extracurricular

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Since 1979, teen labor-force participation has fallen from around 60% to 35%-40%, due to a tightening of labor laws, socio-economic changes and more school commitments and extracurricular activities.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

School officials said the exclusion was unacceptable, noting that educational programmes and extracurricular activities are held on those days.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Many U.S. teens accumulate sleep debt during the school week as they juggle academic demands, social activities, extracurricular commitments, and in many cases part-time jobs.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

Students indistinguishable on paper turn their energy to extracurricular activities and internships instead of their studies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

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