures, it is usually the case that cell phones and laptops detract from the quality of students’ learning. There are two main ways in which this happens. …”

– Read it here. What might happen is churches went ‘screen free’?