Essential skills and values that you can develop through co-curricular activities

Essential skills and values that you can develop through co-curricular activities are:

  1. Logical and analytical thinking – Analyzing reasons behind events and situations
  2. Critical thinking – That is examining concepts, ideas as well as problems and issues
  3. Creative thinking – In other words, thinking of newer ways to solve problems; visualization; thinking of new ideas
  4. Problem-solving skills – For instance, solving problems utilizing various concepts, solutions, etc.
  5. Leadership skills – For instance, taking initiatives and responsibilities; influencing others in working for a good purpose; setting goals; motivating others to work towards goals; taking accountability
  6. Social skills – Includes collaboration; teamwork; building good relationships with others
  7. Emotional skills – Understanding your strengths and weaknesses; controlling your emotions as well as empathy for others
  8. Communication skill – Includes the power of expression, listening to others, public speaking etc.
  9. Technology skills – Using various computer software and apps to get things done
  10. Social values – In other words, respecting differences among individuals, respecting others’ values and culture
  11. Ethical values – For example, maintaining ethics in public life; good moral values etc.
  12. Recreational values – Understanding the importance of leisure and recreation; participating in leisure and recreational activities.

50 Most Important Co-curricular Activities List

Moving forward, we will now list the 50 most important co-curricular activities for you. Here’s the list:

  1. Sports – For instance, cricket, football, volleyball, badminton, basketball, table tennis, swimming, diving, hockey, skating, archery, rowing, kayaking, cycling, etc.
  2. Indoor games – For instance, chess, carrom, scrabble, etc.
  3. Physical exercise
  4. Fitness training
  5. Athletics
  6. Boxing
  7. Martial art – For instance, karate, jujutsu, taekwondo, etc.
  8. Yoga
  9. Meditation
  10. Modeling – scientific modeling
  11. Art and craft
  12. Clay modeling
  13. Sculpture making
  14. Ikebana – flower arranging
  15. Origami – creating art forms by folding papers
  16. Vocal Music (classical)
  17. Vocal Music (contemporary)
  18. Instrumental Music – For instance, harmonium, tabla, sarod, tanpura, piano, guitar, drums, percussion, violin, cello, synthesizer, etc.
  19. Folk songs
  20. Classical Dance
  21. Contemporary Dance
  22. Folk dance
  23. Drama and theatre – For instance, story writing, scriptwriting, acting, direction, production, etc.
  24. Commercial art – advertising campaign; public relations campaign
  25. Debate
  26. Elocution contest
  27. Creative writing – For example, poetry writing competitions, story writing competitions, etc.
  28. Essay writing competition
  29. Story writing competition
  30. Poetry recital
  31. Student newspaper writing, editing, and publishing
  32. Wall magazine writing, editing, and publishing
  33. Photography
  34. Videography
  35. Painting
  36. Drawing and Painting competition
  37. Tailoring
  38. Carpentry
  39. Toy-making
  40. Soap making
  41. Candle Making
  42. Embroidery
  43. Knitting
  44. Gardening
  45. Weaving
  46. Celebration of cultural festivals
  47. Organization of awareness programs – For example, personal hygiene awareness, cleanliness drives, AIDS awareness, tree planting drives, etc.
  48. Celebration of days – For example, World Environment Day, Women’s Day
  49. Participation and management of student clubs, societies, etc. – For instance, debating society, writers’ club, music club, book reading club, etc.
  50. Camping and related activities – such as camping in the wilderness, nature walks, hiking, etc.

New Age Co-Curricular Activities List For School

  1. Computer Coding competition
  2. Ethical Hacking competition
  3. Computer Gaming competition
  4. Online Magazine/ Newsletter Writing, Editing, and Publishing
  5. Media Design – design of various media such as film, video, and web interfaces
  6. Blog writing
  7. Graphic Designing
  8. Web Designing
  9. Digital art
  10. Career education – In other words, an exploration of different career options and educational pathways after school
  11. Job shadowing – such as spending a day or more with a professional at work to understand the nature of work, responsibilities, etc.
  12. A day at work – such as spending a day at a company or at a factory to see how commercial and industrial activities happen

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