Why Enroll Your Child in Co-Curricular Activities Like Chess, Coding & Robotics?

Post published:April 23, 2026
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Co-curriculars aren’t “extras.” They build skills the classroom alone can’t. Here’s what your child gains:

Brain Power & Problem Solving
Chess: Teaches patience, strategy, and thinking 3 steps ahead. Studies link it to better math scores.
Coding & Robotics: Kids learn to break big problems into small steps. That’s computational thinking useful in every subject.
Future-Ready Skills
The world of work is changing. Coding, robotics, and logical games build digital literacy, creativity, and innovation. These are the same skills top universities and employers now look for.
Confidence & Discipline
Winning a chess match, debugging code, or making a robot move give these children real proof that “I can do hard things.” They learn to fail, fix, and try again. That’s grit.
Teamwork & Communication
Robotics is rarely solo. Coding projects need collaboration. Even chess clubs teach sportsmanship. Kids learn to share ideas, listen, and lead.
Healthy Screen Time & Focus
Instead of passive scrolling, coding and robotics turn screen time into creation time. Chess builds attention span in a world full of distractions.
Academic Boost
Research shows children in structured co-curriculars often perform better in core subjects. Why? Better focus, time management, and critical thinking transfer straight to English, Maths, and Science.
Discover Hidden Talents
Not every child is a sports star or top singer. Co-curriculars help you discover if your child is a future engineer, strategist, or tech founder.

Bottom line:
Exams test what your child knows. Co-curriculars build who your child becomes a thinker, creator, and problem solver.

At Happy Days School, our Chess, Coding, and Robotics clubs are designed to raise confident children ready for the future, not just the next test.

“We do not need to prepare children for the world we grew up in. We must prepare them for the world they will live in.”
Cathy N. Davidson

Happy Days!
Happy Me!😍

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Happy Days School is a purpose-built school with modern infrastructure that gives a child a conducive learning atmosphere. It is situated within Gbagada neighbourhood in Lagos, Nigeria. Our operating hours are flexible but structured within 6:00am to 6:30pm. A day school for Crèche, Nursery and Primary education. Our children are between the ages of 2 months to 11 years old.

HDSchool began in July 1st, 2007 with a 2-months old baby. We accept children of all races and religions, treating each with respect. We encourage students to be life- long learners by instilling in them our core values of Integrity, Commitment, Excellence, Accountability and Love.

We operate an Open-Door Policy with all stakeholders and ready to take feedback. We value academic success and also encourage talents of all kinds which include and not limited to arts, drama, music, public speaking, dance and sports. We believe a happy child is a successful child and we work to ensure every child enjoys school and achieves success.

HDSchool is committed to encouraging children develop personal values and thinking processes that will facilitate their intelligence and adaptability to a changing society and world to meet the 21st century advancement.

Our members of staff are passionate and dedicated. They are seasoned, courteous and professional with the knowledge of modern advanced learning tools. They embrace constant professional development and keep learning new concepts in education.

In HDSchool, we believe in excellence and we go the extra miles in paying attention to details.

Our teaching skills are innovative, consciously designed to promote creativity, self-expression, analytical and critical thinking. We are child-centred in our learning and a good collaboration between our students and teachers are evident. A good combination of traditional and modern learning with self-project works are given to our student to boost their thinking and creative skills. It helps in students’ independent learning. Our children are active during teaching/learning activities and are good listeners. They are always very excited to participate in internal and external competitions in which they come out among the tops.

We see every challenging situation as an opportunity to show our problem solving and innovative skills.

In HDSchool, no child is left behind as we ensure every learner is well engaged. We practice differentiation and inclusion to promote individual learning putting into perspective the visual, kinesthetic and auditory learners. We tailor our teaching to soothe every child’s needs.

In HDSchool, we pride ourselves in: Reading, Diction, Handwriting, Public Speaking and Mathematics.

Our school is a happy place and we ensure our children are happy always. We cannot achieve a happy environment without our parents being satisfied and that if why we work in a very close partnership with parents so that every child is fully supported. We will continually strive to meet the expectations of our highly valued parents.

What else do you look for in a school?

Join us in HDSchool as we continue to provide a happy learning environment where young minds are stimulated to excel in all spheres of life and become responsible global citizens. Happy Days; Happy Me