Visualize a room full of eager, driven and energetic adolescent ladies preparing, setting up and anticipating among each other what the second half of their day will generate. Like a live wire the room is alive and buzzing with energy. The girls all have something in common, whether it’s a passion or an interest, it awakens them enough to want to share their time with like-minded adolescents in a social structured setting. According to Webster’s Dictionary Extracurricular activities is described as “not falling within the scope of a regular curriculum; specifically: of or relating to officially or semi officially approved and usually organized student activities (as athletics) connected with school and usually carrying no academic credit.”
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These activities help define you in a different way than academic study will.” With a growing number of adolescent girls lacking self-esteem due to the pressures of today, we can assist by providing them with the resources and constructive outlets that aid in overcoming the negative effects society and social media currently offers them. Also according to Greenhaven Press, (2009) “Surprisingly, there is sufficient argument that students who are involved in extracurricular activities earn better grades than students who are not.” “These activities help you gain confidence in yourself and your abilities, if you get involved in an extracurricular activity that reflects the field you want to work in or your area of study, it will help you refine your skills and knowledge, and in turn make you more confident in your area of expertise. For example, if you are a journalism student, writing for your school newspaper or doing an internship at your city 's newspaper office is a great way to gain real-world practice.” So whether it 's sports for the kinetically incline to the arts for the creative mind, the effects of extracurricular activities play a key role in providing and supplying our young ladies with the enrichment and hands on practice that builds the confidence needed for them to take pride in who they are and their
These activities help define you in a different way than academic study will.” With a growing number of adolescent girls lacking self-esteem due to the pressures of today, we can assist by providing them with the resources and constructive outlets that aid in overcoming the negative effects society and social media currently offers them. Also according to Greenhaven Press, (2009) “Surprisingly, there is sufficient argument that students who are involved in extracurricular activities earn better grades than students who are not.” “These activities help you gain confidence in yourself and your abilities, if you get involved in an extracurricular activity that reflects the field you want to work in or your area of study, it will help you refine your skills and knowledge, and in turn make you more confident in your area of expertise. For example, if you are a journalism student, writing for your school newspaper or doing an internship at your city 's newspaper office is a great way to gain real-world practice.” So whether it 's sports for the kinetically incline to the arts for the creative mind, the effects of extracurricular activities play a key role in providing and supplying our young ladies with the enrichment and hands on practice that builds the confidence needed for them to take pride in who they are and their