Benefits of Extracurricular Activities in School

Extracurricular Activities! That is a term that students love. Mere academics without any extracurricular activities make students feel bored. They also help them discover their talents and, in some instances, their careers. Some extracurricular activities include public speaking, arts and crafts, music lessons, guitar classes, sports, etc.

They serve as a break for your children from prolonged hours of learning. Thus, it boosts their brain functioning too. According to research, students who participated in extracurricular activities did better in academics. They were able to bond well with their peers in the same group and form lifelong friendships.

Also, it takes away students’ time they spend on the screen. 

What benefits do extracurricular activities bring?

Extracurricular activities have many benefits that’ll influence your children’s lifelong activities apart from their current academic life. Let’s take a detailed look at those benefits – 

1. A breather from academics: Extracurricular activities help your children break the monotony of their academic life. Instead, they help them do well academically due to a happier state of mind. A relaxed and rejuvenated mind can focus and execute tasks better.
2. Good time management skills: When your children engage in extracurricular activities that interest them, they somehow find time to participate in it. Thus, they end up acquiring good time management skills.
3. Builds social skills: When your children work with their teammates in their activity group, they learn social skills that help them in the outside world and in forming lifelong friendships.
4. The academic advantage: Extracurricular activities have been shown to create positive attitudes in students towards their academics, school and people around them. If you’re worrying about your children’s grades, you can rest assured that they’ll perform better than before.
5. Building self-confidence: Your children’s self-confidence or self-esteem takes a leap when they are in an activity group they’re passionate about. It affects their relationships with you, friends, teachers and other aspects of their environment.
6. Prepared for the future: Your children will evolve as the world evolves with time. As a parent, you can feel confident they’ll be ready to face the world.
7. The broad perspective of life: Students get a broader perspective of life and the world around them. They have increased empathy, tolerance and care for other people and communities.

Johnson Grammar School, Kokapet, is your children’s dream school.

Extracurricular activities play a good role in getting admissions into universities, especially the top rung. Those students looking to study at India’s best universities or abroad, such as in the US, UK, etc., increase their chances with a healthy set of extracurricular activities on their resume.

It could always be said with strong conviction that extracurricular activities in schools are beneficial. You needn’t have the slightest doubt about them. Instead, your children will always be happy that you stood by their side and let them pursue their interests while pursuing their academics. 

Johnson Grammar School is one of Hyderabad’s best international schools. Our curriculum ensures that your children study in a healthy environment, balancing academics and extracurricular activities. If you have children aged 3 to 12, please feel free to contact us for more information.