Editing Extracurricular activity (section)

{{Short description|Activity outside regular education}}
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An '''extracurricular activity (ECA)''' or '''extra academic activity''' ('''EAA''') or [[Cultural Activities|cultural activity]] is an activity, performed by [[student]]s, that falls outside the realm of the normal [[curriculum]] of school, [[college]] or [[university]] education.<ref>{{cite web |title=Definition of Extracurricular |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extracurricular |website=Merriam-Webster |publisher=Merriam Webster, Inc. |access-date=13 February 2025 |language=en |date=6 February 2025}}</ref> Although approved and often sponsored by school official, such activities are [[Volunteering|voluntary]] (as opposed to mandatory) and usually do not carry academic credit.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=King |first1=Alyson E. |last2=McQuarrie |first2=Fiona A.E. |last3=Brigham |first3=Susan M. |title=Exploring the Relationship Between Student Success and Participation in Extracurricular Activities |journal=SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education |date=3 July 2021 |volume=36 |issue=1-2 |pages=42–58 |doi=10.1080/1937156X.2020.1760751}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jones |first1=Galen |title=Extracurricular Activities in Relation to the Curriculum |journal=Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education |date=May 1936 |volume=37 |issue=8 |pages=1–12 |doi=10.1177/016146813603700802}}</ref>