Engaging extracurricular activities for children, from sports and arts to hobbies and creative pursuits, designed to build confidence, skills, teamwork and creativity.
More than 39,000 pupils took part in Fairfax County’s latest youth survey, which found lower levels of persistent sadness, stronger physical activity rates and widespread access to trusted adults. Fairfax County Public Schools says the latest youth survey points to…
Doctors are urging parents to limit children’s recreational screen time after data linked prolonged use with disrupted sleep, weaker attention and behavioural outbursts. Health specialists in the UAE are warning that heavy use of phones, tablets and other screens is…
The best enrichment classes follow a young child’s interests and temperament, while leaving plenty of space for free play, rest and family time. Parents looking at preschool enrichment classes often face a familiar dilemma: how do you choose something that…
Research suggests that walking or cycling to school may improve children’s attention, memory and self-control, as well as supporting their physical health. Children do not need a special occasion to move more on the way to school. A growing body…
A six-year milestone for the Art of Homeschooling Podcast revisits a simple way to ease burnout: strip back overloaded routines before rebuilding them gradually. Homeschool families often respond to mounting pressure by adding more: more worksheets, more activities, more structure,…
With schools closed for the year-end break, parents are being urged to balance rest and recreation with supervision, reading, chores and open conversations about risks facing children. As schools close for the year’s longest holiday, many children will be celebrating…
WHO guidance sets different activity targets for children, adults and older people, while stressing that any movement is better than none. The World Health Organization says exercise needs change across the lifespan, with children, adults and older people each benefiting…
From Boston’s biggest rowing spectacle to a fourth-grade football pitch, sport’s lasting lesson is that showing up, working hard and being seen can matter as much as winning. The Head of the Charles Regatta can feel timeless, but its history…
A 32-year Australian study suggests endurance fitness in childhood may offer greater protection against adult depression than strength or power, particularly among girls. A long-running Australian study suggests that children with stronger aerobic fitness may be less likely to develop…
From block-building to pretend shops, play-based learning helps young children develop language, problem-solving and self-regulation while giving educators room to guide discovery. Young children rarely sit still for long, and that is often a strength rather than a problem. When…
Six weeks of replacing two hours of conventional teaching each week with board-game play did not harm pupils’ academic progress, though evidence of wider cognitive benefits remains mixed. A classroom swap of reading, maths or other traditional lesson time for…
Difficulty can build confidence and resilience in PE, but only when pupils have the feedback, support and manageable next step needed to turn effort into progress. In physical education, difficulty is not automatically valuable. What matters is whether a student…
