cocurricular

[ koh-kuh-rik-yuh-ler ]

adjective

, Education.

1. related but only complementary to the official curriculum, as a civic or service activity outside the classroom.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cocurricular¹

First recorded in 1945–50; co- + curricular ( def )

Example Sentences

Citing a “perception that one has to be perfect in every academic, cocurricular and social endeavor,” the task force report described how students feel enormous pressure that “can manifest as demoralization, alienation or conditions like anxiety or depression.”

From New York Times