After school activities and relationship building
After school activities are the furors of the day. An estimate $500 million had been invested in these programs with more than 10 million children attending them in America alone. The importance of these activities must be taken into consideration. It is crucial for the children to develop new skills, gain more knowledge while at the same time remain safe and protected when parents are working.
The success of any program is dependent upon the relationship between the children participating in the program and the adult members who work with these children. Sometimes, children may have to communicate their problems and worries with an adult member who is not a teacher. This kind of emotional interaction is a must when children are struggling to make sense of the whirlpool of emotions that assail them.
Direct communication with professionals can be an invigorating experience. Children can learn a lot by the knowledge and experience given by these adults. Young people gain a lot of knowledge and experience when they deal with experienced adults and older youth who serve as teachers or mentors in these programs. As these mentors are not the teachers in the school, children are more likely to be inspire by them.
Its best to have school activities handled professionally by people who are productive in their own fields of expertise as it will help the children to be more enthusiastic and successful. Direct and meaningful interaction with adults is a learning experience in itself.
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