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“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.