We want more clubs in our school

We Want More Clubs In Our School

To my mind,'After School Clubs’ are of great importance nowadays. Unfortunately we do not have enough clubs in our school. There are just two clubs: ‘TAT English Club’ which is mainly an online club and a ‘Music club’.  This is for many reason; first because there not enough rooms in our school. Teachers are obliged to teach on Wednesdays and Saturdays afternoon. Moreover, most teachers are demotivated or do not have enough time "due to [their] tiring work timetable" as one of my teacher explained.

Why clubs are necessary?

Well, instead of spending our free time at cafés it would be better if we meet in school clubs and benefit from that.

“After-school clubs allow students to explore areas and subjects that they may not have access to in schools or at home,” 1 says Kate McCarthy Draizin, Education Manager at The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood.

"Students have the opportunity to expand their horizons and have unique experiences with their peers,” 2 explains Kate. By engaging with new friends and being in a productive environment, participants strengthen confidence and independence, build character and develop strong leadership skills—all crucial to helping build strong communities and hence a stronger society.

Some Benefits of After School Clubs:

With more and more parents working during the day, kids are likely to be left to tend to themselves, sometimes leading to destructive behavior. According to Kate, “Afterschool clubs are also a good way to keep children safe from the negative behaviors that may occur during unsupervised after-school hours.” 3.

When kids are left alone, undesirable behaviors can go unchecked, like sitting in front of the television for hours on end, setting homework aside in favor of video games, or worse, getting involved with the wrong crowd. After-school clubs alleviate those worries.

In addition to providing a safe environment, clubs offer students:

• New skills and interests
• Productive time spent with peers
• Realization of goals
• Strengthened confidence
• Improved attendance
• Reduced dropout rates
• Better quality of homework and classwork
• Higher graduation rates
• Strengthened team effort—from administration to teachers to students
• Positive environment  

Sources:

1:https://www.everydayme.com.ph/family/balanced%20living/article/what-are-the-benefits-of-after-school-clubs

2: same source.

3: same source.