DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Abstract

The article deals with the process of development of social competence of primary school age children in extracurricular activities. The authors are interested in the problem of studying the ways of developing social competence of primary school children, which is due to the fact that at this very age the skills of constructive interaction with peers are formed, the regulation of their behavior in accordance with the rules and norms accepted in the society. The role of extracurricular activities as one of the formats of educational environment organization, which fully corresponds to all the parameters of the social environment, necessary for the development of social competence in schoolchildren, is shown. Based on the results of the program the researchers conclude that extracurricular activities contribute to the development of social competence of junior school pupils.