Extras? No, Our Curriculum

In schools, one often hears of the "extracurriculars," which implies that certain activities, such as drama and athletics, are added on to the curriculum and take on less importance than other strands of the program. Some schools use the phrase "co-curricular" as a descriptor, which I have never quite understood. Athletics and the arts are key components of the Calvert experience, and thus I hesitate to call them anything but "our curriculum." This subject is on my mind because of the very impressive displays of ability and teamwork on the basketball court I witnessed over the last two days from our girls' and boys' teams AND the same very impressive displays of ability and teamwork I saw in the 7th grade play, Don't Count Your Chickens Until They Cry Wolf, last weekend. The play was so funny that I literally cried with laughter! The facial expressions and animation of the actors was just priceless. I strongly encourage my readers to come see a winter athletic contest, our first-ever Middle School Fine Arts Night on January 20, and/or the 5th grade play on the evening of January 24. If you attend, remember that you are seeing "our curriculum," not "extras"!