In the educational field, all those activities or achievements that, formally, do not belong to the school curriculum, but which may represent a series of advantages over others, are called extracurricular when pursuing opportunities in higher or university education.. Some parents encourage their children to choose to practice activities outside of school, which nourish them intellectually and help them connect with other social circles, made up of people who may have the same interests as the infant. In other areas, such as work, this term is also used to describe all those skills that are not required for the constitution of a decent presentation curriculum.
Extracurricular activities are normally chosen depending on the interests of the boy or girl. These range from sports to learning the formal aspects of music or any artistic expression. In addition, although these represent a remarkable intellectual, cultural and social enrichment for the infant, it is likely that they will not be of much use when choosing to enter schools of a demanding level; However, in some cases, such as sports, the school you enter may take advantage of the youth's talents to bring benefits to the institution.
In contrast to the extracurricular, there is the curriculum itself, where all the activities and teachings are accumulated, which are regulatory in the school environment, and which are required, indispensable, to enter higher levels of study. This, in general, is composed of the traditional subjects that are in the academic curriculum of the country, in addition to the behavior that the student presented during the time in which he was involved in his studies.
