School Club Setup| Seminar Topics for Students and Parents

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS

Extracurricular activities in schools are very important. Education is not only about academic work. The children should also be engaged in other developmental activities. These include:

1. School Clubs
2. Cultural parades
3. Debating
4. Craftwork
5. Excursions
6. Cake making
7. Seminars on Morals, Leadership, etc
8. Bead Making
9. Musical Concerts
10. Creativity Activities etc

ESTABLISHING AND RUNNING SCHOOL CLUBS

ADVANTAGES OF SCHOOL CLUBS

1. They stimulate and arouse the student’s interest in specific areas e.g. Drama, Debating, Spelling.
2. They encourage group work and informal interaction amongst the children
3. They make learning easy and interesting
4. They promote the spirit of competition and determination among students
5. They serve as veritable learning and teaching tools for effective knowledge transfer

RECOMMENDED CLUBS FOR SCHOOLS

1. Debating Club
2. Drama Club
3. Press Club
4. Music Club
5. JETS Club
6. Arts and craft
7. Sanitation Club
8. Cultural Club
9. Spelling Club
10. Computer Club
11. Dance
12. Scouts
13. Swimming
14. Gifted and Talented
15.  Robotics
16. Spanish/German
17. Model United Nation etc

STEPS IN SETTING UP SCHOOL CLUBS

1. Determine the clubs you want to set up in the school – Debates, Drama, Press, etc
2. All teachers and the school authorities should agree on what activities the club members will be involved in and when and where the different clubs will meet weekly.
3. Different teachers should be assigned to handle and coordinate the different clubs
4. Patrons should be appointed amongst parents to serve as patrons of the different clubs.
5. Send letters to parents informing them of the existence of these clubs in the school and asking them to choose which club or clubs they will like their children to join.
6. Reserve at least two hours each week (probably on Fridays) for club activities.
7. Gather the children on the agreed club days and engage them in the direction of the club activities
8. Periodically organize competitions within the school amongst club members. E.g. Inter-house debates competition, spelling competitions, Art competitions, Drama etc.
9. Arrange excursions and learning trips for club members. E.g. press club members could visit the TV or Radio station, Music Club members could visit a recording studio. Home Economics members could visit a bakery, JETS Club members visit an engineering company or a nearby mechanic workshop, furniture making company, etc.
10. Encourage the club patrons to meet with the club members at least once a term

ORGANISING IN-HOUSE SEMINARS FOR THE STUDENT

Principals/HM’s should periodically organise in-house seminars on Moral Decent Behavior, Leadership, Career Guidance etc for the senior prima and senior secondary students. Separate seminars could also be organize for the girls and separate ones for the boys which is called Gender assembly

The following topics may be considered by HM/Principals.

1. Dangers of Hard Drugs
2. Dangers of Drug Abuse
3. Dangers of Pre Marital Sex –
4. Dangers of Smoking
5. Dangers of Alcohol consumption by students
6. Dangers of Self Medication
7. Dangers of Pornography
8. Dangers of Gambling
9. Dangers of Fighting
10. Dangers of Handling Weapons
11. Dangers of Cultism
12. Dangers of Examination Malpractice
13. Personal Hygiene
14. Leadership
15. Initiative and Responsibility
16. Career Talks
17. Peer Pressure
18. Impact of overindulgence in Social Media- Facebook, Etc
19. Citizenship and Patriotism
20. Public Speaking And Communication
21. Importance of Reading and Studying
22. Time Management

PARENTS SEMINARS

Seminars for parents should also be considered with the following topics:

1. Domestic Safety
2. Personal Security Awareness
3. Goal Setting
4. Time Management
5. The Effect of Media Influence on Children
6. The need for parents to pay more attention to their children’s off-school activities
7. Understanding Child Psychology /Juvenile Behaviour are Temperaments, etc.