CAS is a fundamental IB Diploma requirement that involves students in experiential learning through creativity, activity, and service. It provides a counterbalance to academic studies and promotes skills like cooperation, problem solving, and a healthy lifestyle. Students must complete experiences in creativity, activity, and service that meet criteria like being purposeful, personally challenging, and planned/reviewed/reported on. They must also reflect on how their experiences achieve learning outcomes and complete one CAS project involving investigation, preparation, action, reflection, and demonstrating results. Regular communication and meeting deadlines is important for CAS.

1. CAS PRESENTATION

2. CAS is a fundamental requirement of the Diploma Program and takes seriously the importance of life
outside the world of scholarship, providing a refreshing counterbalance to academic studies. It is a
requirement for those pursuing an IB Diploma. CAS involves students in experiential learning through a
range of artistic, physical and service experiences.
CREATIVITY: Music, art, theater, student publications/performances and other experiences that promote
creative thinking such as planning experiences or problem solving.
ACTIVITY: Activity experiences promote sportsmanship, cooperation, teamwork, and physical fitness
contributing to a healthy lifestyle.
SERVICE: Service is an unpaid and voluntary exchange that has learning benefits for the student. The
rights, dignity, and autonomy of all those involved are respected.
WHAT IS CAS?

3. Criteria-Must include purposeful experiences; personal challenge; planning, reviewing and reporting.
Experiences-Description must include details, goals & supervisor information. Estimate hours
according to Creativity, Action, Service. Ex: 10 hrs working with the PTSA. Noted as 2 hrs of Creativity
& 8 hrs of Service that equals the total amount of activity hours.
Learning Outcomes-Activities must address individual or a combination of the required 7 outcomes; 8
outcomes for the class of 2016. Reflections should include clear evidence that the outcomes have
been achieved.
Project-Your project should include the CAS cycle: Investigation, Preparation, Action, Reflection and
Demonstration of Results. Remember to select the Project box on ManageBac.
Reflections-Reflections allow you to explore the thoughts and feelings that you experienced before,
during, and after each activity. Minimum of 1 reflection per activity (Pre & Post are suggested) Students
often make the mistake of producing a narrative that includes descriptions of the activity, who was
there, where it took place, etc. s
Supervisor Reviews-Request review after each experience is completed. Go to ManageBac for an
online request (preferred) or provide a hard copy to supervisor.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y7memWB3bLL07rRrbCKgfHZ0nPytTo4CHfHRrRDhxe4/edit?usp=sharing
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4. Multiple ways that information is communicated:
Announcements
Listserv
Email
Edmodo
ManageBac
CAS Syllabus
COMMUNICATION=MEETING DEADLINES

5. CAS Prezi created by Pragathi & Diana
http://prezi.com/hdtllysyk8kk/cas-at-harrison
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