My daughter has been at EWS for 3 years and it has been a really positive experience.  While limiting screen time is encouraged, I know there are families with screen policies across the spectrum at EWS. Some families have no screen time at all while others go see movies regularly and have iPads for their kids. Parents are trusted to make the best decisions they can for their families. My daughter uses black crayons at home (because sometimes you just need to draw a black cat or a spider!) and reads chapter books (she's 8 years old). She has celebrated Rosh Hashanah before because a couple students in her class are Jewish and the parents wanted to bring in latkes for everyone, and it's really a very multicultural and tolerant place where all the world's faith traditions are learned about. In my experience it is very forward-thinking in that regard. Our daughter is happy there and learning lots—intellectually, socially, physically. It's a good place :)