CAS Project
A major component of CAS is the CAS Project. Students in the DP must complete one major student initiated collaborative project integrating one or more strands of C/A/S (Ex: Creativity or Service and Action or Creativity, Action & Service). The duration of a project must be a month or more from planning to completion. Each student involved in the project must have a significant role and will describe their role and experience in their E-portfolio. Please post photos, video, links, etc as proof that you completed the project.
CAS requires students to take part in a range of activities and projects. These should always involve:
Below are examples of some general ideas for the CAS Project:
• Creativity: A student group plans, designs and creates a mural.
• Activity: Students organize and participate in a sports team including training sessions and matches against other teams.
• Service: Students set up and conduct tutoring for people in need.
• Creativity and activity: Students choreograph a routine for their marching band.
• Service and activity: Students plan and participate in the planting and maintenance of a garden with members of the local community.
• Service and creativity: Students identify that children at a local school need backpacks and subsequently design and make the backpacks out of recycled materials.
• Creativity, activity, and service: Students rehearse and perform a dance production for a community retirement home.
A major component of CAS is the CAS Project. Students in the DP must complete one major student initiated collaborative project integrating one or more strands of C/A/S (Ex: Creativity or Service and Action or Creativity, Action & Service). The duration of a project must be a month or more from planning to completion. Each student involved in the project must have a significant role and will describe their role and experience in their E-portfolio. Please post photos, video, links, etc as proof that you completed the project.
CAS requires students to take part in a range of activities and projects. These should always involve:
- real, purposeful activities, with significant outcomes
- personal challenge
- thoughtful consideration, such as planning, reviewing progress, reporting
- reflection on outcomes and personal learning.
Below are examples of some general ideas for the CAS Project:
• Creativity: A student group plans, designs and creates a mural.
• Activity: Students organize and participate in a sports team including training sessions and matches against other teams.
• Service: Students set up and conduct tutoring for people in need.
• Creativity and activity: Students choreograph a routine for their marching band.
• Service and activity: Students plan and participate in the planting and maintenance of a garden with members of the local community.
• Service and creativity: Students identify that children at a local school need backpacks and subsequently design and make the backpacks out of recycled materials.
• Creativity, activity, and service: Students rehearse and perform a dance production for a community retirement home.