Overview
Children gain confidence through lessons and practice. There are many ways of building confidence and one of the best ways is through extra curricular activities. Studies indicate that participation in extracurricular activities leads to higher self-esteem and self concept.There are many ways to develop confidence and one of the best ways is extracurricular activities. Studies show that involvement in extracurricular activities increases self esteem and self concept. In addition, child confidence and positive conduct as well as an individual’s self concept is increased through creative activities. Participation in sports related activities develops confidence as a result of learning and mastering new skills. In addition, an individual’s self efficacy gained through activities done away from the classroom develops academic self efficacy. Schools that provide means for participation, leadership and expression develop the confidence of students to trust their abilities both in and out of the classroom environment.
Sports and Physical Activities
Leadership and sports also help children develop their confidence to handle pressure. Activities that involve goal setting provide positive self confidence and motivation that have a great impact on academic activities.
Public Speaking and Debates
Public speaking, debates and other presentation based activities help students significantly in self confidence and trust to address a large gathering through practice. Through this confidence, students learn to address issues in academic and non academic environments.
Arts, Music and Drama
Creativity provides a space to safely navigate one’s identity and avoid being judged as ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. Activities such as painting, singing, dancing and theatre give my quiet students a safe escape to be seen and appreciated and maybe, one day, feel ready to join other school activities.
Leadership Roles and Group Projects
Being appointed to monitor the class, or house captaincy or being a project leader, encourages personal responsibility. Group work builds social confidence and helps teenagers to develop their social skills through the balancing act of collaboration and goal attainment.
Quizzes, Clubs and Competitions
Academic clubs, quizzes and inter-school competitions provide to students for safe structured boundaries to practice; each attempt, win or loss, regardless of the outcome, builds trust in one’s self that effort and practice bring reward.
Conclusion
Practice helps to built confidence for students more than learning is a fact that proven for years. Not through instruction alone. Thoughtful Activities to Build Student Confidence sports, public speaking, arts, leadership roles, and academic clubs provide my students with the safe nurturing opportunity to try, make mistakes, adapt and succeed. This is the foundation of the philosophy at TAIPS(The Adhyayana International Public School). It permeates the school culture through our holistic education, sports programs, co-curricular activities and our mentorship. Our students are academically successful and ready to take on the future.