{"id":5385,"date":"2020-02-21T18:29:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T12:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/?p=5385"},"modified":"2021-09-24T16:09:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T10:39:25","slug":"decoding-the-science-of-choosing-the-right-extracurricular-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/decoding-the-science-of-choosing-the-right-extracurricular-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Decoding The Science Of Choosing The Right Extracurricular Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">It is no secret that \u2018<strong>All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy!<\/strong>\u2019 So, what are you doing to make your child shine? Think, think, we will wait.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Two-thirds of Indian students bid adieu to extracurricular activities to take tuitions for their core subjects after school. But, extracurricular activities in today\u2019s day and age are as important as the grades on your child\u2019s report card, in fact, more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">From Ivy League colleges to established universities in India, a child&#8217;s overall personality plays a crucial role in securing a college seat. Not just for university placement, extracurricular activities are fodder for the overall development of your Jack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Right-Extracurricular-Activities.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5388 size-full\" title=\"extracurricular activities importance\" src=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Right-Extracurricular-Activities.png\" alt=\"extracurricular activities importance\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">In a focused study by a College Board, it was inferred that participation in extracurricular activities surged SAT Math scores by 45 points and SAT verbal scores by 53 points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Extracurricular activities also boost up your college profile and increase your chance of getting into the college of your dreams. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Check the strength of your current profile and assess your chances of getting into a top university or college.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/product\/promap\/check-your-relevance-score\/get-started\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Test Your Profile Strength<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">It is extremely important for children to take up an extracurricular activity to stay fit and flourish in the future. Get rid of those smart devices and get them moving to lead a healthy and nourishing life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #000000;\"><b>Choosing The Right Extracurricular Activity Makes All The Difference!<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Imagine if Sachin Tendulkar wasn\u2019t given a cricket kit and was sent for Carnatic music classes?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Imagine if Sania Mirza was handed a paintbrush instead of a tennis racquet?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Choosing the right extracurricular activity may not sound as important as front-page news to you. But, it definitely is! It is absolutely crucial that you choose the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/make-your-child-shine-with-the-right-extracurricular-activity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>r<\/span><span>ight extracurricular activity<\/span><\/a><\/span> for your children so that they unleash their full potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Pondering on how to choose the right extracurricular activity? Don\u2019t worry, we have assembled a step-by-step method of choosing the right extra-curricular activity for your little one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Watch your child:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> As simple as it sounds, this first step answers most of your questions on choosing the right extracurricular activity for your child. Go on and be a watchman for your little one!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What kind of play activity does your child prefer? Do they learn better by watching a rhyme or when you sing along the rhyme with them? Which of their senses are most receptive? Watch, watch, and keep watching until you understand your munchkin. Then, using the <\/span><b>Theory of Multiple Intelligences<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can understand your little one\u2019s leaning.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Brainstorm with them<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nothing works better than an open conversation! Talk to your child and ask them to speak about their interests, dreams, passion, and goals in life. At the end of the conversation, give them a piece of paper and ask them to jot down the extracurricular activities they have an extra interest in.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">These extracurricular activities might not necessarily match all the observations you made while watching. But, don\u2019t panic! That\u2019s where the next step comes to your rescue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Match<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This step of finding the right <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/get-the-maximum-benefit-of-extracurricular-activities\/\">extracurricular activity<\/a> is similar to a simple problem in Sets &amp; Statements. Jot down your observations on one side and your child\u2019s interests on the other side. And voila! Find the right extracurricular activity from the subset of the two.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">If your tiny human is adamant on pursuing an activity that doesn\u2019t fall in the subset, then don\u2019t resist too much. You never know the things they can learn and ace, by doing it practically.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Research<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research comes after you match your observations with your child\u2019s interest so that there is no bias. Google or go out there and find out where the extracurricular activities are offered, their timings, fees, scope it offers in your child\u2019s profile building.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">It is essential that you turn into a Ph.D. student, who is researching to write their thesis on extracurricular activities. After thorough research comes to the next step!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Take action<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you and your child zero in on the activity that they want to pursue, take action. Start off by enrolling them in the extracurricular activity class.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Wait patiently to see how they are doing in class, do not frown if you don\u2019t see results in the first trial. Go onto the next step to change things up. If your children open their wings and fly high in the first extracurricular activity, then your chosen activity clicked!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Measure the impact<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After giving your little one a fair amount of time, try and gauge the impact the extracurricular activity is having on their daily patterns. There are no specific parameters to measure this impact.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">It could be from the smallest of things like their posture to them becoming more open and expressive about their feelings, based on the activity they have taken up. If you see that the activity is not having any impact whatsoever on your child, then optimize and switch over to see what else they are interested in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">However, it is extremely essential to give it time before jumping to conclusions. <span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Quick Fact: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>According to Univariety\u2019s parent survey answered by over 10,000 parents, 40% of parents are concerned about their kid\u2019s lack of clarity<\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">The above process to choose the right extracurricular activity for your child helps in reducing the lack of clarity that parents are concerned about.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Go on and have an extra conversation about extracurricular activities with your child now! <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/univariety4.viewpage.co\/parents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is no secret that \u2018All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy!\u2019 So, what are you doing to make your child shine? Think, think, we will wait.\u00a0 Two-thirds of Indian students bid adieu to extracurricular activities to take tuitions for their core subjects after school. 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