DIVERSITY OF AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES AT SLAS
BY ASHIM SAPKOTA
After school is a time when school is over and students
are eager to leave. However, while most students and
teachers are ready to do so, others stay behind to
participate in various activities. These activities in
general became known as just “afterschool,” a word
for the classes and in school activities that occur right
after school. There are many types of afterschool
activities at Shanghai Livingston American School
(SLAS) in general, but students mostly have two
categories to choose from: sports, and other
electives. However, there is also mandatory tutoring. and debate. These activities are not very popular
between high school students but middle school
students do take them. These classes are great way
to pass time and for students to gain extra skills in
life. Finally, there are the mandatory tutoring such as
AP tutoring and regular tutoring. AP tutoring is for
students who take AP courses. They attend tutoring
to continue lessons, to ask questions, or to complete
homework. The regular tutoring classes are for
students are failing their classes. They go to tutoring
to ask questions and get help from their teacher.
“I have AP World History tutoring and afterschool
basketball training. I enjoy basketball training but
not my AP World History tutoring,” said Masaki Monji,
a senior at SLAS. He went on to say, “but I think
afterschool can help students excel in life.” “I have AP English, and AP Physics tutoring,” said Josh
Tseng, a senior at SLAS. He added, “I don’t like AP
Physics but I do enjoy Ms. Green’s tutoring because
of the games we play. I think afterschool is a great
way to help students to improve.”
There are three different categories of afterschool
activities, sports, other electives, and mandatory
tutoring. First of all, sports are a common preference
among students of who are willing to commit to a
sports team. Joining a sport’s team allow students to
participate or learn a sport of choice. It is a great way
for students to get a concept of competitive sports
which can influence their future occupation. Sports
experiences are also great things to have on a
university application. Next up, we have other
electives such as chess, art, cooking, music, dance, Overall this is what afterschool activities are. They
provide extra activities or extra help for students who
want to learn more or who just want to use their spare
time to do something. They provide a sanctuary
without distractions for students who want to just
quietly do their homework. These are the reasons for
students to attend afterschool activity and for a better
understanding of SLAS’s afterschool activities please
visit Mr. Jay Weslock in room 311.
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