Student Life
Naparima College offers a range of clubs and activities which students may join.
Extracurricular activities are strongly supported by the administration and the teaching staff as it provides the skills for students at Naparima College to develop themselves into all-rounded individuals and is particularly one of the reasons the school has been able to perform outstanding in all aspects as an educational institution.
The following is a list (as of March, 2011) of clubs and activities:
- Astronomy Club
- Big-Brother Program
- Chess Club
- Club Castilé – The UNESCO Spanish Club
- Drama Club
- Environmental Club
- Essay Writing
- Film and Photography Club
- First Naparima College Sea Scout Troop
- Guitar Club
- Indian Cultural Club – I.C.C.
- Information Technology (I.T.) Club
- Inter School Christian Fellowship – I.S.C.F.
- Keyboard/Piano Club
- Mathematics Club
- Naparima College Choir
- Naparima College Pan Ensemble – Naparhythms
- Rotary International – Interact Club
- School Band
- Scrabble Club
- Sports – Cricket, Football, Table Tennis, Lawn Tennis, Martial Arts, Athletics, Volleyball, Golf, Swimming and Scuba Diving
- Student Council
- Tassa Group
- The Literary and Debating Society – L.A.D.S.
- The Naparima College Peer Supporters
- Writers' Guild
The following competitions occur within Naparima College. Hence this does not include students who participate in competitions to which Naparima College is not the host of. Such would fall into the aforementioned category of Extra-curricular activities and clubs, whose members (and members of the student population not related to a club or activity) are allowed to 'represent' the school in various external competitions. However they may be considered as a sub-class of extra-curricular activity.
Competitions within Naparima College include:
- Elocution Contest
- Events of Sports Day
- Oration Contest
- Science Fair
- Inter-class Competitions
Such activities and clubs have regular meetings and encourage their members to participate in various competitions or creative events and even charity. If any student wishes to suggest an activity not listed, they may petition and propose their idea to any one of the administrative teaching staff and have it evaluated. As such the aforementioned list is constantly growing.
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