middle cas coffee morning
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Information on MiddleCAS for Year 7 to 11 parents at LISTRANSCRIPT
28. November 2013
Middle CAS Coffee Morning
What is middle CAS?
Creativity Action Service
Glee club Drama performance Learning a musical Instrument Dance Trashion Design club
Soccer Touch rugby Swimming Horse riding Fitness training
Raising money for a cause Raising awareness Peer mentoring/tutoring Recycling club Orphanage visits Running an ASA
Discuss the following middle CAS idea with your table group:
• Do you consider it to be a valid ac<vity? • How could it be improved?
A good middle CAS activity has the following elements:
An adult supervisor.
Collabora<on, communica<on and reflec<on.
Skills are developed.
Meets a need in the community (service)
Why is middle CAS important? • Interna<onal mindedness
• Learner profile aIributes • Holis<c educa<on
Ladder of participation in service
Student initiated and led. Beyond LIS
Student led. Beyond LIS
Teacher led. Beyond LIS
Student led. In LIS
Teacher led. In LIS
How are students monitored and assessed for middleCAS?
Year 7-‐9: 4 learning outcomes
Years 10 and 11: 6 learning outcomes 60 hours over the two year period
Learning outcomes
• Undertake new challenges 7-9 • Work collaboratively with others 7-9 • Show perseverance and commitment 7-9 • Developed a new skill 7-9 • Increased awareness of strengths and
weaknesses 10-11 • Planned and initiated an activity 10-11
How can parents support their children in middleCAS?
• Share your passions • Table talk • Meaningful service • Take them with you • Include sharing in their allowance • Books/films that encourage service mindedness
Resources
Video • Ryan’s Well • Pay it Forward
Books http://www.one.org/us/2013/05/13/childrens-book-week-6-books-to-turn-young-readers-into-activists/
http://www.one.org/us/2013/08/12/true-story-how-a-lemonade-stand-can-save-lives/
Contacts and help
Do you have skills or knowledge that you can offer?
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