CAS ppt

2. What is CAS?
It’s about:
•Trying new things
•Learning through experience
•Personal development
•Understanding your capacity to make a
difference to others

3. What do you actually
have to do?
•Be involved in CAS activities for 18 months
•Undertake at least one project
•Take part in community service
•Balance your activities
•Attend formal CAS meetings
•Reflect on your experiences regularly

4. Show evidence that you have achieved these 7
Learning Outcomes:
1. Increase awareness of strengths and areas for
growth
2. Undertake new challenges, develop new skills
3. Plan and initiate own activities
4. Work collaboratively with others
5. Show perseverance and commitment
6. Engage with issues of global significance
7. Consider the ethics of choices and actions
How do you pass?

5. What sort of
activities count
for CAS?

6. Creativity‘Arts, and other experiences that involve
creative thinking’
 Art, drama, dance, music
 Creating a website
 Any form of teaching
 Photography
 Learning a new language
 Planning a project
 Model United Nations
 Uplands Student Council

8. Crystal Family Home
English programme

9. Activity‘Physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle’
 Cycling
 Scuba diving
 Horse riding
 Golf
 Building projects
 Beach cleans
 Football, netball, swimming
 Jungle trekking, expeditions
 Yoga
Dance

10. Sabah!

11. REACH –
Cameron
Highlands

12. 4PAWS

13. Service‘Collaborative and reciprocal community
engagement in response to an authentic need ’
 Do Something Society
 Primary Homework Club
 Building a village volleyball shelter
 Volunteering at 4Paws animal shelter
 Environmental work at REACH
 Relay for Life
 Art sessions for refugee children
 Painting SPCA
 Reading programme for local children
 Organising a Talent Show to raise
funds for charity

14. Shan Home Swimming Lessons

15. Why is CAS
important?

16. • Harvard University recognises that:
“Students with good CAS performance have
qualities and skills that other students don’t
possess”.
•University
•Life!