CAS

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CAS

• Creativity, Action, Service

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What is CAS?

• CAS is a framework for experiential learning.
• An opportunity to learn by doing real tasks.
• An opportunity to work with others in community.
• An opportunity to reflect on attitudes and
  values.

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CAS activities

• Occur outside the normal curriculum
• Can extend what is done in the classroom
• Often involve group work
• Involve the student in new roles
• Involve goal setting
• Include reflection on progress

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CAS includes

• Creativity (50 hours)
• - doing dance, theatre, music, art
• - participating in other artistic and
  imaginative endeavours
• - creative thinking in planning service
  projects

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CAS includes

• Action (50 hours)
• - participating in individual and team sports
• - doing physical activities outside of the
  normal curriculum
• - engaging in physical exertion during service
  and creative projects

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CAS includes

• Service (50 hours)
• - interacting with groups in the school and
  community (very broad)
• - doing things for and with others
• - showing real commitment to and respect for
  others

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Why do CAS?

• Develop new interests, skills, knowledge and
  understanding
• Develop goal-setting skills
• Become a self-directed learner
• Extend self discovery, self reliance and self
  esteem

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Why do CAS?

• Develop an appreciation for the human spirit
• Develop compassion and empathy
• Develop an awareness of humanitarian issues
• Develop a life long commitment to ethical issues
• To become a global citizen

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CAS Guidelines

• A CAS activity should
• Involve a new experience for a student
• Involve planning and goal-setting
• Have positive consequences for the student and
  others
• Provide opportunities for learning and reflection
• Integrate different skills

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CAS Guidelines

• CAS activities should not include
• Paid work
• Academic curricular activities
• Mindless repetitive tasks
• Service to your family
• Religious activities or religious/political
  proselytizing

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The student must

• Document time spent in fulfilling CAS
  requirement
• Complete CAS/AEF form at the end each activity
• Maintain a reflective diary or journal
• Complete CAS/SFS final summary report at the end
  of Grade 12 (reflective essay)

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The CAS Journal

• Is an integral part of experiential learning
• Shows the planning and goal setting process for
  each activity (before)
• Documents the activity itself (during)
• Reflects on lessons about self and others learned
  from the activity (after)
• Encourages analysis, evaluation plans for further
  action

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Possible planning questions

• Why do I want to pursue this activity?
• What is my desired goal?
• What do I need to know prior to this activity?
• Who will supervise this activity?
• How much time do I plan to commit to this
  activity?

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Possible activity questions

• How much time am I spending?
• Who am I interacting with?
• Do I enjoy this activity? Why? Why not?
• How does this activity make me feel?
• Who is benefiting from this activity?

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Possible reflection questions

• Have I met my goal?
• What is the positive outcome of this activity?
• What have I learned about myself and others?
• Could I change the activity in any way to make it
  more meaningful?
• Is there anything I would like to do now as a
  result of this activity?

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The CAS Supervisor must

• Introduce the program to the students
• Provide students with forms
• Track and monitor student progress
• Help students develop a CAS program that suits
  their needs and interests
• Relentlessly hound students to complete the CAS
  requirement in order to receive the IB diploma
• Write a final report on each student