120+ Types of Enrichment Activities

John Spacey, March 08, 2022

Enrichment activities, also known as extracurricular activities, are optional outings, activities, clubs and lessons that a student chooses out of interest. It is common for schools to offer enrichment activities during lunch hours, afterschool or on an occasional basis. Likewise, students through their parents or guardians may join clubs, activities and lessons outside of their school as a form of enrichment. The following are common examples of enrichment activities.

Academic Competitions	Animation
Archaeology	Architecture Club
Art	Astronomy
Badminton	Baking
Ballet	Baseball
Basketball	Beekeeping
Biology	Bonsai
Book Club	Bowling
Calligraphy	Camping
Canoeing	Ceramics / Glassmaking
Cheerleading	Chess
Cinema Club	Climbing / Mountaineering
Coding	Comedy Club / Humor Publications
Comic Art	Community Projects
Computer Science	Cooking
Crafts	Creative Writing
Cross Country Running	Cultural Activities
Cycling	Dance
Debate	Diy
Dodgeball	Drama
Drawing	Electronics
Engineering	Entrepreneurship & Business
Environmental Action	Exercise / Aerobics
Fashion Design	Fencing
Field Trips	Figure Skating
Filmmaking	Football
Forensics Club	Frisbee
Games & Strategy	Gardening / Agriculture
Geology	Global Issues
Golf	Graphic Design
Gymnastics	Hiking
History	Horseback Riding
Ice Hockey	Improvisational Theatre
Intramural Sports	Investing Clubs
Jewelry Design / Jewelry Making	Journalism
Lacrosse	Languages
Literature	Manga & Anime
Marching Band	Martial Arts
Math Club	Media Production
Mock Trial Club	Model Building
Model Railroads	Museums
Music Composition	Music Lessons
Musical Performance	Nature & Animals
Origami	Outdoor Activities
Painting	Peer Tutoring
Performance Art	Photography
Political Interests	Public Speaking
Publishing	Puppetry
Review & Criticism (e.g. movie reviews)	Robotics
Roleplaying / Cosplaying	Rowing
Sailing	Sewing
Singing / Choir	Skateboarding
Skiing / Snowboarding	Soccer
Social Activism	Social Issues
Space	Student Council / Government
Student Podcasts / Radio Stations	Swimming
Table Tennis	Tennis
Track & Field	Video Game Creativity (e.g. building virtual worlds)
Video Game Mods	Visual Design
Volunteering	Weightlifting
Woodworking	Yearbook Committee
Yoga

Self-Direction & Student Leadership

As school curriculums are often set by governments and other bureaucratic structures, enrichment activities are an opportunity for students to pursue interests, demonstrate leadership and express their talents. As such, it is common for schools to provide a framework for students to suggest enrichment activities and found student clubs.