Extracurricular activities

Extracurricular activities are performed by students that fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school or university education. Extracurricular activities exist at all levels of education, from 4th-6th, junior high/high school, college and university education.

Such activities are generally voluntary as opposed to mandatory, non-paying, social, philanthropic as opposed to scholastic, and often involve others of the same age. Students often organize and direct these activities under faculty sponsorship, although student-led initiatives, such as independent newspapers, are common.

Examples

• ·         Student government
• ·         Political science organizations
• ·         Internships and other school sponsored work programs
• ·         University societies
• ·         Debate
• ·         Drama
• ·         Guitar
• ·         Sports
• ·         School journalism
• ·         Robotics
• ·         Entrepreneurship
• ·         Orchestra
• ·         Band
• ·         Choir
• ·         Art

School club

These are activities performed by students that fall outside the realm of classes. Such outside the normal curriculum of school or university education or, as in the case of subject matter clubs (e.g. student chapters of professional societies), may supplement the curriculum through informal meetings and professional mentoring.