C A SCreativity, Action,

& Service

“Only a life lived for others is worth living.” - Albert Einstein

“The spirit in which you do something is often as important as the act itself.”

-Mark Williams

What is CAS? Creativity, Action, and Service is the heart of the diploma program.

150 total hours must be completed

over an 18 month period.

Creativity Covers a wide range of

arts and activities outside the normal curriculum/coursework.

Includes dance, theatre, music, & art.

About 50 hours Should be a personal

challenge-”tasks must extend the student and be achievable in scope”

Action Participation in

individual and/or team sports, and physical activities outside the normal curriculum.

About 5o hours “Setting goals, and

planning and reflecting on their achievement, is vital.”

Service Doing things for others

and with others Serving individuals or

groups in the community. The community may be

the school or town (local level), or beyond (national or international level).

“It is essential that service activities have learning benefits for the student”

About 50 hours

Philosophy of CAS Establish links with local, national, and

international communities Challenge the student Develop a spirit of discovery and self-reliance Encourage responsibility Enhance personal and interpersonal development

through experiential learning Provide counterbalance to the academic

pressures of the rest of the Diploma program

Extension to subject work. Should be student initiated.

8 Learning Outcomes

1. Increased awareness of your own strengths and areas for growth

2. Undertake new challenges3. Planned and initiated activities4. Work collaboratively with others5. Show perseverance and commitment to your

activities6. Engage with issues of global importance7. Consider the ethical implications of your actions8. Develop new skills There must be some evidence for every outcome

(journal/final products)

Student Responsibilities

Students “own” their personal CAS program

With guidance from the coordinator, students find/choose activities interesting and relevant to them.

Student Responsibilities

Set personal goals for what you hope to achieve in CAS program.

Keep a record of your activities with signatures, pictures, and other documentation.

Reflect on the activities in the form of scrapbooks, photo essays, videos/DVDs, blogs, journals, portfolios, or PowerPoints

Show evidence of the 8 Learning Outcomes in your reflections.

Meetings Meet with your CAS coordinator 4 times

during junior and senior year 1st meeting: End of August/beginning of

September Bring your ideas and questions

2nd meeting: End of year (May 2015) Show me evidence that you’ve completed about

half of your hours 3rd meeting: Senior year, end of 1st semester

(December 2015) Check in to show me what else you’ve completed

and what you’re needing assistance with 4th meeting: Senior year (April 2016)

Bring me all evidence of completed CAS hours-binders, etc.

Evidence to show at meetings

I will need to see: All log sheets with signatures A journal which provides evidence of learning

outcomes Journal can be a : blog PowerPoint Scrapbook Hand written journal Video Photo essay Portfolio Names of students who successfully fulfill the CAS

requirements are recorded. IB periodically asks to see samples of CAS.