CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Co-curricular Activities earlier known as Extracurricular Activities (ECA) are the components of non-academic curriculum helps to develop various facets of the personality development of the child and students. For all-round development of the child, there is a need of emotional, physical, spiritual and moral development that is complemented and supplemented by Co-curricular Activities.
Co-curricular Activities are defined as the activities that enable to supplement and complement the curricular or main syllabi activities. These are the very important part and parcel of educational institutions to develop the students’ personality as well as to strengthen the classroom learning.
These activities are organized after the school hours, so known as extra-curricular activities. Co-curricular Activities have wide horizon to cater to the cultural, social, aesthetic development of the child.
| Activities | Activities |
|---|
| Sports | Musical activities |
| Model | Drama |
| Debate and discussion | Story writing competition |
| Essay writing competition | Art & Craft |
| Recitation competition | Wall magazine decoration |
| Write ups for school magazine | Folk songs |
| Folk dance | Flower show |
| School decoration | Sculpture making |
| Fancy dress competition | Preparation of chart & models |
| Album making | Photography |
| Clay modeling | Toy making |
| Soap making | Basket making |
| Organization exhibitions | Celebration of festival |
Importance and Benefits of Co-curricular Activities
- Co-curricular Activities stimulate playing, acting, singing, recitation, speaking and narrating in students.
- Activities like participation in games, debates, music, drama, etc., help in achieving overall functioning of education.
- It enables the students to express themselves freely through debates.
- Games and Sports helps to be fit and energetic to the child.
- Helps to develop the spirit of healthy competition.
- These activities guide students how to organize and present an activity, how to develop skills, how to co-operate and co-ordinate in different situations-all these helps in leadership qualities.
- It provides the avenues of socialization, self-identification and self-assessment when the child come in contact with organizers, fellow participants, teachers, people outside the school during cultural activity.
- Inculcate the values to respect other’s view and feeling.
- It makes you perfect in decision making.
- It develops a sense of belongingness.
- CCA provides motivation for learning.
- CCA develops the values like physical, psychological, ethical, academic, civic, social, aesthetic, cultural recreational and disciplinary values