CCA Activities
Co-Curricular Activities (CAA) are a significant part of CBSE schools as they help students develop a
360-degree approach to learning. The co-curricular activities allow the children to participate in
activities not part of the curriculum but supplement the classroom activities. These activities boost
confidence in students, make them execute multiple tasks, equip them with leadership qualities and
time management skills, and encourage them to discover their hidden talents.
Teachers, school in-charges, and CCA coordinators are required to leverage co-curricular activities to
ensure the students’ cognitive growth. But what activities help the students? Don’t worry—we have
listed the top CCA activities of CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) schools. We have also
shared a class-wise list of CCA Activities that CBSE Schools follow.
Let’s check the co-curricular activities list together. But first, let’s briefly understand the difference
between co-curricular and extracurricular activities.
List of CCA Activities in CBSE School
- Brain Games
One of the major activities on the list of CBSE CCA activities is brain games. The games help
improve attention levels, memories, response time, and building skills, and train it to make quick and
thoughtful decisions. There are various brain activities and games schools conduct for students.
- Sudoku
- Puzzle
- Brain Teaser
- Maze
You can also find brain games apps for your students and customise the traditional games into brain
games according to your subject and goal. Students enjoy playing games and subconsciously learn
the concept.
2. Book Reading Sessions
Reading is an essential skill students need to learn. Reading sessions help students improve focus,
gain valuable knowledge, develop the ability to emphasise words, and increase their vocabulary.
Conducting one-on-one reading sessions in front of the classroom also helps teachers enhance the
students’ public speaking skills.
Instead of classroom books, teachers can also conduct newspaper reading sessions.
3. Essay Writing Competition
Expressing viewpoints is a skill that needs to be nurtured from childhood. Schools understand this
and conduct essay writing competitions. Essay writing competitions help teachers foster essential
skills like research, critical thinking, and creativity in the students. Essay writing practice helps the
students write their answers well in exams, Statements of Purpose, job emails, and more in the near
future.
4. Debates
Debates encourage students to develop skills that support a point of view, quickly generate intelligent
responses, listen to the other parties, present information concisely, and develop problem-solving,
innovative, and critical thinking skills. Conducting debates is part of various CBSE schools’ CCA
across the country. The discussion can be casual or competitive, like inter-school debate
competitions.
5. Handicraft
Making handicrafts engages students in activities and allows them to gain a deeper understanding of
innovating or creating something. In handicraft activities, students can unleash their creativity,
develop science project models, textiles for their lifestyle class, replicas of historical monuments, etc.
Other than these, students can also make :
- Paper Origami
- Paintings
- Handmade Purse/bags
- Rakhi/batches
- Baskets
- Wall decoration artefacts
6. Advertisement Competition
The marketing and business world is booming. Students witness daily advertising that sometimes
evokes the desire to buy the product or only creates awareness about its existence. Advertisement
competition allows students to learn the core business by applying their creativity and understanding.
For advertisement competitions, students can create
- Social media advertising copies
- Print media advertisement
- Video advertising
- Advertisement jingles/raps/songs
7. Team Work Activities
Along with competition and solo activities, CBSE schools allow students to engage in team activities.
Team activities equip the students with leadership skills, management skills, collaboration skills,
problem-solving, creativity and more. Teamwork activities to conduct in schools include:*
- Classroom Decoration
- Event Planning
- Team game
8. Quiz
Quizzes are the most popular co-curricular activity in schools. The quizzes with different levels are
suitable for each classroom. Quiz competition helps the learner revise their learning. The quiz also
allows teachers to assess students’ knowledge and skills.
9. Education Camp or Tour
The CBSE school’s CCA list also includes education camps and tours for senior students. Students
can take them to any historical place, science museum, other school, or NGO to help them
experience real-life challenges. In education camp, students have fun, learn, collaborate, and build
team management and social and leadership skills.
10. Mathematics Olympiad
A mathematics Olympiad helps you identify exceptionally good students of your school in that
particular subject. By conducting the Olympiad, you can make the students prepare for it, go through
the entire syllabus, and give their best. The Olympiad topiks may offer students different benefits like
building confidence, opening up new opportunities, scholarship grants, etc. Schools can also organise
or participate in science Olympiad, English Olympiad, commerce Olympiad etc.
Other than these, co-curricular activities may include internships, volunteer work, campus
organisation, sports in school, research, doodle art, interior designing etc.