Average in school from elementary to advanced level has developed additional activities outside of the learning process in the classroom that we know one of them as an extracurricular activity. Some of the extracurricular activities that exist in the school include:
Scouting (Scouting, Red Cross, Nature Lovers).
Leadership (Speech and others).
Religious (Maulid Reading, Religious Lecture and Other Islamic Studies).
Sports (Soccer, Volleyball, Table Tennis, and more).
Art (Drama, Poetry or Dance and more).
Skills (Embroidering, Sewing, Diving, Cooking and more).
As well as other self-development activities.
Many extracurricular activities partly mentioned above, it is common nowadays in every school to add these activities beyond regular learning in the afternoon or afternoon. Besides as a form of student creativity development is a vehicle to channel the desire, interest, talent or positive emotions of the students, extracurricular activities can also be functioned as a media proximity of teachers with their students.
Proximity, craftsmanship and sense of kinship are among the reasons for the success of schooling. With the closeness between educators and learners will create a learning climate that is fun, memorable, meaningful. Not only felt by learners, but also can be felt by every educator and people around the school a harmony in education.
I think that the closeness between educators and learners will facilitate communication and information (delivery and acceptance of information) between the two. That way what teachers expect (including the vision of the school mission) with what students expect (including parents' expectations) is more likely to be conditioned.
The semi-formal afternoon atmosphere can reduce the inconvenience of classroom runtinitas in the morning and afternoon. Such an atmosphere is created due to the varied clothing, the activities that learners choose most are hobbies and fun, pride in their special skills, the experience of their rare activities.
With extracurricular activities, educators who become coaches (managers and directors) of activities will have more time and opportunity to meet face-to-face, share stories, experiences and fun with learners. So that more freely to form closeness between pamong and learners.
Extracurricular activities can also bring us to know more about the advantages and potentials of students who may be in the classroom or during regular study hours are not paid further attention. We may find learners who are quiet and not prominent in learning in the classroom. For example their intelligence values are far below average, problem-makers, passive in learning should be people who are less motivated. But beyond that, he could be an active, passionate, skilled, accomplished in another field or has a special talent interest that educators rarely find in other students. Miraculous things such as sometimes not so visible in the morning routine moreover the educators do not pay much attention to it.
Like educators as human beings, students also have fun (interest, talent and potential). One of creating the closeness between humans is to have the same pleasure. The same fun will bring educators and learners connected in the bond of the soul. This intercultural communication is the fastest way to understand each other.
Every school wants progress and achievement, but many of the schools are too limiting the hopes, desires and positive potential of learners. They are charged with high-value achievement, restrained by strict rules, away from channeling aspirations and interests, or rigid study so that many learners are not trying to stay away from their educators. As a positive alternative, extracurricular activities can reduce the existence of a dividing wall between educators and learners.
