CREATIVITY,

ACTION,SERVICE

CAS

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CAS IS ONE OF THE THREE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS IN EVERY

STUDENTS DIPLOMA PROGRAMME EXPERIENCE. IT INVOLVES

STUDENTS IN A RANGE OF ACTIV IT IES ALONGSIDE THEIR

ACADEMIC STUDIES THROUGHT THE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME.

Reflective thinkers – they understand their own strengths andlimitations, identify goals and devise strategies for personal growth

Will ing to accept new challenges and new roles

Aware of themselves as members of communities withresponsibilit ies toward each other and the environment

Active participants in sustained, collaborative projects

Balanced – they enjoy and find significance in a range of activities

Involving intellectual, physical, creative and emotional experiences

THE CAS PROGRAM AIMS TO DEVELOP

STUDENTS WHO ARE:

CAS IS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

“Experiential learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of

experience.” Kolb (1984)

real, purposeful activities, with significant outcomes

personal challenge

thoughtful consideration - planning, review, reporting

reflection on your personal outcomes and personal learning

FOR YOUR DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR, THE

FOLLOWING CAS CRITERIA SHOULD BE MET:

Creativity - arts & other experiences that involve

creative thinking

Action - sport, physical exertion thus contributing to a

healthy lifestyle & complementing academic work

Service - unpaid, voluntary interaction with others that

offers a learning benefit for the student whilst

respecting the rights, dignity and autonomy of all

those involved

IB requires evidence that students have :

1. increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas

for growth

2. undertaken new challenges

3. planned & initiated activities

4. worked colaboratively with others

5. shown perseverance and commitment in their activities

6. engaged with issues of global importance

7. considered the ethical implications of their actions

8. developed new skills

CAS 8 LEARNING OUTCOMES

You must complete a CAS Self-Review at the beginning of yourCAS experience and set personal goals for what you hope toachieve within your CAS program

You will keep and maintain a CAS Portfolio in which you record,show evidence and reflect upon a variety of creative, action,and service activities over a minimum of 18 months –ManageBac

You must complete a minimum of 150 hours of meaningfulactivities throughout the two-year CAS program (11 th and 12 th

grades).

You must show evidence of accomplishing the 8 LearningOutcomes

WHAT ARE MY RESPONSIBILITIES

Initiative and planning is required, and you must showevidence of planning and initiation in some of the activitiesyou choose

Collaborative action is required, and you must plan andcomplete at least one Project during the length of theDiploma Course

You must document ALL activities using the CAS Activity,Questions and Reflections forms provided on ManageBac

Undertake 3 Interviews with CAS Coordinator.

You must communicate with your CAS Advisor and the CASCoordinator.

any class, activity or project that is already part of the Diploma Program

an activity for personal reward, financial or benefit-in-kind

simple, tedious and repetitive work

a passive pursuit, e.g. museum, theatre, exhibition, concert visits

part of family or religious duty

fundraising with no clearly defined end in sight

WHAT CAS IS NOT?

any activity where there is no leader or responsible

adult on site to evaluate and confirm your performance

or a leader is your family member

service without real responsibilities („making tea and

photocopying”)

Religious activity BUT work done by a religious group in

the wider community, provided that objectives are

clearly secular is CAS

Regular training UNLESS it incorporates modern

coaching techniques like training journals, planning,

reflecting and monitoring progress

Driving lessons course

activities that cause division amongst different groups

in the community

working in an old people’s or children’s home when you:

o have no idea of how the home operates

o are just making sandwiches

o have no contact at all with the old people or children

o actually do no service for other people

CREATIVITY ACTION SERVICE

Assembly contribution Training for and participating in a brand new

sport

Helping with rehabilitation at one of the many local

hospitals or nursing homes

Art exhibition Experiential week Red Cross, UNICEF, Habitat for Humanity

Talent show Sports Day Berliner Tafel E.V. - work with homeless people

Choir Establishing and coaching a sports team for

disadvantaged young people (A+S)

Stiftung Gute - Tat.de

School Fair CCEP Clubs (Soccer, Cheerleading, Basketball,

Dance Team International)

Recycling

Drama production Ballroom Dancing (Swing / Jive / Disco) Experiential week

International day Outdoor pursuits Student Council

Experiential week Adventure trips Peer Tutoring (Girls club)

Rock band Amnesty International

Learning a musical instrument Fundraising project

Secondary School disco United Nations

Yearbook Establishing and leading a musical ensemble for

visually impaired people (C+S)

Talent show Any other individual project initiated by students

The fol lowing questions wil l help you determine whether an intended activity qualif ies as CAS .

Is the activity a new role for me?

Is i t a real task that I am going to undertake?

Does it have real consequences for other people and for me?

What do I hope to learn from gett ing involved?

How can this activity benefit other people?

Does the activity al low me to engage with issues of global importance?

Are there any ethical implications to this activity?

What can I reflect on during this activity?

Use the guiding questions to help you determine whether an activity is suitable for your programme. Remember that the CAS Coordinator must approve al l activit ies BEFORE they begin because the activit ies may not be CAS.

GUIDING QUESTIONS FOR CHOOSING CAS

ACTIVITIES

IB YEAR 1 IB YEAR 2

July CAS Orientation

September Initial CAS Self-Review completed

1st interview with CAS Coordinator

CAS Activity Plan for term 1 to be handed in to the CAS Coordinator

October First set of reflections, records and evidence handed in to the CAS

Coordinator for examination and comment

December 35 hours of activities +reflection submitted on ManageBac

Januar CAS Activity Plan for term 2 handed in to the CAS Coordinator

Project Proposal to be handed in to the CAS Coordinator

Februar Final interview with CAS Coordinator

March Portfolio completed on ManageBac

(Summaries, Evidence, Reflection,

Supervision Report, CAS Individual Student

Completion Form, + CAS Student Final

Summary)

March-August Work on the project

April 35 hours of activities +reflection submitted on ManageBac

May 2nd interview with CAS Coordinator

June 35hours of activities +reflection submitted on ManageBac

June-August Completed project +full reflection submitted on ManageBac

Letter to the Activity Supervisors

Supervisor´s Evaluation Report

Initial CAS Self-Review

CAS Activity Plan

CAS Project Proposal

CAS Progress Form

CAS Student Final Summary

CAS Individual Student Completion Form

CAS FORMS

Schools have a specific responsibility to support student’s

personal growth as they think, feel and act their way through

ethical issues.

List of questions that my assist you in providing evidence in how

you considered the ethical implication of your actions in your CAS

activities:

In what ways did you act with integrity and honesty in this activity?

How did this actvity expose the attrivbutes of a good team

workes/lader?

How did this activity expose the attributes of a good person?

ETHICAL IMPLICATION

Did participating in the activity provoke any emotions in you or theparticipants, and how were these emotions dealt with?

Did the activity assist in introducing or reinforcing obligations thatwe have as a member of society?

Were there any connections in participation in this activity to thebehaviours/attitudes we are required to posses in order to maintaina sustainable natural enviroment?

What are some of the key personal attributes required to work fairlyand justly with other people? How were they evident in this activity?

Did participating in the activity question or conflict in any way withtheir cultural/social/religious guidelines in which the activity washeld?

Reflection involves students thinking about their experiences

By reflecting on what we do, how we do it and what impact it

has on us and on others, or learning and understanding

enhanced.

A narrative description - what happened, who was there and

when took place - little high -order thinking, little insights into

the thoughts and feelings that were provoked by the

participation. A narrative reflection do not allow for the student

to examine how what they did had an impact on them and on

others that they interected with in the activity.

REFLECTION

Some possible ways to reflect:

Written reflection (Journal)

Oral reflection (During interviews with CAS Coordinator,Record own podcast and upload in ManageBac)

Visuals (Murals, Creative design, Sculpture, Collage)

Creative (A comic strip, A drama performance, Poetry, Avideo, Animation)

Reflection questions- HANDBOOK

UNICEF club: A narrative...

So far the UNICEF club has made thefollowing plans for our GlobalHandwashing Day event:

When: October 12th-14th(the15th is a Saturday)

What: We will set up a booth onthe ground floor, where we willshow students how to wash theirhands properly, We will also takea tally of students that wash theirhands in the bathroom.

We started collecting facts andstatistics for the posters to put up.One is that 1000 deaths bydiarrhoea each year could beprevented through washing yourhands.

UNICEF club: A reflection

Again I was frustrated by people notturning up to the meeting. We rely onthem to do their part , when they dontturn up they let us down. I´am notsure what to do - I don`t feel I havethe confidence to say something tothem. I remember once I learnedsomething about being asser tive –t ime to look back at what it meansand see if i t can help me.

Today a stat was shared - “1000deaths by diarrhoea each year couldbe prevented through washing yourhands“ . Firstly, how do they know?Who come up with this stat? Should Iquestion it , or bel ieve it?

If i t is true- I bet that it is people inpoverty that are dying from diarrhoea,not privi leged people l ike me.

EXAMPLE OF NARRATIVES AND REFLECTIONS WRITTEN ABOUT

THE SAME CAS EXPERIENCES:

Every student must be involved in at least one project duringthe length of the Diploma Course, in order to “pass” CAS.

Project requirements:

you must have your project approved by your CAS Advisor andCAS Coordinator BEFORE you begin your project

the project must take place over an extended period of time -no less than 5 weeks

You must reflect on a minimum 35 hours of meaningful, activeparticipation

The project must incorporate at least two of the areas ofCREATIVITY, ACTION and SERVICE

CAS PROJECT

During the project you must work collaboratively with othersand plan to initiate some of the activities in your project

You must have a supervisor, who is not a parent

You must meet one or more of the 8 Learning Outcomes

You must address one or more issues of global importance

You must thoughtfully and consistently document onManageBac (including evidence and reflection)

You are responsible for helping to plan and initiate the project

PROJECTS…

Require col laborat ion : You plan and

work cooperat ive ly with at least two

other students for the durat ion of the

endeavor.

Are of s igni f icant durat ion : You and

your par tners commit to the endeavor

for a minimum of f ive weeks .

Provide oppor tunit ies to engage with

i ssues of g lobal impor tance : You and

your par tners engage in explor ing a

topic or area of concern within local ,

nat ional and/or internat ional

communit ies .

May replace act iv it ies for CAS hours :

Your ent i re CAS program may be

comprised of “opt ional” projects as

long as these meet the requi rements .

ACTIVITIES. . .

Do not requi re co l laborat ion : You may

choose a so l i tar y act iv i t y as long as you

prov ide va l id and t imely documentat ion,

ev idence and ver i f i cat ion (super v is ion)

of your progress .

May be shor t - or long - te rm endeavor s :

An act iv i t y may las t two weeks or a

year, as long as i t meets the CAS

requirements .

Can be th ings you al ready do: A s long

as you ident i fy, p lan and show evidence

of new or expanded sk i l ls or cha l lenges

with in your involvement (extens ion) .

Cannot rep lace your pro ject

requ i rements : You must meet those

requ irements i n add i t ion to any

act iv i t ies you may choose to do.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BET WEEN PROJECTS AND

ACTIVITIES?

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HOW TO SURVIVE IB?

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