High school students eager to stand out in the college application process often participate in a litany of extracurricular activities hoping to bolster their chances of admission to a selective ...

College admissions departments are tasked with choosing the best applicants for their schools based on a limited amount of information. To narrow down the pool of submissions, many colleges have ...

Teenagers who spend less time in front of screens and more time in extracurricular activities such as sports and art fare better in terms of mental health, according to the findings of a new study.

Participating in extracurricular activities can help students build their social skills, improve their academic performance, develop leadership skills, and provide valuable experiences and ...

Now that school is back in full swing, many parents and children are beginning to feel a little bit overwhelmed with all the activities that happen beyond the school day.{} Why do we as parents want ...

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It’s no secret that everyday life was disrupted during the pandemic, and kids’ normal routines were shattered. Relationships, interactions, outside school activities, and school itself were sacrificed ...

Airline principal Justin James began his career in education as a coach and teacher and soon realized how important extracurricular activities were to his student-athletes as well as to his own sons.

Online extracurricular activities are taking the burden of after-school caretaking off busy, exhausted parents. Here are three of the best to sign up for. Our editors independently select these ...