With the technological revolution which have shed its shadow all over the world, many conceptions and theories have completely changed. The normal and old form of learning through the text books in the traditional school, have been proved to be sterile nowadays. The practical learning through both the theory and application represents the perfection in the learning process. Unfortunately, the traditional school is still neglecting that side of the practical learning, and also, it neither pay any attention to discover the talented child, nor reveal their skills to develop them.


Consequently, the after school activities have become very important, specially for those parents who are keen to have good qualified children in order to be able to overcome all the challenges of the future and to pass all the obstacles that may face them on their road to success. But, in fact there are lots of programs that designed to be carried out in the after school activities. You might be confused in choosing the right and the most suitable programs for your children. So, what are the main characteristics of successful after school programs?The perfect after school program should be aimed to do many things and not just teaching some new things. We are going to reveal that as follows:


First of all, these programs should be safe, then it should be fun. It is one of the postulates to emphasis on security and safety for any activity for children. But being fun is something tricky, that you will not make any efforts to keep the children interested and concentrated, because the exciting atmosphere will keep him, motivated and interested. However, the program should be aimed on revealing the child's skills and go on to develop them effectively. At the same time, the child himself should be aware that he is indulging in that program to carry out a certain task. So, it is desirable for any after school program to reveal all objectives and goals.


It shouldn't be a form of wasting time. It is very important also not to make these programs overloaded with the tasks that the child can't afford, or to represent a burden that they can't afford as young people. You should also try to take the child's opinion about the program, this can keep him motivated and interested in what he is doing. It is for sure that the after school program should include some thing useful and new for the child.