GEF: Extra-hour activity of junior schoolchildren

Since 2005, rumors of new standards in education were circulating among teachers and parents of schoolchildren, which were soon to be adopted. 2010 was a turning point in this respect, when new GEF were introduced in almost all schools in Russia. A special emphasis here is on extracurricular activities, which previously was undeservedly deprived of attention.

As for the new GEF, extra-hour activities in them are quite important. This is largely due to the fact that this work is aimed at developing the personal qualities of the child, which is an integral part of the overall education of the student.

It is worthwhile to describe in more detail the very concept of extracurricular activities. It so happened that the parents, in the majority, consider it important that the children are in school, and the class hours, electives and other extracurricular activities are considered secondary. True, in recent years the prestige of sports sections and aesthetic circles has greatly increased, but they are, as a rule, in institutions of additional education. The school, before the introduction of the GEF second generation, took little part in this aspect of school life, and it is here that the student can find much more opportunities and reveal a huge number of his talents.

Currently, to assist teachers, ready-made work programs are presented, the extra-hour activities of the GEF are given in some detail. Some teachers prefer to develop additional programs themselves, which will work. The scheduling of hours depends on the requests of the parents and the needs of the students themselves. Children attending institutions of additional education can continue to visit their circles. The school does not have the right to force a child to attend a particular occupation of after-hour activities, but she can try to interest the child. And in this case, schoolchildren will be able to find time for school after-school activities, and to visit additional circles and sections outside the school walls.

At the same time, for teachers, the recommendations of the GEF are given, extracurricular activities are highlighted in great detail. Class hours, matinees or simply electives in some areas should take at least 10 hours of the working week (respectively, not to the detriment of the main subjects). Some parents do not have the opportunity to drive their children to an art school or sports section. In such cases, school circles can be very useful. While this applies only to junior schoolchildren, but soon the standards of the second generation, extracurricular activities where it occupies an important place, will be applied in both the middle and the senior links.

I must say that it is important to interest the younger students so that they take an active part in the life of the school, both in the academic and after-school hours. To this end, classes can be introduced in such areas as informatics, study of local lore, various technologies and others. These and other recommendations, given by GEF, extra-school activities of schoolchildren should be taken into account.

Many younger schoolchildren prefer to engage in programs of environmental direction, which is very important today. In these classes, children not only can get acquainted with theoretical problems, but also learn how to apply knowledge in practice. For example, cleaning the school site from garbage (and then any larger territory). Such an occupation can be combined with an excursion, incidentally telling about rare species of animals, plants, insects, etc.

So, in the GEF, after-hour activities are recommended for the development of skills to apply the knowledge practically obtained in the lessons, as well as to develop the abilities of schoolchildren, because it is the primary school that lays the foundation for the subsequent successful education of the child.