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extracurricular activity

NOUN
educational activities outside of the regular curriculum
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Starmer was at St George's Park to announce a new School Sport Partnerships and Enrichment Framework for schools to ensure all young people have equal access to high-quality sport and extracurricular activity.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

Sometimes the extracurricular activity is so egregious it makes national news by itself.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2023

He hasn’t had time this semester yet to join an extracurricular activity or club, but he said he’s hoping to attend a Trojan Democrats meeting when his schedule allows.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2023

Their children, ages 13 and 7, participated in any extracurricular activity that sparked their interest.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2022

We’d have paperwork by the end of the week to make the club official, which meant that, for the first time in my life, I’d be involved in an extracurricular activity, which felt strange.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi




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