TV+Turnoff

= = = The Tenth Annual Ultimate Tuscan TV Turnoff = This year, Tuscan's Ultimate TV Turnoff Program is celebrating its tenth anniversary. We proud about having offered this wonderful opportunity to our Tuscan community. It has been a tremendous success. Last year, we finished the program with ** over 400 ** students completing TV Turnoff at either the Bronze, Silver or Gold level. This is a challenge. It is not easy, but well worth it. For some supportive tips for parents, please click on the link, the Ultimate TVTO Parent Guide, that follows.

One of the secrets to a successful school experience is linked to the number of hours of television a child is permitted to watch. There are many extraordinary programs on television. Certainly in this age of multi-sensory learning, videos and television can contribute significantly to understanding our world, our universe, and ourselves. Understanding, however, takes concentration and a mind capable of active engagement. That is where TV Turnoff can be so helpful.

Our program assists families in helping students to seek out forms of recreation and activity that is active and diverse. Children who participate in TV Turnoff are naturally encouraged to find more creative pastimes, other than being "plugged in." There are three levels, and families are encouraged to help students find the level that best suits their lifestyles.

The GOLD level means that the student agrees **not** to watch TV or play strictly recreational video/computer games on any day during the week, **from Sunday evening through Friday morning.**
====The SILVER level means that the student agrees to watch TV or play "strictly recreational" video/computer games **for up to, but not over, 30 minutes (total) per day from Sunday evening through Friday morning**.====

====The BRONZE level means that the student agrees to watch TV or play "strictly recreational" video/computer games **for up to, but not over, 60 minutes (total) per day from Sunday evening through Friday morning.**====

At the end of the year, students who have successfully completed the Ultimate TV Turnoff will receive an award acknowledging their accomplishment. For the past several years, the award has been a handsome medal that indicates the level at which the student successfully participated.

[[file:Ultimate TVTO Parent Guide.docx]]
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