Active use of leisure time of elementary school students through extracurricular activities

Ovaj je rad o aktivnom korištenju slobodnog vremena učenika osnovnih škola Istarske županije kroz izvannastavne aktivnosti. Izvannastavne aktivnosti su aktivnosti koje mogu biti dodatni poticaj kod aktiviranja djeteta da kvalitetno provodi svoje slobodno vrijeme. One prije svega pomažu djeci zadovoljiti potrebe i interese te pomažu u razvijanju sposobnosti, vještina i znanja, te obogaćuju djetetov emocionalni i društveni život i djeca se lakše osamostaljuju. Tu je uloga škole da u organizacijskom i pedagoškom rješenju da mogućnost sudjelovanja svim učenicima jer se to u konačnici odražava na njihovu opću kulturu, ali i kulturu korištenja slobodnog vremena. Potrebno je koliko je god moguće u odgojno obrazovnoj ustanovi poštivati dječje želje i interese jer djeca najviše napreduju kada su njihove potrebe zadovoljene. Djeca vole i rado bez straha sudjeluju u izvannastavnim aktivnostima jer nema formativnog vrednovanja. U ovom je radu istražena zastupljenost izvannastavnih aktivnosti u Istarskoj županiji, tako da je prema teritorijalnoj zastupljenosti analizirano četiri škole kojima je osnivač grad u kojoj se škola i nalazi, te četiri škole kojima je osnivač Istarska županija. Uzeta je u obzir i veličina škole prema broju učenika. Međutim iako je izvannastavna aktivnost planirana školskim kurikulum, ne može se ne oteti dojmu da se izvannastavne aktivnosti koje se provode u školi isključivi izbor učitelja razredne nastave koje ih uvode prema svojim sklonostima, a ne stvarnoj potrebi učenika.This paper will dicuss the active use of students' free time through extracurricular activities in primary schools in the Istrian County. Extracurricular activities are activities which can be an additional incentive in motivating children to spend their free time well. They help children meet their needs and interests and help them develop abilities, skills and knowledge, as well as enrich the child's emotional and social life, making them become more indipendent. Schools have the important role of providing organizational and pedagogical solutions as well as giving equal opportunities to all students to participate. Ultimately, this reflects on their general culture and on using and spending their free time in a good way. It is necessary to respect children's wishes and interests as much as possible because children make the most progress when their needs are met. Children participate gladly in extracurricular activities without fear because no formative evaluation is carried out. This paper will also examine extracurricular activities in the Istrian County according to the territorial representation. Four school founded by the city in which they are located were analyzed, as well as four schools founded by the Istrian County itself. The size of schools according to the number of students were also taken into account. However, even though extracurricular activities are planned by the school Curriculum, one cannot help but get the impression that the activities offered at school are the exclusive choice of primary school teachers who offer them according to their own affinity and preferences, and not according the actual needs of the student