Please note that honey is NOT safe for children under 1 year old.  This is because honey will sometimes still have some "bad bacteria" in it. If older children or adults take it, it's okay since our digestive systems are strong enough to deal with it. If babies, especially below 1yo, take it, there is a chance that the babies will suffer serious or fatal ailments.

Ailment is called Botulism (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulism).  Botulism has a few causes and consuming honey when too young is one of them.

CCAs, like what teachers and other parents have said, build character and if you child does well, may help boost his "portfolio" later on when applying for schs or anything else he wishes to enrol or apply for that may require a reference to CCAs/sch record. For example, if there is a tie, and your son has the better CCA record or even just having a CCA record, may put him in a better light. Of course, we may never find out about this "tie-breaker" since final selection is still done behind closed doors.

Secondary One usually need time to handle Geography and score or score well because it is not only a new topic, but the way to score is very different from the usual rote learning-memorise and regurgitate style.