C R E AT I V I T Y , AC T I V I T Y , S E RV I C E

C.A.S.

7 LEARNING OUTCOMES(You will include these in your proposals and reflections in ManageBac)

CREATIVITY

• Creativity is exploring and extending ideas, leading to an original or interpretive product or performance.•Music, theatre, film, design technology, visual arts, dance, fashion and other experiences that involve creative thinking fall under creativity (for example, joining a choir or engaging with fashion design).

ACTIVITY

•Activity is physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle. •Taking on a new sport or extending your ability (for example, with football, yoga, dance, aerobics classes, biking or hiking), counts as activity.

SERVICE

• Investigating and identifying a community need, designing a plan of action that respects the rights, dignity and autonomy of all involved (for example, reading to the aged or advocating for a cause) and then implementing that plan. It is then reflecting upon the experience and demonstrating what you learned somehow.

Service in India: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jooDckH56yU

SERVICE

• Meaningful contribution to the community • Identify a need and try to meet it• Is your service WANTED? Do they WANT you there? • Are you doing it just for yourself or for others?

• Decision-making, problem-solving, initiative, and responsibility

• Develop relationships with other students and community members

• Collaboration with others (students, community)• UNPAID• Can be at different levels: campus, local or

international• BE SAFE! Don’t do something that puts you at risk.

EXAMPLES OF CAS EXPERIENCESThe following table provides a brief list of possible CAS experiences.

5 STAGES OF CAS SERVICE

• 1. INVESTIGATION – identify a need / issue• 2. PREPARATION –

design a plan• 3. ACTION –

implement a plan• 4. REFLECTION –

reflect on your feelings & thoughts from experience• 5. DEMONSTRATION –

what and how you learned, share through CAS portfolio*** include this information for your proposal beforehand on

ManageBac

SUBMITTING A SENIOR PROJECT PROPOSAL

• Go to ManageBac and login with login and password:https://allenhs.managebac.com/login

• Create a detailed proposal and submit it to me. Include:• Description: What’s the idea? Be specific about what you will do.• Goals: Goals and how you plan to grow though it.• Learning Outcomes: Which of the 7 Learning Outcomes will be

addressed? Brief describe how they’ll will be addressed.• Final Results: What do you hope to accomplish as the results of

your work? What do you expect to learn?

• I will either approve, ask for further clarification, or deny it• Complete the activity. If it’s longer, give me updates• When finished, complete your thoughtful reflection• After submitting reflection, I will either approve, ask for

further clarification, or deny it

NO IBS, PLEASE

• “I graded papers for a teacher.”• “I made brownies for my mom.”• “I cleaned my room.”• “I walked to my classes.”• “I went on a date.”

CAS SENIOR PROJECT

• Seniors will complete a collaborative CAS project• Can include Creativity, Activity and/or Service• Required for passing CAS, getting IB diploma • Should show initiate, perseverance, skill-

development, cooperation, problem-solving, decision-making

• A group of contributing students, part of a team, with different roles

• Should enhance and integrate your interests & skills• Don’t have to be service, but can be or be included• Must be at least 1 month, can be longer• Can be a new idea or a previously-used project• Reflect individually about the experience (preferably in

a creative way)

CAS SENOR PROJECT: SERVICE LEARNING OPTION

• Must meet a genuine need, agree on by both sides• What need do you see in our school/ local

community/international community?• How could we meet that need? • Do people want us to meet that need?

• Build upon prior knowledge, links to disciplines• Liaison officer – person to contact community• Think of potential risks• Must be feasible• Need approval (CAS coordinator, Allen High School)• Reflect on how they went though the process and how

they felt / thought about it when completed• If it’s for a grade for IB, it can’t count, but it can (and

should!) extend from something you’re doing in class

SENIOR CAS PROJECT EXAMPLE 1

• Watch videos:• 1. Beauty standards around the world:• www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT9FmDBrewA

• 2. Dove beauty photo-shop:• www.youtube.com/watch?v=hibyAJOSW8U

• How could you use this idea example for a CAS project?• In groups, create a quick series of campus-

wide projects that could be a reflection of this theme.

SENIOR CAS PROJECT EXAMPLE 1

• announcement videos: public service announcements • healthy choices club: (walking club, train for a marathon)• music: write song / create a video to play on eating disorders• training youth: go to elementary schools, talk to kids about

healthy choices, from book• play: create a screenplay, senior-directed plays• art: create a piece of art depicting true beauty• school challenge: no make-up challenge for a week• poetry slam: what is beauty • interviewing: video reflections• nursing homes: do nails and hair and makeup of elderly,

make them feel beautiful • 30 day challenge: no make-up, video blogs, talk about ethics

and how people treat her

CAS SENIOR PROJECT 1: IDEAS

• 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 over an extended period of time.

• 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.

CAS PORTFOLIO

• ongoing from beginning, turn in senior year • create a “scrapbook” of what you did in CAS • can be electronic, in ManageBac, or a tangible “scrapbook”• showcase your experience and a reflection• pick and choose what you want• include a collection of evidence (photos, videos, etc…)• must show a sustained CAS lifestyle over 18 months• reveal how you have developed• valuable for a college or work resume• include documentation from our 3 scheduled meetings• showcases your CAS program, source of pride• not a singular preferred method for CAS portfolio – up to you!• Format ideas: digital, online, diary, journal, scrapbook, create

a website, blog, scrapbook, files, video log, etc. or blended• it’s not WHICH format you use, but HOW you use it

CAS PROJECT IDEA #2

•Look at the article on the next page. How could you create a CAS project based on what you see?•Think through the 5 stages and break them down together•We’ll share these together

5 STAGES OF CAS

• 1. INVESTIGATION – identify a need / issue• 2. PREPARATION –

design a plan• 3. ACTION –

implement a plan• 4. REFLECTION –

reflect on your feelings & thoughts from experience• 5. DEMONSTRATION –

what and how you learned, share through CAS portfolio*** include this information for your proposal beforehand on

ManageBac

CAS PROJECT IDEA #2

Series of projects: art walk around the world, art about each continent1. Investigation:• Brazil World Cup: razed favelas and bussing of poor in Brazil• Atlanta Olympics: bussing homeless people out of city for Olympics• Sochi Winter Olympics: wild dogs rounded up and killed• African Safari Hunting: girl from the US who killed lions, rhinos, elephants, etc. • Great Barrier Reef: tourism to Australia is destroying the barrier reef2. Preparation: • have an art walk to create awareness• have it divided by regions (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia) • choose a region and create art of any medium (painting, video, collage, sculpture, garbage art, poetry slam…)• have a coffee house night with poetry and art• create a blog afterwards with all pictures and summary of findingsRoles:• advertiser, artists, digital media / blogger, set up / planner3. Action: • advertiser: flyers, newspaper article, school announcements, local newspaper, flyer to library, radio spot• artists: research a region, create art based on their findings and interests• digital media / blogger: videotape the experience, collect pictures and findings, create a blog…• set up / planner: find venue/location, organize food, schedule of events, what equipment is needed, school

approval, reserve space, what items are needed, find a sponsor/financial planner4. Reflection:5. Demonstration:

CAS PORTFOLIO

Make sure that you include the following:1. Profile: • Include interests, skills and talents, plans and goals• focus on the IB learner profile• identify both short-term and long-term goals2. Experiences: • incorporate a variety of reflections, learning moments, personal

achievements• add reflections regarding their process of development• state how you have utilized the CAS stages3. Evidence: • collect the evidences of their involvement and achievement in

CAS• can include planning documents, letters, emails, certificates,

acknowledgements of participation and achievements, photographs, videos, etc.

UNDERSTANDING REFLECTION

FINAL THOUGHTS…

• Can’t be paid• Can’t be for a grade in another class (but it can

be an extension from class)• Give LOTS of details and descriptions• Can’t be crammed, but must be ongoing (18

months, beginning junior year)

CONTACT INFO

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions at all! I have 5th period dedicated to CAS.

CAS coordinator: Jordan KauffmanEmail: jordan_kauffman@allenisd.orgRoom: F112Phone: (972) 727-0400 Ext. 5512CAS Website: http://www.allenisd.org/Page/43077ManageBac: https://allenhs.managebac.com/login