Education has attained high levels of accessibility and inclusiveness and become remarkably successful in improving global literacy rates. By itself however, this does not guarantee a positive outcome unless it is backed up by an unbiased reflection on the consequences and the freedom to make informed choices.

ELIANT seeks to safeguard the availability of choice in early childhood education and care, in primary and in secondary education. Teachers, caregivers and parents, have the collective right to choose the most appropriate educational settings and teaching methods and to tailor media education to the child’s developing needs. For this reason, ELIANT is soliciting the support of EU citizens with its petition about screen-free education that runs until autumn 2020.

The vision of the alliance is guided by the growing volume of scientific evidence coming from neurological, psychological and behavioural research, that points towards the steps required to ensure healthy human development from the earliest age. It is essential that these steps are integrated within any future concept of education so that children can achieve an optimum level of social, emotional, mental and spiritual health.