Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) are considered to be an essential part of a child’s education. The main reason behind this is that it provides children with skills that they will not learn in the classroom. These skills include teamwork, leadership, and other important life skills. Co-curricular activities can be anything from sports to chess club to music lessons. They offer children the opportunity to explore their interests and broaden their horizons. Now that we are learning to cope with the pandemic, CCAs are back in full force, and are definitely good enrichment for the young ones.
Why are they important?
CCAs teach your children many valuable life skills and lessons they might otherwise miss out on. The experiences and moments of friendship and camaraderie will be cherished by your children throughout their life. The reasons stated below will help you understand how your children can make full use of co-curricular activities in their daily lives.
- CCAs help your children develop better planning and time management skills
- They help your children identify and develop the hidden talents inside them
- They help your children form new connections and networks that might come to be of use to them in the future
- They help your children identify what they want to pursue in the future.
- Helps children destress and focus on something other than academics
- Being engaged in CCAs helps keep your children engaged and not get involved in trouble that might have a bad influence on them.
- Helps improve self-esteem and confidence
- Widens their thought process and horizons. They will gain valuable experiences that will be helpful throughout their life.
- Today some CCAs act as feeders for higher education fields.
- Can improve your child’s chance of getting admitted to a prestigious institution.
- Can help teach children to take initiative – how to commit to something and how to follow through with tasks.
- Helps your children build up a good character and ways to interact with people.
How can you make the most out of them?
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- Identify what suits your child
The best thing to do is to make sure your children join a CCA best suited for their talent, potential, and interests. It is a competitive world out there today and so you might be faced with a situation where your child is not able to get into the CCA they wanted. In such situations, it is necessary to be calm and think about what to do next. You might be able to choose another CCA that might be a good fit for your children. Besides, many activities of different CCAs can be attended without being part of them.
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- Talk to the teachers about what CCAs are available and how they work
You can try talking to the school authorities to see what activity would be suited for your children. You should enquire in detail about the CCAs in a school and which are the best CCAs offered there before admitting your children to any school.
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- Encourage your children to step out of their comfort zone
Many children join CCAs and won’t get much involved. They hold themselves back and might be reluctant to get involved in the activities. Encourage your children to take up more responsibilities and get more involved.
Also, make sure your children balance their activities so that they have enough time to pay attention to their studies and get ample sleep.
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- Staying committed
Encourage your children to stick to their choice of CCA for the long term. It is not a good thing to switch between CCAs every so often. Of course, you should change if you find it’s not for you. But don’t make it a habit of jumping from one CCA to another without giving it a proper try. You will see results only if you commit yourself long-term.
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- Help them out when needed
Sometimes, their activities might require some help from your side. Make sure you support and encourage your children to face the challenges.
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- Educate your children to get along with everyone
CCAs help your children meet and make friends with like-minded people. It can help them form relationships that will be beneficial for them in the future. CCAs are good opportunities to help your children develop people and communication skills. Make sure they understand this and make use of every opportunity presented to them.
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- Doing what they love and loving what they do
Guide your children to choose what they would love to try. Do not let them decide half-heartedly. Whichever activity they choose to do, encourage them to go all out and give their best whilst enjoying.
We hope you find this article helpful in letting your children make the most out of the CCAs. All the best! 🙂
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