Co- curricular Activities:

Co- curricular activities facilitate in the development of various domains of mind and personality such as intellectual development, emotional development, social development, moral development and aesthetic development. Creativity, Enthusiasm, and Energetic, Positive thinking are some of the facets of personality development.

Meaning:

“Co-curricular activities may be defined as the activities undertaken to strengthen the classroom learning as well as other activities both inside and outside the classroom to develop the personality of the child”- according to Bhatia (1996).

2. “Co curricular activities were mainly organized after school hours and so were the extra curricular but they are not an integral part of the activities of the school as its curricular work”- according to -Aggarwal (2000).

Definition:

A co- curricular activity is defined as a program or out-of- class activity, supervised and/or financed by the school, which provides curriculum - related learning and character building experiences. Co- curricular activities are voluntary, are not part of the regular school curriculum, are not graded and do not earn credits. It is the intent of the School Committee by this policy to encourage academic effort and achievement by the students of the Portland Public Schools.

Examples and types of co- curricular activities:

Sports
Musical activities
Debate
Model
Art
Music
Drama
Debate and discussion
Declamation contest
Story writing competition
Essay writing competition
Art craft
Recitation competition
Wall magazine decoration
Writes 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:

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 respects other’s view and feeling.
It makes you perfect in decision making.
It develop a sense of belongingness.
CCA provide motivation for learning.
CCA develop the values like physical, psychological, Ethical, academic, civic, social, aesthetic, cultural recreational and disciplinary values

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