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Extracurricular activities, which were not in focus a few decades away, have come to the forefront, and parents are willingly sending their children to spend quality time pursuing their passion/interest or exploring their interest owing to its long-term benefits.
Because these activities not just unearth hidden talents but also develops a range of skills, thus increasing their chance of getting through college admission and pedestaling higher in professional life.
But indulging in extracurricular activities is not enough if you want to capitalize on them in the long run; make sure that it reflects your passion, dedication, leadership, and longevity.
What are extracurricular activities for kids?
Any activity that is pursued in addition to the academic syllabus falls under extracurricular activities, which include sports, arts, etc.,
What are the benefits of extracurricular activities for Kids?
1. Empathy and Communication: Volunteering, community service, and sports offer ample opportunities to meet new people from diverse backgrounds and cultures, communicate with them, and enrich yourself with varied experiences and perspectives. When you indulge in such exposures, you also learn to appreciate different viewpoints, developing empathy.
These group activities help acquire effective communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills during the process. Both communication skills and empathy are crucial for personal and professional growth as they lead to great innovations or inventions.
2. Ingenuity and Creativity: Any form of art not just helps in expressing creatively but also encourages to push the envelope and do something extraordinary by using their innovative thinking abilities. For instance, if your child is interested in arts, music, or drama, the activities will encourage them to think outside the box and develop innovative ideas.
Even STEM activities such as science fairs, robotics clubs, and entrepreneurial clubs pull children out of their comfort zone, encouraging them to solve real-world problems using creative thinking and innovative skills.
The advantage is that children get both space and freedom to explore their ideas, take risks, and learn from their failures, developing ingenuity and creativity.
3. Concentration and Problem-solving: Extracurricular activities are viable sources of building concentration and innovative thinking abilities, which are sought-after skills in today’s world. When children join sports clubs and societies, they must focus on a specific task for an extended period and mitigate challenges improving their attention span and ability to focus.
Activities such as robotics, coding, and puzzles can also help build concentration and foster critical thinking and problem-solving skills as the participants have to solve complex problems.
4. Teamwork and Leadership: Sports clubs and societies, drama, music, volunteering, and internship take you to a new place where you are exposed to a new set of people, and you have to work in coordination to accomplish specific tasks. This coordination and cooperation with team members help in inculcating team spirit and leadership qualities.
5. Self-assurance and Self-improvement: This is one area that remains unattended despite being a critical trait. If you want your child to stride confidently, you must sow the seeds now. How will you do that? The answer is extracurricular activities, which help in developing self-assurance and self-improvement because they create opportunities to set and achieve goals, develop new skills, and build relationships with peers and adults.
These experiences help children feel accomplished and develop a positive self-image. It is a golden opportunity for them to explore new interests and develop their strengths.
6. Risk-taking and Entrepreneurial skills: Children can learn entrepreneurial and risk-taking skills by joining school debate clubs, student business groups, etc. Debates are an interesting way of presenting ideas to an audience while also taking the risk of doing so.
Children learn entrepreneurial skills, managing finances, product marketing, and inventory management by joining student business groups.
They can also join robotics clubs or start a community service project, or participate in a leadership program to learn to embrace risk, think outside the box, and develop the skills they need to become successful entrepreneurs and leaders.
7. Learning and Widening Knowledge Quotient: Exposure, experience, and hands-on learning are enriching learning journeys for children. It ups their knowledge quotient exposes them to different cultures and societies and widens their perspectives.
When we blend academics with extracurricular activities, we endorse the holistic development of children and ensure they not only excel in academics but other spheres of life too and are well-equipped for higher studies and future workplaces.
Those seeking admission to prestigious universities must take extracurricular activities seriously because they are integral to the admission process as it helps universities to discover your qualities.
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