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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. Boys & Girls Clubs of America - Wikipedia

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   Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The Boys and Girls Club logo was designed by Saul Bass in 1978. "Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence." Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) is a national organization of local chapters which ...

6. 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 ...

7. Free Programs for New Parents and Your Children - Healthline

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   Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a government program that provides formula, food, and other nutrition help (counseling, for example) to young families. The program provides vouchers for iron ...

8. Sensory Play: 20 Great Activities for Your Toddler or Preschooler

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   Plant a garden. This is a fun activity you can do together that involves an ongoing sensory benefit. You don’t have to go big — you can even plant small seeds into the cups of an egg carton ...

9. 21st Century Community Learning Centers - Wikipedia

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   21st Century Community Learning Centers. The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) initiative is the only federal funding source dedicated exclusively to afterschool programs. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) reauthorized 21st CCLC in 2002, transferring the administration of the grants from the U.S. Department of Education to ...