Extra Curricular Activities in Belizean Schools

Back in America the students have the world at their finger tips. Students have specials everyday, whether it be art, music, physical education, library, or some type of club. As educators we know that there is not enough time in a day to cover core subjects such as math, reading, social studies, and science let alone make time to cover extra curricular subjects. Luckily in America we are fortunate enough to have the room and finances to hire extra curricular teachers. Here in Belize there is not enough money to hire extra curricular teachers so the classroom teachers are responsible to teach these subjects to the students. I spoke with the teacher I am working with and she explained to me that she hardly ever has time for any extra curricular activities except for physical education.
Many of the teachers here are straight out of high school and have no formal training to be teachers so i can only imagine the frustrations that they deal with as a new teacher. So what is the effect on the students that don't have extra curricular classes? Hopefully as I spend more time in the schools here I will be able to evaluate if this has any effect on the students at all.