extracurricular

Homework needs to be meaningful, given that it can increase student stress and can get in the way of positive interactions with family members and peers, valuable extracurricular activities and even sleep, experts said.

She is worried an extended shutdown will force her children to drop out of extracurricular activities.

The Panthers usually tone down the extracurricular activities during the regular season, mostly to ensure the team’s playoff longevity.

"We do a lot of extracurricular activities outside of school so I do worry how the balance is going to affect them with all the deadlines that they're going to have to meet."

“Some people have pottery class, but this was the best extracurricular I could have found!” says Goodman.