Extra-curricular
activities (ECA) are activities that take place outside regular class teaching
and yet are related to student learning. As such, they fall within the scope of
the school curriculum. ECA take care of the students’ different developmental
needs such as their sense of moral values and attitudes, skills and creativity.
Through their participation in ECA, students can learn to communicate, to
cooperate with other people and in addition to enrich their life experience. If
students are given the opportunities to organize ECA, they will gain first-hand
experience of programmed planning and leadership, thus enabling themselves to
discover and develop their potential. This set of guidelines has included basic
concepts related to the planning and organization of activities. It is hoped
that both Primary and Secondary schools may make reference to the guidelines
with a view to implementing their ECA programmed efficiently. In view of the
differences in schools’ settings and the fact that students’ maturity varies at
primary and secondary levels, schools are advised to draw on their own
experience and professional knowledge to best realize their goals.