Extracurricular Clubs: Making Education More Dynamic and Relevant in Cambodia

This video highlights a component of World Education's work on the USAID-funded Education Support to Children of Underserved Populations (ESCUP) Project in Cambodia.

Extracurricular clubs provide opportunities for students to be involved in activities that are outside the standard and often very academic curriculum. As well as exploring new topics, students also experiment with a variety of student-centered learning experiences including field trips, theater performances, writing short stories or poems, writing village histories, playing games, role plays, and creating materials such as books, brochures, or costumes.

Essential to the extracurricular clubs is the fact that they are largely led by students, while the teacher takes on more of a facilitator's role. Students are responsible for deciding a schedule of activities they will complete over the course of the club, how they will spend their budgets, running meetings, and organizing activities such as field trips, surveys, and visits from community members. Clubs help to develop autonomy and self-confidence in students, while fostering a love of learning.

ESCUP, a USAID-funded EQUIP1 associate award, was implemented from 2005 to 2008 by a consortium of organizations led by the American Institutes for Research (AIR), including World Education and the Kampuchean Action for Primary Education (KAPE).

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