The average school day is approximately 6.5hours long, or longer with wrap-around care. It refers to the after-school clubs and extracurricular activities that schools offer their pupils to assist them in their overall development. They do this by helping them to explore their passions and interests (both academic and non-school related) as well as key transferable skills. We have teamed up with an independent Catholic School in Surrey to share more on these benefits with you below.
Finding Themselves
As mentioned above, extracurricular activities help children to explore their passions and interests. They can give lots of things a go with very little commitment and see whether they enjoy them or not. This is vital for the future as it helps them to start thinking about what they want to be when they grow up and save them the time and effort of having to go through trial and error.
Transferable Skills
Skills like communications skills, team working skills and problem solving are all typically exercised and built on. Your child will have the opportunity to meet others, build their social skills and make friends. In a competitive setting like sport, they may even need to work alongside others to achieve a common goal, helping them with their team working and problem-solving skills.
Help for Parents
Extra-curricular activities are a godsend for working parents. Having to rush to the school gates through traffic isn’t the easiest thing to do and clubs can offer the perfect buffer. It can give parents extra time and flexibility around their routines while also giving their children the opportunity to have fun with their friends.
Prospects
While at school, there is not a whole lot that your child can do to build on the skills mentioned above. They may struggle to get work experience because of their commitments and an extracurricular activity is a great way in which they can exercise their passions while doing so.
This is a collaborative post.
The Importance of Pastoral Care in Schools
Leave a Reply