One of the most important life skills, school teaches its students is socialism; the idea that you will be part of the society to build and create new things for the betterment of society is vital to human skills. We experience this in our everyday life, as teachers we could not literally teach our students to jump out to the world and do things. Our roles are just more on facilitating and guiding them into experiencing real life.
Extracurricular activities allow students to go outside of their comfort zone, exit the idea of learning that could be found in the four corners of a classroom, and promote community involvement.
It is important that besides giving our students options, we also allow them to live a whole different life outside the idea that education is only thought by teachers. That is why extracurricular activities are perfect for students craving purpose and goal-oriented activities.
Below are the most common clubs/activities present in the education system. It differs among institutions, countries, and systems but the idea is the same.
Student Government
Every school has a body of students that represents the voice of the entire campus. The student government is an important aspect of students' life, especially if you are a type of student that wants to develop leadership and management skills.
Athletics
Love for sports and calisthenic is a whole different world, but if you are a student who wants to dive into the ability of the human body. Athletics might be for everyone, but if you're looking to widen your perspective not only in sports, and also in body development. Joining the clubs or activities highly focusing on athletics might be for you. Universities and colleges offer scholarship and internship programs for future athletes, which you as a student could benefit from.
Academic Teams/Clubs
Robotics Club, Debate club, English club, Science club, and more are some of the academic clubs that might be available in your school. Having a favorite subject is common for students that highly benefits their credentials in obtaining deep skills in selected academic clubs. For students seeking clarity on their skills and talents, they want to enhance try-out academic clubs is beneficial for them.
Arts (All aspects)
The world for art is vast, some schools are highly specialist in this craft that even if the student is young they already dive in to study and sharpen their skills. Whether it is music, theater arts, painting, sculpting, pottery, and more as students if you like these activities or you have a talent directed to arts, it is good to start small and work your way up. Master and constant practice is important
Culture Clubs
Inclusivity and diversity are important. Some schools accept students of foreign descent or exchange students. It is important to have a club that will help them get situated in the environment. Culture Club plays a significant role in this for students can internally share and learn new languages, traditions, customs, and another unique aspects of someone's cultural heritage. It is also a good way to showcase the significant impact of any school in society.
Community Service/Volunteer Work
School plays a big part in any community development. Besides nurturing young minds, allowing them to experience real-life situations is part of any successful institution. Community service activities in school are one way of introducing real-life situations to students. Allowing them to interact with other people among their peers, or helping the environment allows them to learn, share, and appreciate the life they have. This will also allow them to provide assistance to other people, the environment, and the community.
Publishing/NewsPaper
Awareness of the surrounding is one basic life skills students need to learn. Being involved in a publishing or newspaper club is one way to exercise awareness, providing the public an idea of what is happening, what is relevant, and what is important is a huge responsibility. As students, if you are interested in deepening your research, communications, writing, and more being part of the publishing/newspaper club might be your cup of tea.
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