Why Extracurricular Activities are Important in School?

School is a wonderful part of our lives where we learn, meet new friends, laugh, play and build our careers. However, sometimes it is seen that children pay less attention to Extracurricular Activities as a result of the stress of exams. Parents ask their kids to study so they can get through the exam without really paying attention to it. Therefore, some kids are barely or never active.

Hence, what are Extracurricular Activities? and how important are they in the lives of children? Parents should be aware of this.

Extracurricular Activities refer to a variety of activities planned outside of the regular school day, curriculum or course that are designed to meet students’ interests. Students cannot become intelligent simply by studying. Some extracurricular activities are important for their overall development.

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Here are five reasons why extracurricular activities are important.

1.Helps maintain a balance between academic and social life:

A perfect balance is undoubtedly important for a student. It’s nearly impossible for students to study for eight hours and memorize every sentence in their textbooks. Exposure is also important for them to catch up on non-learning aspects. Extracurricular Activities assist students in properly balancing all parts of their education, from developing an interest in music or art and craft to learning about sports through the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and other competitions.

2. Develop social skills:

Communication is an important asset in students’ lives because it allows them to exercise their right to free speech in the proper manner! Participating in after-school activities is the best way to improve your communication skills and learn more about yourself.

3. Path for a career opportunity:

“If you develop a passion for learning, you will never cease to grow.” Exactly! Participating in a variety of hobbies that interest you, such as sports or yoga, can help you unlock the gates to new career opportunities in the future.

4. Build unity and teamwork:

Remember, “We are only as strong as we are united.” The best approach to cultivating a positive attitude, learning about teamwork and problem-solving techniques and engaging critical thinking in a wider context is, in fact, through non-academic courses. Sports are the ideal medium for introducing all these qualities.

5. Achieves higher academic results:

Both academic and extracurricular learning are crucial since they should be balanced and engaging for the best exam grades. Surprisingly, after-school extracurricular activities are quite helpful in ensuring and shaping children’s positive attitudes. Similar to physical health, mental health contributes to improved focus and memory, which improves exam performance.

Extracurriculars at Sharad Pawar International School

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SPIS provide students with the best opportunity to explore many areas of interest, share their talents, art and even improve their exam grades.

Sometimes parents think that extracurricular activities will have an impact on their children’s exams and learning, but this is not true; yet, these activities are extremely beneficial to children. This activity, in reality, teaches you how to be efficient by balancing two factors.

Extracurricular Activities held by SPIS

Fit India School Celebrations 2020:

Fit India, an ambitious campaign started by the Ministry of Health and Education of the Government of India, was commenced in Hon Sharad Pawar Public School, Manur, Tal. Kalwan Dist. Nashik (Maharashtra).

Dr. J.D. Pawar (Annasahab), The Founder of the Institute, ceremonially cut the ribbon to officially announce the campaign.

Respected Principal Sir B.N. Shinde gave the children an explanation of the reason and purpose behind the Fit India campaign. He highlighted to them that worry, fear, high blood pressure and diabetes are only a few examples of physical and mental diseases that affect our lifestyle patterns and cause the emergence of many diseases.

Such a generation cannot be India’s future. It is our obligation as an ideal school to educate future generations and inculcate in them the values, principles and necessity of physical fitness.

The Hon. Sharad Pawar Public School celebrates the Fit India programme all year long to make students aware of its significance.

Let’s have a glimpse of it.

Every boy and girl participated in the free hand exercise and they all gave good performances and contributed well to the programme. They also skillfully executed a range of yoga positions, including dhanurasana and shirshasana. Every student participated in the poster-making and eassy, poem writing competition by making drawings, writing essays and poems on the Fit India Campaign to convey the message of staying healthy and fit.

Celebration and Competition at SPIS

Teachers and children gather in the school to enthusiastically celebrate all the festivals. Additionally, the significance and reason behind each festival are explained to the children. Students dress up beautifully to celebrate festivals such as Dahi Handi, Ganeshotsav, Dussehra, Republic Day and Independence Day.

Several competitions, such as dance competitions and competitions for handwriting, are organized throughout the festival.

School Trip

Regular trips and picnics are organized for students in all grades to visit nearby destinations such as the beautiful hill station of Saputara, the holy places of Shirdi and Triambakeshwar, the megacity of Mumbai, the mother city of Nashik etc.

All classes begin in Std. IV are taken on trekking trips to the Sahyadri Ranges to foster an adventurous spirit. The highest mountain in Maharashtra, Mount Kalsubai, has been successfully scaled three times by our Secondary division students and teachers.

Technovation Science Exhibition

The purpose of the school-organized Technovation Science Exhibition is to foster students’ scientific inclinations and assist them in developing a scientific attitude. This time forward-thinking idea that enhances the integration of the arts and sciences was accurately expressed in the scientific diagram made using rangoli.

Thus, along with education, extracurricular activities are also conducted in schools to help children learn new things and build confidence.

Extracurricular activities are thus as important as academics.