Since 2005, among teachers and parentsschoolchildren there were rumors about new standards in education, which were soon to be accepted. 2010 was a turning point in this respect, when new GEFs 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, after-hours activitiesin them is 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 characterize the concept itself in more detailextracurricular 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 of the second generation, took little participation in this aspect of the life of schoolchildren, and it is here that the student can find much more opportunities and reveal a huge number of his talents.
At present, to help 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 forcibly compel a child to attend a particular occupation 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 GEF,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 take 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 youngerschoolchildren, 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, after-school activities of schoolchildren should be taken into account.
Many younger students prefer to studyaccording to the programs of the ecological direction, which is very actual 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 in the future any larger territory). Such an occupation can be combined with an excursion, incidentally telling about rare species of animals, plants, insects, etc.
For example, in GEF, after-hours activitiesit is recommended for the development of skills to apply practically acquired in the lessons of knowledge, as well as for the development of the abilities of schoolchildren, because it is the primary school that lays the foundation for the subsequent successful education of the child.
