Welcome class of 2014Welcome class of 2014

The year so far… changes?The year so far… changes?

Let me know if….Let me know if….

IB exam registration forms for T3IB exam registration forms for T3

What to expect next October.What to expect next October.

C.A.S.C.A.S. What is CAS?What is CAS? CAS is EXPERIENTIAL LEARNINGCAS is EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING CAS is CAS is DOING!DOING!

What is CAS? What is CAS? The opportunity to help an individual in order to allow The opportunity to help an individual in order to allow

student to develop student to develop IB Learner Profile IB Learner Profile qualities.qualities.

Inquirers Inquirers Knowledgeable Knowledgeable Thinkers Thinkers Communicators Communicators Principled Principled

Open-minded Open-minded Caring Caring Risk-takers Risk-takers Balanced Balanced Reflective Reflective

What is CAS?What is CAS?CREATIVITYCREATIVITYTo be able to utilise resources to make To be able to utilise resources to make

something beautiful in order to make people something beautiful in order to make people feel good!feel good!

ACTIONACTIONTo be able to take initiative in order to improve To be able to take initiative in order to improve

your physical well being in order to be able to your physical well being in order to be able to better help others to feel good!better help others to feel good!

SERVICESERVICETo actively and creatively help other people feel To actively and creatively help other people feel

good about themselves and the environment good about themselves and the environment they live in!they live in!

C reativity is interpreted as imaginatively as possible to cover a wide range of arts and other

activities and to include creativity by the individual student in designing and carrying out service

projects.

Action can include participation in expeditions, individual and team sports and physical training; it can also include carrying out creative and service projects as well as training for service.

S ervice is community or social service; it can include environmental and international projects. It may include helping children with special needs, visiting hospitals, working with refugees or homeless people

What is What is GOODGOOD CAS?????? CAS??????Good CAS is when the activities are:Good CAS is when the activities are:

InvolvingInvolving ChallengingChallenging NovelNovel Lead to personal developmentLead to personal development

The most rewarding CAS The most rewarding CAS often involves:often involves:

*One or two projects that *One or two projects that are each a combination are each a combination of Creativity, Action and of Creativity, Action and ServiceService

What is What is GOODGOOD CAS? CAS?

Good CAS MUST allow the person Good CAS MUST allow the person doing it, the STUDENT, to doing it, the STUDENT, to DEVELOP through:DEVELOP through:

EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE, ,

and more importantlyand more importantly

REFLECTION!REFLECTION!

Paid workPaid work BookkeepingBookkeeping LogisticsLogistics Self promotionSelf promotion BoringBoring IndifferentIndifferent NeutralNeutral

WHAT IS NOT CAS?WHAT IS NOT CAS?

WHAT IS NOT CAS?WHAT IS NOT CAS?

Will this activity or project Will this activity or project result in a grade, points, or result in a grade, points, or

credit in a classcredit in a class? ? Writing poetry for personal Writing poetry for personal growth will not count if the growth will not count if the

poetry is handed in to a teacher poetry is handed in to a teacher for a grade or points.for a grade or points.

Are you doing this activity for Are you doing this activity for the sole purpose of fulfilling the sole purpose of fulfilling

CAS requirements?CAS requirements?

Be careful. Remember that the Be careful. Remember that the spirit behind CAS is that you spirit behind CAS is that you learn about yourself or others learn about yourself or others

through the activity.through the activity.

Recording CASRecording CAS

What do you need to do What do you need to do ?? Reflect Reflect

How many times must you reflect?How many times must you reflect? Eight times total Eight times total during grade 11 and during grade 11 and

12.12. When do you write reflections?When do you write reflections? During Advisory classes and on your During Advisory classes and on your

ownown

ReflectionReflection Writing is not the only possible outcome of Writing is not the only possible outcome of

reflection. reflection.

Students can present their activities orally to Students can present their activities orally to peers, parents or outsiders and record this peers, parents or outsiders and record this experience. They can make scrapbooks, photo experience. They can make scrapbooks, photo essays, videos/DVDs or weblogs.essays, videos/DVDs or weblogs.

Students can use journals or make up varied Students can use journals or make up varied portfolios. portfolios.

Recording and reportingRecording and reporting There should be consultations between each There should be consultations between each

student and a CAS Advisor where the student’s student and a CAS Advisor where the student’s progress is discussed and appropriate progress is discussed and appropriate encouragement and advice is given. encouragement and advice is given.

These consultations should be briefly documented These consultations should be briefly documented on the on the CAS formCAS form. If any concerns arise, the IB . If any concerns arise, the IB coordinator and the parents should be notified at coordinator and the parents should be notified at the earliest opportunity.the earliest opportunity.

All eight Learning Outcomes All eight Learning Outcomes must be addressed in student must be addressed in student reflections at least once during reflections at least once during the T3 and4 year.the T3 and4 year.

Think of one of your CAS activities:Think of one of your CAS activities:

Let’s see how to construct a Let’s see how to construct a reflectionreflection..

CAS CAS 8 Learning Outcomes8 Learning Outcomes

• • increased awareness of students own increased awareness of students own strengths and areas of growthstrengths and areas of growth

• • undertaken new challengesundertaken new challenges

• • planned and initiated activitiesplanned and initiated activities

• • worked collaboratively with othersworked collaboratively with others At least one project,At least one project, involving collaboration and the involving collaboration and the

integration of at least two of creativity, action andintegration of at least two of creativity, action and service, service, is required.is required.

CAS Learning Outcomes CAS Learning Outcomes cont…cont…

• • shown perseverance and commitment shown perseverance and commitment in their activitiesin their activities

• • engaged with issues of global engaged with issues of global importanceimportance

• • consider the ethical implications of consider the ethical implications of their actionstheir actions

• • developed new skillsdeveloped new skills

CAS Oversight by IBOCAS Oversight by IBO

UNIS is required to submit sample student UNIS is required to submit sample student CAS records to the regional office ( IBA).CAS records to the regional office ( IBA).

The records required will be:The records required will be:

• • A Summary form and the UNIS IB Office A Summary form and the UNIS IB Office sends a completion form sends a completion form

• • Up to Up to 8 sample pages8 sample pages from the student’s from the student’s ongoing documentation. ongoing documentation.

Documentation must include a Documentation must include a

List of the principal activities undertakenList of the principal activities undertaken

Evidence of both planning and reflectionEvidence of both planning and reflection. .

A Project as part of CASA Project as part of CAS

For one or more activities, it must For one or more activities, it must be possible for the reader to tell be possible for the reader to tell

>what happened, >what happened,

>why it happened, >why it happened,

>how it happened,>how it happened,

>what its value was and >what its value was and

>what the student learned from it.>what the student learned from it.

So how will CAS proceed…? So how will CAS proceed…? Each CAS Advisory period will be Each CAS Advisory period will be

assigned a task.assigned a task.

Discussion of student activities is basis Discussion of student activities is basis for CAS Advisory period.for CAS Advisory period.

Task will mostly be writing/ creating Task will mostly be writing/ creating a a reflection reflection based on based on one learning one learning outcome.outcome.

Samples of reflections based on Samples of reflections based on learning outcomes can be read in classlearning outcomes can be read in class

Save all reflections and forms Save all reflections and forms in UNIS CAS folderin UNIS CAS folder

CAS GuidelinesCAS Guidelinesreflections supervised by reflections supervised by

Advisor- Advisor- not hour countingnot hour counting MAY of T3MAY of T3

– 25 hours of C25 hours of C– 25 hours of A25 hours of A– 25 hours of S25 hours of S

MARCH of T4MARCH of T4 - 25 hours of C- 25 hours of C

– 25 hours of A25 hours of A– 25 hours of S25 hours of SFor a total of about 150 hours of CASFor a total of about 150 hours of CAS

Why follow the Deadline?Why follow the Deadline?

Collage Applications and Collage Applications and letters of recommendationletters of recommendation

Yearbook-etc.Yearbook-etc.

IB Diploma and IB Courses IB Diploma and IB Courses ProgramsPrograms

Calendar of IB Calendar of IB Assignments Assignments

T3 and T4T3 and T4

Other concerns…Other concerns…

PEPE

Independent project: Senior Independent project: Senior Project or Extended EssayProject or Extended Essay

Your social life… integrate CAS Your social life… integrate CAS and other requirements into your and other requirements into your life. CAS is not an add on– it is life. CAS is not an add on– it is the core of your program/life.the core of your program/life.