cas

CASIntroduction1st Marking PeriodFall, Junior Year

Your CAS Coordinator:

•Mrs. Rebecca DeMiceli•Email: rdemiceli@wmmhs.org•Webpage: access via Faculty Directory on

Mendham High School homepage•Classroom: D-1•Main Office Mailbox: D-1•Voicemail Extension: 5209

The center of the hexagon is what sets this program apart from others

Purpose: Meet Learning Outcomes•Increased awareness of strengths and

areas for growth •Undertaking new challenges •Planned and initiated activities •Working collaboratively with others •Showing perseverance and commitment •Engaged with issues of global importance •Consideration of ethical implications •Developing new skills

Result: Personal Growth

Required in all CAS Activities:

•Real, purposeful actions with significant outcomes

•Requires meeting a personal challenge

•Includes thoughtful consideration

•Results in reflection on outcomes and personal growth

Activities should:

•Be collaborative

•Be sustained

•Be Creative, Active and/or Service oriented

•Be chosen for their value to you and society

•Be ‘volunteer’ activities (no payment!)

Activities shouldresult in personalgrowth

What is a Creative Activity?

•An activity that requires creativity, imagination and/or design

•Examples include:▫Learning a new skill such as playing a new

musical instrument▫Designing the set for a local theatre group▫Volunteering to teach photography or

another secular topic at a church/religious camp

What is an Action Activity?

•An activity that gets you moving, preferably sweating and/or focuses on a healthy lifestyle

•Examples include:▫Being part of a Varsity/JV sport for an

entire season▫Being part of marching band for the season▫Teaching an aerobics class at a community

center▫Learning a new sport or taking on a new

athletic challenge (rock-climbing, etc.)

What is a Service Activity?

•An activity that provides a helpful service and/or product for a person or organization. Your involvement must grow over time.

•It must be a ‘two-way street’ •Examples include:

▫Reading the newspaper or teaching crafts to senior citizens at a rest home

▫Running a fundraiser to benefit a local charity or organization

How much time?

•It is the quality of a CAS activity that is the most important

•The minimum amount of CAS activity is one ½ day (about 4 hours) per week

•This should continue for about 18 months

•Counting hours is discouraged

Step 1: Before

•Choose an activity or project▫Join school organizations▫Contact community organizations▫Check your coordinator’s webpage▫Ask other students

Step 2: Before

•Submit the Pre-Activity Form to your coordinator▫Mrs. DeMiceli▫Main office mailbox D-1▫Room D-1 ▫rdemiceli@wmmhs.org

•Your coordinator will return the form to you

Step 3: During

•Reflect as you participate in the activity▫Keep a journal, notebook, word document,

email draft, etc.•Don’t forget to collect artifacts that

demonstrate your involvement▫Programs, photos, flyers, brochures,

videos, etc.

Step 4: After

•Have your supervisor complete the Supervisor’s Verification Form and return it to you or to your coordinator

Step 5: After

•Complete the Post-Activity Form

Step 6: Final •Turn in the Pre-Activity Form, Post-Activity

Form, reflections, artifacts and Supervisor’s Verification Form for each activity.

•You can turn in all the forms for all activities together prior to due date (April 1st 2013).

•Recommendation: Compile everything in a binder so it is neatly organized. Ideal for college interviews.