Participation in  Extracurricular Activities.
                     PARTIICIIPATIION  IIN  EXTRACURRIICULAR  ACTIIVIITIIES
INTRODUCTION
• Extracurricular activities refer to pursuits outside of the classroom, but every 
activity has the potential for teaching important life lessons and underscore vital 
academic skills. 
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What are extracurricular activities?
• Extracurricular activities are activities that are pursued in addition to the normal 
course of study. Example:
– Sports teams
– Part-time job or volunteering
– Student body position
– Writing/student journalism
– Culture-based clubs
–  The Arts
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BENEFITS OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Improved Academic Performance
• Some students worry that participating in extracurriculars may take away too much 
time from their schoolwork, thus hurting their grades; however, extracurricular 
activities can actually improve your grades and your outlook on school in general.
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Explore Interests and Create Broader Perspectives
• When you participate in multiple different activities, you’ll get the opportunity to 
explore a range of interests and unlock passions you never knew you had.
• Plus, diversifying your interests subsequently broadens your world view.
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Higher Self-esteem
• The more you achieve success through activities you’re passionate about, the more 
your self confidence will improve.
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Social Opportunities
• Each extracurricular you engage in provides you with another opportunity to 
expand your social network, which will also come in handy when you’re looking for 
a job.
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Productive Breaks
• Extracurricular activities give you something fun to do aside from school. It also 
gives you the chance to explore you're passions to discover things you may be 
interested beyond academics while taking some time off hitting the book.
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Essential Life Skills
• On top of all of the benefits of extracurricular activities we already talked about, 
one of the greatest advantages extracurricular activities give you are “real world” 
skills. These skills include:
– Goal setting
– Teamwork
– Time management
– Prioritisation
– Problem solving
– Analytical thinking
– Leadership
– Public speaking
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Develops flexibility & collaboration
• Extracurricular activities become a space where teenagers learn to resolve conflict 
while cultivating flexibility, accountability, and respect.
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