Imporatance of co-curricular activities in english - a perspective study

Author: 
Naganatha Durai D.J

Earlier, the term extra-curricular activities were used. But now-a-days along with the instruction of various subjects, activities undertaken side by side are named as co-curricular activities. These are considered as an integral part of the curriculum. In the past, also these were organized in order to being healthy development of the child. But in the present education system it has drawn much attention. The Secondary Education Commission has very rightly stated.” Given a clean, pleasant and well maintained school building, we would like the school to see if it can provide a richly varied, pattern of activities to cater, to the development of their children’s entire personality. It has to formulate a scheme of hobbies, occupations and projects that will appeal to, draw out the powers of children of varying temperaments and aptitudes”.
According in Thompkin we can divide the co-curricular activities:

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DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2018.13465.2404
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