Cocurricular activities: Meaning Types and Importance

1. Ms.Enu Sambyal
Assistant Porfessor

3. MEANING OF Co-
Curricular Activities
 Co-Curricular activities are those activities, which are
undertaken side by side with the curricular activities.
They supplement curricular activities and prepare the
students in the “Art of Living and Working Together.”
 Secondary educational commission (1952 -1953)
comments on the importance of co-curricular
activities “co-curricular activities are as integral part of
curricular activities of a school and their proper
organization needs just as much care and forethought
as the organization of curricular activities.”

4. Characteristics of Co-
Curricular Activities
 Extracurricular activity helps to accomplish the objectives of
education through free expression, debates, co-operation,
coordination, etc.
 Develop the habits of constructive competition, bring efficiency
in ideas, improves skill and competence.
 Bring pleasant changes and develop joyous experiences.
 It makes one responsible for family and society.
 Develop the capacity of organizing events and enable for
managerial and leadership activities.

5. Characteristics of Co-
Curricular Activities
 These activities create avenues to meet with various people
thereby helps in socialization, self-identification and self-
assessment.
 Activities like field trips, tours and excursion helps to know
about other people, their work, culture and customs.
 Develop the ability of decision making.
 Develop the sense of belongingness.

6. PRINCIPLES FOR ORGANZIZNG
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

7. There are thirteen main kinds of co-curricular activities
1.Academic development activities
2.Aesthetic development activities
3.Cultural development activities
4.Emotional development activities
5.Leisure utilization activities

8. 6.Literacy development activities
7.Moral development activities
8.Physical development activities
9. Productive activities
10.Social development activities
11.Scientific development activities

9. 12.Spiritual development activities
13.Multipurpose activities and projects

11. ACADEMIC RELATED CO-CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES
Debate and Discussions
School magazines, essay writing, story writing
Subject clubs e.g. social science clubs, geographical
Clubs, Commerce club.

12. AESTHETIC RELATED CO-
CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Music and Dance
Dramatic
Exhibition
Fancy Dress, Painting and Drawing
Flower Festival and Decoration

13. CULTURAL RELATED CO-CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES
Social service
Student’s council
YouthParliament

14. EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT RELATED
ACTIVITIES
Camps
Celebration of National and International
days
Educational tours

15. LEISURE UTILISATION ACTIVITIES
Album making and
Stamp collecting
Photography
Coin collection

16. LITERACY DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES
Debates
Recitation
Public speaking
Declamation contests
Library work

17. MORAL DEVELOPMENT REALTED CO-
CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Celebration of birthdays of great men
Morning assembly
• Morning Assembly
• Celebration of birthdays
of great men
• Social Service

18. • NCC
• Athletics
• Swimming and Hor
riding
• Indoor and outdoor

19. •Clay work
•Toy making
•Soap making
•Book binding
•Leather work
•Cardboard work
•Kitchen gardening
•Manufacture of teaching
aids

20. Field trips
Science quiz
Science fairs
Science clubs
Science models
Spiritual development
activities

21. •Scouting
•Girl guiding
•Junior red cross
•School cleanliness
•Community service
•National service
scheme

22. i
Yoga
Meditation
Visit to churches,
mosques

23. Tree plantation
Adult education
Prize distribution
Scouting and girl guiding
Undertaking various
projects

24. ROLE OF A TEACHER IN CO -
CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Teachers should take an active interest in organizing co
curricular activities as an
integral part of the school program. .
•In the teaching of subjects, they get innumerable
opportunities to suggest a
variety of activities. The scope of activities is very fast.
•The language teachers can organize essay competitions,
handwriting competitions, debates, spelling competitions, etc.