The extracurriculars at Green Model Higher Secondary School, Doda reflect the variety of talents the school has. It is our commitment to harness the talents of the students and help the child build his/ her future.
Students, as well as their guardians, are concerned about grades, lessons & syllabus all the time. One segment that is often underestimated or ignored is the segment of extracurricular activities. The prefix ‘extra’ often makes one feel that these activities are but an aberration to the more needful activities or curriculum of the school. But, over the past decade, a paradigm shift has occurred in the outlook towards education. The evolving education sector is now encouraging students to take an active part in extracurricular and co-curricular activities. Such activities are believed to bring about an all-round development in the child and prepare the student for challenges of greater life after school.
What are the extracurricular activities?
Before you learn about the benefits of extracurricular activities in school, you must first understand what extracurricular activities are. Extracurricular activities are activities beyond the school’s regular curriculum and are undertaken within the premises of the school. Extracurricular activities in school are much more than just participating in a badminton match at the weekend. It requires a regular commitment of time and involves various skill-brushing initiatives like joining a craft class or the school’s sports team or enrolling in a robotics course and the like. Now, let’s learn about the various benefits extracurricular activities in school may yield for your child:
Can give students productive breaks
Extracurricular activities may help students take a break from the monotony of studies and relax by pursuing something they are interested in. These activities make their breaks productive and also helps them to de-stress. When their mind is stress-free, they can go back to studies with improved concentration levels.
Can allow students to explore new interests
Electives and Core subjects are part of a school’s regular curriculum and almost all students get the scope of pursuing multiple subjects within the four walls of their classroom. However, when students participate in extracurricular activities they get the chance to explore various new areas of interest apart from what is taught to them in the classroom. Students may also get to discover an innate talent within themselves which had probably been unexposed for so long.
Can shape a student’s personality
By participating in extracurricular activities students get to acquire important values of life. Their perspective of the world broadens and they get to learn things like working as a team, sharing, and being tolerant of the viewpoints of others. These qualities that they pick through extracurricular activities go a long way in shaping their personality the right way.
Can enrich resumes
Later in life when students become job seekers and start looking for a good job, the extracurricular activities they had participated in at school come to the fore. Employers will ask you to include your extracurricular activities in the resume, and if you have a long list of it along with core competencies, your profile will impress the employer/recruiter. The extracurricular activities that you had participated in school can give your employer a fair idea about the personality traits you have as a worthy candidate for a particular job post.
Can teach many social skills
Practicing extracurricular activities can throw open the doors to multiple social opportunities for students. They’ll get to interact with many beyond their known circle, will learn many social skills, and will probably make new friends.