Extra Curricular Activities

Question: Extra Curricular Activities

What about extra curricular activities and various other competitions held in schools?

MN:1 son and 2 daughters      

3 years back I was the part of big name school....I taught primary there, at the time of sports week what i had observed that the big sport event was not for the sake of p.e but for commercialization.....the main purpose was to attract parents, sorry to say their customers.....thats what i had observed

In the name of discipline kids weren't allow to go to wash room or to drink water except urgent need......the kids were in so much pressure.....in my opinion it wasn't appropriate practice.

SK HS: Son 3.5 Daughter 1.5
I don't advocate in favor of the activities held in school under the name of 'extra curricular' as not all kids get a chance to participate. However, I believe kids at home must experience different ventures from swimming to horse riding to other educational and cognition related ones.
Grouping kids of the same area to compete with other area kids will be a nice idea in my opinion. Parents can work out in creating such opportunities

Ummibaps: 8 sons, 1 daughter / 2yrs to 18yrs

Extra Curricular  Activities that homeschoolers are involved in :
Taekwondo
Swimming class
Football club
Candy Club (science club)
Horse Riding classes
Sewing Class
Robotics Class

Also Workshops conducted by
Hiba magazine (calligraphy, creative writing, art, shadow puppetry  etc)
L2l (wood work,  science etc)
Pottery classes

Competitions :

Scrabble (Pakistan Scrabble Association )

Model of the United Nations (conducted by various schools and organizations )

Various competitions conducted by Hibakidz
(Photography,  art, talent, creative writing)

Activities organized by homeschoolers for homeschoolers :

Sports day
Science Fair
Presentation day
Role play in an auditorium
Mela for fun
Mela for collecting money for books
Jupiter sighting with Pakistan Astronomers Association  (not sure if it got the name right sorry)

Field trips to
Fire station
National museum
KU zoological museum
Zoo
School for the deaf and mute children

Forgot to mention that homeschoolers have also attend Astronomy classes and sightings too

Mr.AH: 2 sons,7 and 15

Best extra curricular activity is chores.It light seems like a joke but I think we get too caught up with giving and existing kids to "everything". This does not mean that I'll keep my kids at home on purpose,we will do as much as our family's circumstances allow for the individual needs and interests of our kids but I still consider (personally remember) household contributions the biggest part in a wholesome development.

Conclusion to question on Extra Curricular Activities

Alhumdulillah homeschooled children do find opportunities to participate in events like those held in schools

- as private participants at schools and colleges
- in activities hosted by other non academic  organizations
- in activities organized by homeschoolers

Alhumdulillah

(Note: The above is a copy of a Whatsapp conversation,   partly edited for clarity)