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Co-Scholastic Activities for School Students to develop Life Skills, Work Education, Visual and Performing Arts, Attitudes and Values,

“Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words.
Keep your words positive, because your words become your behaviour.
Keep your behaviour positive, because your behaviour becomes your habits.
Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your values.
Keep your values positive, because your values become your destiny.”

-Mahatma Gandhi

“If there is to be peace in the world,
There must be peace in the nations,
If there is to be peace in the nations,
There must be peace in the cities,
If there is to be peace in the cities,
There must be peace between neighbours,
If there is to be peace between neighbours,
There must be peace in the home,
If there is to be peace in the home,
There must be peace in the heart”.

– Lao Tzu

Co-Scholastic Activities

In order to implement Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) in school education, both Scholastic and Co-Scholastic aspects need to be given due recognition. The word ‘comprehensive’ of CCE indicates about the assessment of all round development of the child’s personality which includes the assessment in Scholastic as well as Co-Scholastic aspects. Scholastic activities have been classified into two categories namely Formative and Summative Assessments where the students get knowledge of the academic subjects. Whereas Co-Scholastic aspects, on the other hand, develop knowledge of the society which involves Life Skills, Work Education, Visual and Performing Arts, Attitudes and Values, specified Co-Curricular Areas, Health and Physical Education. So, the schools need to design the curriculum including scholastic and co-scholastic activities so as to facilitate the students acquire skills to face the challenges in their life.

As per the CBSE suggested Curriculum Manuals Co-Scholastic Areas are classified into several categories as mentioned below.

Part 1 deals with the Scholastic Areas of Assessment

Part 2 consists of Co-Scholastic Activities where students’ are assessed in four parts on a Five Point Grading Scale once in a session

Part 2(A): Life Skills consists of

Thinking Skills

Self Awareness
Problem Solving
Decision Making
Critical Thinking
Creative Thinking

Social Skills

Interpersonal Relationships
Effective Communication
Empathy

Emotional Skills

Managing Emotions
Coping with Stress

Part 2(B): Work Education

Part 2(C): Visual and Performing Arts

Part 2(D): Attitudes & Values

Attitudes towards Teachers
Attitudes towards Schoolmates
Attitudes towards School Programmes
Attitudes towards Environment

Part 3(A) Co-Curricular Activities

Literary and Creative Skills
Scientific Skills
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Organizational and Leadership Skills (Clubs)

Part 3(B) Health and Physical Activities

Sports/ Indigenous sports (Kho-Kho etc.)
NCC / NSS
Scouting and Guiding
Swimming
Gymnastics
Yoga
First Aid
Gardening/Shramdaan

2(A): Life Skills

Life Skills are the skills which enable the children to keep their body, mind and emotions healthy. With the help of these skill students can be able to understand themselves and develop rapport with peers and others. If these life skills are properly designed and implemented the students will be able to develop positive attitude, self-reliance, psychosocial competencies and interpersonal. There are ten Life Skills incorporated in Co-Scholastic Areas which are categorized under three heads namely – Thinking Skills, Social Skills and Emotional Skills.

Thinking Skills

Self Awareness

Knowing one’s own likes, dislikes, strength, weakness, behavior, stressful situations and act appropriately is self-awareness. Self-awareness helps one to know one’s self and get along well with fellow beings.

Problem Solving

This skill helps the children identify the problems faced in daily life situations and invent right strategies to solve the same with their peers in the groups.

Decision Making

This skill will develop in the children a decisive mind and train them to think practically. They can plan for the activities, seeking the cooperation of the peer group and judge the course of action with a satisfying decision.

Critical Thinking

Critical thinking involves the ideals of self-discipline, self-direction, self-monitoring. With the help of critical thinking the children will be able to evaluate the pros and cons and judge the facts with objective analysis. They continue with a contented decision and take the help of the peer group.

Creative thinking

It is a novel way by which the children will develop four essential components – fluency (generating new ideas), flexibility (shifting perspective easily), originality (conceiving of something new), and elaboration (building on other ideas). This enables students to express themselves to bring out their innate capacity in a composed and flexible manner.

Social Skills

Social skills are required for creating a rapport with others and for sharing information with peers and elders appropriately. These social skills help the students in learning substantially and help them in interacting with others without anger and fear.

Interpersonal Relationships

With the help of this skill the children will be able to learn to maintain rapport with others in the family and society and strengthen the relationship. By this, they develop excellent communication skills and participate in all the activities with confidence.

Effective Communication

Communication is an expression of one’s inner ideas both verbally and non-verbally in a clear and an appropriate manner. The important features of communication are viz. expressing one’s thoughts, wishes, needs and fears in a simple language, sharing relevant ideas, respecting ideas and listening to others.

Empathy

The skill Empathy helps the children enable the ability to understand and share the feelings of another and improves the social interactions even in the situations of cultural diversity.

Emotional Skills

These skills help the children understand and handle their emotions, anger and stress.

Managing Emotions

This skill enables the children to be aware of the factors which cause agitation and restlessness and realize the impact of stress. Thereby they develop positive approach and find various strategies to manage emotions.

Coping with Stress

The skill help the children understand the impact of one’s emotions on self and on others. It also enables the children to understand how to express emotions and how they would affect the health if they are suppressed. The children also learn here how to relax so that tensions created by unavoidable stress do not give rise to health problems.

How the Life Skills help the children/Learning outcomes of Like Skills

Risk/Problems	How Life Skills Help
Situation is risky/difficult to cope	I know and understand my risk/problem
Low self-esteem	I believe I can do something about it
Cannot express feelings	I can express what I feel
Poor communication	I can relate to others
Poor critical thinking	I think before I act
Poor decision making	I decide what is safe and what makes me happy
Influenced by peers	I can say no
Do not know safe/coping behavior	I act in a way that I am always safe and can cope
Am only concerned about myself	I help others
Do not know where to go for help	I know where to find and get support when needed

Suggested Activities

Teachers can assess the life skills of students by observing many activities done by students and during interactions and discussions. The following suggested activities can be helpful to the teachers to plan, execute and develop the life skills among the students.

Class Room Discussion, debate
Brainstorming
Demonstration and guided practice
Games
Their point of view after seeing a video clip
The feelings they express after they read news / event / information
Effort to find solutions for day to day problems
Role play
Involving in the arrangements for organizing school functions
Coordinating / participating in school functions
Involvement and enthusiasm shown in morning assembly activities
Coming forward to participate in competitions
Being supportive to teachers in doing experiments and in operating OHP / LCD or using ICT
Club activities
Interaction with people in the market place
Behaviour observed at the bus stand / during bus travel
Students’ feelings during games
The capacity to treat both success and failure alike
Daily interaction with fellow students
Rapport with fellow students, common public and teachers
The ability to communicate on different occasions
Competitions / Acting in dramas and giving solo performances in which individual talents can be demonstrated
Classroom management, decoration, cleaning activities
Activities revealing aesthetic sense. (Map, Science Record, Geometry, Drawing, Tailoring)
Preparing projects / Presentation of project work , Mind Maps, Student’s behavior during crisis situation

Life Skills Manuals

Life Skills Teachers’ Manual VI Class

Life Skills Teachers’ Manual VII Class

Life Skills Teachers’ Manual VIII Class

Life Skills Teachers’ Manual IX and X Classes

2 (B): Work Education

Work Education Activities should be promoted by the schools for holistic development of the children. These activities help the students to participate in social, economic and welfare activities. Student gets a sense of community service and develops self-reliance.

Areas to develop skills in Work Education:

Cookery Skills
Preparation of stationery items
Tieing and dyeing and screen printing
Recycling of paper
Hand embroidery
Running a book bank
Repair and maintenance of domestic electrical gadgets
Computer operation and maintenance
Photography etc.,

Work Education Syllabus and Activities

2(C) Visual and Performing Arts

These skills help the children identify the artistic skills and enhance the identified talents. It gives the a right platform to express their novel thoughts, sense of beauty and creative potential.

These skills can be developed through the following areas:

Music (Vocal, Instrumental)
Dance
Drama
Drawing
Painting
Craft
Sculpture
Puppetry
Folk Art forms etc.,

Suggested activities:

Drawing and Colouring with waters colours/ pencils – Fruits, Flowers, Vegetables, Animals, Birds..,,, and arranging exhibitions
Drawing natural scenery
Drawing on the Computer
Leaves – painting
Pencil Shading
Paper Collage
Paper Collage using waste paper
Origami/Paper folding
Prepare models using types of soils
Making vegetables with clay
Making flowers using clay
Clay model making – exhibition
Spot Painting with a topic or theme
Drawing cartoons in the computer
Prepare posters, greeting cards
Cutting according to designs / shapes
Cutting the shapes of English letters
Computer lab, Visual Communication activity, prepare annual bulletin in computer
Soap carving and making images
Preparing images on chalk piece
Prepare images from waste materials

Art Education

Art Education Syllabus and Activities

Art Education Activities and Projects

2(D) Attitudes and Values

Student age is the right period to inculcate the healthy attitudes and values. Great thoughts and exemplary values among the young children can be developed only by the diverse stories, songs, historical events and day to day events. The values and attitudes of students have been brought under four dimensions.

Attitude Towards Teachers
Attitude Towards School-mates
Attitude Towards School Programmes and Environment
Attitude Towards Value Systems

Value Education

Value Education – A Handbook for Teachers

Value Education – Cards: Nursery to II Classes

Value Education – Cards: III to V Classes

Value Education – Cards: VI to VIII Classes

Value Education – Cards: IX to XII Classes

3 (A) Co-Curricular Activities (any two):

Literary and Creative Skills
Debate, Declamation, Creative Writing, Recitation, Drawing, Poster Making, Slogan Writing, On-the-spot Painting
Scientific Skills
Science Club, Science Quiz, Science Exhibition, Projects, Math Club, Olympiads
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Organizational and Leadership Skills (Clubs)

3 (B) Health and Physical Education

Health is Wealth. A disease-free life is boundless wealth. The children of present generation are becoming vulnerable to the health and physical problems. It is no surprise to see the diseases like obesity, anemia diabetes etc., are commonly seen among the young children. So it is inevitable to provide physical education to the children to be fit and healthy so as to prevent many diseases.

Activities:

Sports/Indigenous Sports (Kho-Kho etc.,)
NCC/NSS
Scouting and Guiding
Swimming
Gymnastics
Yoga
First Aid
Gardening/Shramdaan

Health and Physical Education Manuals

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