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Extracurricular activity

Meaning in education & teaching, with examples

/ˌekstrəkəˈrɪkjələr ækˈtɪvəti/nounCommon term

In education & teaching, extracurricular activity means: An activity organized by a school that takes place outside regular lessons, such as sports teams, clubs, music groups or volunteering.

In Turkish: ders dışı etkinlik, sosyal etkinlik, kulüp çalışması

How it is used

Students join, take part in or do extracurricular activities. Teachers may run or supervise a club. People often just say extracurriculars. University applications in some countries ask about them.

Example sentences

  1. She runs the debate club as an extracurricular activity on Thursdays.

  2. Extracurricular activities help students build friendships outside their own class.

Common collocations

  • take part in extracurricular activities
  • run a club
  • after-school club
  • extracurriculars
  • electiveA course that students choose to take, rather than one that everyone must take as part of the required curriculum.
  • curriculumThe whole set of subjects, content and skills that students are expected to learn at a school or level, including how the learning is organized and assessed.
  • student engagementHow involved, interested and active students are in their learning, shown by their attention, effort, participation and curiosity.

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