Humber students who are dealing with anxiety from constant screen time and other distractions have a chance to leave their phones behind and connect with friends in a non-digital way at a Digital Detox Day on April 1 at the Lakeshore campus.
The event aims to bring attention to how much time students on campus spend on social media and how it effects their mental health, focus and ability to create good relationships.
Students attending this event will have the chance to participate in activities that will focus on face-to-face interaction, including group conversations and to meet different people from different programs at Humber Polytechnic.
The Humber public relations diploma students hosting this event are planning to focus on students talking to their peers before class or even spending time with different classmates without checking their phones because it can help with ease excessive stress and create a sense of community on campus.
Lashae Salmon, a third year student in the child and youth program, said this type of event is important for students. “Many students including [me] don’t realize how much time we spend on social media until we actually try to leave our phones for an hour,” she said.
The Digital Detox Day event will also include spaces for students where they could think about their habits and come up with ideas for changing these habits into good ones.
James Ross, a fifth semester student in the respiratory therapy program, said this event could help make students feel less awkward when socializing.
“For me, I feel like over the years go by that everything is online nowadays even making friends so having an event like this helps students like me connect better in person,” he said.
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