Future of Co-Curriculum

DEFINITION

gives our students an opportunity to showcase the transferable

skills they have gained through co-curricular involvement,

enhancing their resume and increasing their profile opportunities

with employers and graduate schools

Students can create a personal record that highlights a variety of

experiences and transferable skills

Students can reflect on key learning from these experiences and

make connections to their academic studies and career goals

• Having a wide range of experiences prepares people better for the

future, especially in today's uncertain world. The broad education that

the co-curriculum can provide is better preparation for life in a society

where an individual may change career several times in their life.

Students must therefore have a fundamental grasp of multiple skills.

For instance, athletes who had their career cut short due to mishaps

might venture into business, having had co-curricular experience of

entrepreneurship as part of their education. Speech and debate clubs

might give a doctor or engineer the communication skills to move into

broadcasting, teaching, or even politics. Placing more emphasis on the

co-curriculum thus ensures a variety of possibilities for young people

to choose from instead of being sidelined.

• Examples include: Badminton, Basketball, Cricket, Cross Country,

Flootball, Hockey, Netball, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball to list but a

few.

Social Entrepreneurship

As a school we want our students to have ambitions and aspirations, to be

motivated and to have a clear idea of the career choices open to them. In

creating opportunity for social enterprise projects we are developing citizenship

skills in students that will help future proof society

focuses on theory and practice, utilizing conceptual frameworks for examples

from the field, and gives students the opportunity to design and develop a social

entrepreneurship prepare students to become social

entrepreneurs because much of the skills that are needed to be effective are

embedded in applying theoretical frameworks to practical

increase student self-confidence and commitment to learning through the work

relate

Do curriculum by direct and indirect experiences.

Plan and deliver a broad and balanced curriculum that promotes the spiritual,

moral, social and cultural values within the school and local community.

Support students who are at risk of not completing their education.

Encourage positive attitudes to lifelong learning.

Enable students to gain experience of working practices and environments

Facilitate student’s awareness of the extent and diversity of local and national

employment opportunities.

Increase student understanding of the economy, enterprise, personal finance and

the structure of business organisations and how they work

Extend student ability to relate their own strengths, attributes and achievements

to career intentions and make informed choices.

Recognise, develop and apply their skills for enterprise and employment

Employability

According to Knight and Yorke (2006),

employability is.....

“a set of achievements – skills, understandings and

personal attributes - that make graduates more

likely to gain employment and be successful in

their chosen occupations, which benefits

themselves, the workforce, the community and the

economy.”

Opportunities to enhance the student experience and allow students to recognize their skills development can be provided through co-curricular activities.

Employment now days looking graduates who are equally excelled in academic and co-curricular activities.

Both skills and knowledge should be shown to ensure the employers have capability of being effective in workplace.

Developing self-esteem and leadership qualities

Students have opportunities to improve their

leadership and interpersonal skills while also

increasing their self-confidence.

Leading to a better understanding of their own

abilities, talents, and career goals.

Students frequently interact with peers who have

similar interests and play a role to coordinate the

group.

Community service is a way for students to live with diversity.

Baltimore is an eclectic mix of people from myriad ethnic and

cultural backgrounds, and volunteering brings students face to

face with individuals and issues very different from their own.

Working in a community health center or with prisoners, for

example, can provide future doctors, lawyers, or sociologists with

some real life experience and can help fuel the passion they have

for their studies and potential future career.

Students embarking on any community service effort receive

training and guidance from both professional staff and seasoned

student volunteers.

MULTI TASK PERSON

Why should a science student have to give up music, or

a social studies major not get opportunities for sport?

Many children have talents in all sorts of different areas,

and it is wrong to force them to specialise too early.

Through equal balancing of academic and co-curriculum,

the students have the chance to exercise their rights and

the opportunity to be multi-talented.

recognising each individual by their talents there exists a

higher possibility for young people to learn and to grow

in their studies

Having a wide range of experiences

# Having a wide range of experiences prepares people better for the future,

especially in today’s uncertain world. The broad education that the co-

curriculum can provide is better preparation for life in a society where an

individual may change career several times in their life.

# Students must therefore have a fundamental grasp of multiple skills. For

instance, athletes who had their career cut short due to mishaps might

venture into business, having had co-curricular experience of

entrepreneurship as part of their education.

# Speech and debate clubs might give a doctor or engineer the

communication skills to move into broadcasting, teaching, or even

politics. Placing more emphasis on the co-curriculum thus ensures a

variety of possibilities for young people to choose from instead of being

sidelined.

HEALTHY PERSON

Most co-curricular activities are physically active, getting the

student out from behind their desk and making them try new

things.

This is healthy and ensures that students are exposed to practical

tasks, not just what is taught in class. The outcome of giving the

co-curriculum the same status as the curriculum will therefore be

well balanced individuals.

Future politicians, for example, will not only thrive on law or

social studies, but will also become fluent in multiple languages,

learn to tango and perform several calculus operations

simultaneously, while also experiencing service through

community work.

OTHER/OUR POINT

# The aim of curricular activities is to make the students fit for the future time

and to develop a sense of competitive spirit, co-operation, leadership, diligence,

punctuality, and team-spirit as well as to provide a backdrop for the

development of their creative talents. Whenever someone is chosen as a head

boy or is given leadership in certain matters, it boosts self-confidence and sense

of achievement.

# Help you gain valuable personal and professional skills in the areas of planning

and organization, oral and written communication, decision making, financial

management, problem solving, ethics and tolerance and personal and

professional balance.

# Provide a process for you to analyze and evaluate the skills and abilities you

have gained through your involvement, both on and off-campus or school.

# recognizing the skills gained through involvement, preparing resumes and for

job interviews, targeting skill areas to develop in order to achieve career goals

and enhance future growth and development.

Reference

• http://web.jhu.edu/parentsadvisinghandbook/experience/other

• http://edchat.blogspot.com/2011/01/importance-and-scope-of-co-curricular.html

• http://debatewise.org/debates/2978-co-curricular-activities-in-schools/