The word extracurricular is a term we use extensively in the educational field to account for what is not part or part of the curriculum, that is, it does not understand it.
Those activities or contents that are not part of the school curriculum but that are normally carried out at school
Activities such as music, the practice of a sport, the learning of a language, among others, can be learned extracurricularly, and for case be considered as such.
Curriculum: curriculum that has the mission of bringing knowledge to students
Meanwhile, the curriculum consists of the Curriculum that is taught in an educational institution and that aims for the student to apprehend the contents involved there and from them develop their capacities and possibilities.
The curriculum includes a series of objectives to be obtained by the students, the contents of the subject in question, the methodological criteria that will be applied to achieve the educational purposes, and the evaluation techniques that will be established to evaluate the impact of teaching.
When delineating the curriculum, the corresponding level of studies, primary, secondary or university will be taken into account, and from this it will be started to establish what should be taught and what students should learn.
Likewise, the curriculum must consider the real needs of the student and open a channel of communication and participation between students, teachers, parents and school authorities.
A good curriculum must be dynamic, constantly evolving to improve the possibilities of students and be inclusive, that is, include everyone, echoing the differences between students.
Curriculum components
The curriculum of any institution is made up of the following elements: Curriculum (organize the time of educational activities by subject and schedule), study programs (organizes the school year with objectives to be achieved and contents to be learned, with their respective methodologies and evaluation system)), progress maps (indicate the progress of the student's training in each subject), achievement levels (show the performance of each student in a certain subject), school texts (they contain the topics that the curriculum establishes the students must learn), evaluations (they are essential to determine the impact of teaching), pedagogical line (It implies a socio-cognitive approach that stimulates the development of creativity and the participation of the student in class and any other activity).
The importance of extracurricular activities in improving attention, socialization and learning
Extracurricular activities are carried out outside of academic hours, and despite this, they tend to be a fundamental part of schools and normally represent a great interest for students, while they can be classified into two large groups such as: cultural and artistic and sports.
Among the sports, the practice of sports such as football, volleyball, swimming, rugby, among others, and cultural and artistic sports can consist of painting, music, theater, the environment, among others.
Undoubtedly, the main benefit that these activities offer to students is that they promote socialization since they are practices that are designed to be done in teams.
When a student has some difficulties in terms of sociability, or also in terms of learning, it is usually advised to start some type of extracurricular activity, because it is approved that they help a lot when it comes to improving learning capacity, attention, to strengthen the confidence of children and young people and therefore increase self-esteem.
They develop interests, evade stress and allow to manifest skills
By being able to choose which extracurricular activity to carry out, the student can express and focus on the development of their interests and abilities, an issue that will obviously have a positive impact on their esteem.
It is not surprising either that as they are carried out, the student can demonstrate improvements in the social plane and also with regard to the realization of new plans.
On the other hand, they offer a moment of relaxation, to escape the stress of classroom learning and relax, have fun and learn things but without pressure.
So, if a child with any of the above problems likes to sing, play an instrument, draw, among others, they should be encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities that offer these possibilities, because without a doubt they will absorb the benefits of them.
Now, it is important to say that children should never be pressured to develop these activities because it will continue to contribute to their anxiety and stress state and it will not help them in this sense that they can relax by learning or developing a hobby.
