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What Parents Need to Know about CAS

What Parents Need to Know about CAS. C reativity A ction S ervice. The Heart of the IB Diploma Program. AIMS. To develop students who are: Reflective thinkers Willing to accept new challenges and roles Aware of themselves as members of communities

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What Parents Need to Know about CAS

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  1. What Parents Need to Know about CAS

  2. Creativity Action Service The Heart of the IB Diploma Program

  3. AIMS • To develop students who are: • Reflective thinkers • Willing to accept new challenges and roles • Aware of themselves as members of communities • Active participants in sustained, collaborative projects • Balanced

  4. 8 Learning Outcomes • Increase awareness of your own strengths and areas for growth • Undertake new challenges • Plan and initiate activities • Work collaboratively with others • Show perseverance and commitment in your activities • Engage with issues of global importance • Consider the ethical implications of your actions • Develop new skills

  5. Designing a CAS Program • Make sure you have a balance of creativity, action, and service. • Quality not quantity! • Pursue a limited number of meaningful in-depth commitments rather than a large number of activities • Activities which integrate all 3 components are encouraged.

  6. Creativity • Regular participation in any form of art or craft, dance, drama, music, film- making, photography, forensics • May NOT count a class taken for credit or an activity required for a class (e.g. IB dance performance) • Designing and carrying out service projects is a good way to express creativity

  7. Action • Regular participation in sports or other forms of physical activity • Emphasis should be on learning a new skill or taking on a new role • Carrying out service projects may involve action (e.g. Habitat for Humanity)

  8. Service • ISB has lots of community service clubs and activities available to choose from – during the week, on weekends, and during GCW • Designing your own service project is encouraged but get approval from Mrs. Tananone first • Must fulfill a genuine need • Should involve collaboration with others

  9. Service: What Doesn’t Count • Activities for which you are paid or receive other benefits (such as missing school!) • Religious activities • Helping your family or a relative • Participation in ISB activities that benefit the HS student body (can count these as action or creativity) • Activities for which there is no adult supervision

  10. Evaluation of CAS • Self-reflection for each activity • At least 1 reflection for each activity posted on Managebac • Must demonstrate that you have met the 8 learning outcomes • Sponsor evaluation for each activity • Send “Supervisor Review” request forms to your supervisors via Managebac • Progress checks and interviews with CAS Coordinator

  11. CAS and TSEA requirement • One of the alternatives for IB diploma students • 85% choose 40 hours of direct service to the Thai community (as part of their 50 hour CAS requirement) • Majority of those select a CS course during GCW

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