Afterschool activity

In The Sims 3: Generations, children and teens can enroll themselves (or be enrolled by a guardian) in after-school classes and activities, either by entering the school or by using a computer.

Once enrolled in an after-school class, students will spend an extra 2 hours in school (days depending on their after school class), learning a special set of skills. Students (or their guardians) can quit the class either by visiting the school or by using a computer.

The after-school class will end when teen Sims are about to age up. There will be an award ceremony at the school which all of the teens' household members are supposed to attend. They will be given an award which can be found in the Sim's inventory.

For children, after-school classes end well before their birthday and there is also an award ceremony. Once an after-school class has ended, children will have no option to take the same after-school class again.

Ballet
Students who enrolled themselves or by their parents in ballet will learn ballet techniques which they can show off as an interaction. Continuing the class will result in levels gained and new abilities unlocked. At the end of level 3, they will graduate and may earn a participation or best-in-class trophy. They can put the trophy at home as a decoration.

They will have a ballet recital at the school in the neighbourhood and the students' parents can attend to the recital.

Ballet classes are on every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Scouting
Students who enrolled themselves or by their parents in scouts will learn two skills (Fishing and Gardening and how to tie a knot and salute which these can be interactive to any Sim after learning them. They earn badges which they can show off to any Sims and use them as wall decorations. Boys and girls appear to share the same scouting regiment.

Scouting is probably the best, given it can easily for a child Sim to learn fishing until level four of the skill before finising their school as a child. Either way, these will result in a happier child with a better foundation for later. The extra time spent is worth the payoff, given it's only six hours per week.

Scouting classes are also on every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

After-school Classes for Teenagers
Teen Sims cannot have part-time jobs that have the same time slot as their after-school classes. The only exception is being a Mausoleum Clerk, as the part-time job starts at 6pm and after-school classes end usually at 4pm.

At the end of their school, they will have a participation trophy and if so, they might get a top gun trophy. Teen Sims will get an opportunity to go to an awards ceremony to get the trophies. The tropies will be judges on their after-school activities and on how well they did in their classes. Any teen Sims who worked hard in afterschool activities are going to advance faster in careers and master trades earlier in adulthood.

After-school class Opportunities
There will be several after-school class opportunities, especially when the classes are about to end.

After School Reward Ceremony
 * Received: By phone
 * Objective: Attend Ceremony at Community School
 * Reward: None
 * Location: Community School
 * Description: An award ceremony is being held at the Community School! It's a great opportunity for Sims to get together and celebrate all of [Your Sim's Name]'s extracurricular activities. Trophies will be handed out, so be sure to attend.

These after-school class opportunities should be initiated manually by clicking on the exact location or your Sim will miss it.