Quirky After School Programs

With the growing interest in after school programs shown by the Government
as well as parents, new and hitherto unheard of programs are being
explored. In an try to make a kid aware of his duties as
an individual and as a citizen, these after school programs make use of a
kid's natural curiosity and his irrepressible energy.

Investigative Skills:
In some schools in Kernersville, kids are developing their
investigative skills. Kids meet with adults who introduce them to the
details of fake non-violent crimes. They take notes, visit the scene and
collect knowledge. Students learn to listen to alibis, collect
fingerprints and collect any other pieces of facts. According to the
principal, these activities challenge her students' issue solving
skills. Kids learn to think critically and to form informed judgments.

Fisheries and sciences:
In North Carolina, kids who have an interest receive a chance to win a
scholarship through their after school activity. Here, students are given
a chance to face hands-on fisheries science experiments in a freshwater or
marine setting. Professionals, educators and specialists from the world of
Fisheries act as mentors. Students accepted in to the program receive a $3,000
scholarship.

The above examples go to show that after school activities are becoming
serious. They are slowly morphing in to important parts of a kid's
schooling and moving away from the fun-and-frolic-only programs of the
past.