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2. After-school activity - Wikipedia

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   An after-school activity is any organized program that youth or adult learner voluntary can participate in outside of the traditional school day. Some programs are run by a primary or secondary school, while others are run by externally funded non-profit or commercial organizations. After-school youth programs can occur inside a school building ...

3. Extracurricular activity - Wikipedia

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   Extracurricular activity. Children at a chess club in the U.S. An extracurricular activity (ECA) or extra academic activity (EAA) or cultural activities is an activity, performed by students, that falls outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school, college or university education. Such activities are generally voluntary (as opposed to ...

4. Benefits of Extracurricular Activities for Kids - WebMD

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   Motivates Kids to Exercise. Not all extracurricular activities are physical in nature, but many are. Examples include: Team sports. Individual sports. Martial arts. Dance. Clubs focused on ...

5. Social programs in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Welfare in America. The United States spends approximately $2.3 trillion on federal and state social programs including cash assistance, health insurance, food assistance, housing subsidies, energy and utilities subsidies, and education and childcare assistance. Similar benefits are sometimes provided by the private sector either through policy ...

6. What Is Associative Play? Examples, Age, Benefits, and More

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   A child plays or does the same activity as others around them at the same time, but may not interact with them. Associative play. A child plays side-by-side with others, engaging at times but not ...

7. Youth Fitness: Exercise Helps Children Excel in School

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   Your child also needs three days of bone-strengthening activities per week. Body-weight exercises, such as burpees and running, as well as yoga and jumping rope, can help strengthen your bones ...

8. ADHD and Youth Sports: Benefits and How to Choose - Healthline

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   Often, kids with ADHD do best when there is a specific goal (e.g., swim to the end of the pool) rather than situation-based sports (e.g., changing plays during football) (7). Two major benefits of ...

9. Boys & Girls Clubs of America - Wikipedia

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   Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) is a national organization of local chapters which provide voluntary after-school programs for young people. The organization, which holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code , has its headquarters in Atlanta , with regional offices in Chicago , Dallas , Atlanta , New York City ...