Beyond Phone Bans: Supporting Students’ Digital Wellbeing

Description: Digital life shapes student wellbeing, learning, and behavior—and educators are on the front lines. This full-day, interactive workshop equips teachers, leaders, counselors, and caregivers to navigate digital challenges with clarity, confidence, and care. Together, we’ll reflect on our own tech habits, separate fact from fiction around gaming, social media, online conflict, “addiction,” and anxiety, and explore what young people are truly experiencing in their always-connected worlds. And because phone bans and policies—no matter how well-designed—can only address a small part of the picture, we’ll look at what students still need from us to truly support their digital wellbeing.

You’ll gain a research-informed understanding of the core pain points students face today—comparison, pressure, and digital drama—while engaging in empathy-building activities that illuminate their digital struggles and strengths. We’ll connect digital citizenship to character education and school values, making it easier to integrate meaningful, calm conversations across classrooms and communities.

You’ll leave with aligned messaging, practical tools, and supportive strategies to help you model and mentor healthier tech habits and promote balanced, resilient digital lives for your students and communities.

Who Should Attend

  • Digital Leads
  • Digital Citizenship Leads
  • School Counselors
  • Directors/Coordinators of Wellbeing
  • Pastoral and Advisory Leads
  • School Administration
  • Grade Level Leaders
  • Classroom Teachers

We encourage teams to attend this workshop to aide in discussions and to help in formulation of policy and change in practice.

Key Details

Thursday 11 March 2027

9am – 4pm

Investment:

$275 (early bird – before 30 September 2026)

$295 (early bird – before 30 November 2026)

$325 (regular – before 21 January 2027)

$350 (Late registration)

$25 USD discount per ticket for groups of three or more

 

Testimonials

Patrick gets it. He connects in ways that cut through the noise and hype around screen time to offer practical, actionable advice that has positively impacted our entire learning community.

-Kasson Braton, Head of School, Hong Kong Academy

If you need a real-life common-sense approach, then speak to Patrick Green.

-Clare Anderson-Au, Head of Senior School, Dulwich College Beijing

Patrick is an impactful guest speaker that helped our school community think about positive solutions to navigating the challenges of screen time and device use. He provided practical strategies to empower both students and parents in having healthy digital lives. He establishes excellent rapport with his audiences. 

-Zachary Post, Assistant Principal of Curriculum & Student Affairs at American School Hong Kong