CAS 2014-2015
Creativity, Action
Service
CAS in Sum page 1:
a) Min. 3 to 5 activities per semester with CAS
averaging 3-4 hours per week.
b) Seniors: CAS project proposal due by
September 30 for. Project started by October
31st. More on Project later in ppt.
c) Juniors: CAS project proposal on ManageBac by
March 31st. More on Project later in ppt.
d) Simple rule is that CAS is significant in some
way and is not “going through the motions”
e) If you’re passionate about it, or it is “out of
your comfort zone”-- guarantees a good CAS
activity.
f) Dedication and devotion to any worthwhile
organization, team, club is excellent CAS!
Cas in Sum page 2…
a) Must demonstrate significance to you or to the
people or organization your activity serves.
b)Not all activities will or can be of “super
significance” --- but goal is to tap into your full
abilities.
c) ALL THREE areas of CAS must be represented
(it’s given you may favor one area over another…)
d)Must show ALL 8 learning outcomes, with
evidence, reflection, documentation posted for
each one.
e)IB defines CAS on average 3 to 4 hours per week.
More some week, less hours the next.
f) CAS is not counting hours, but is engaging in
experiential learning through worthwhile endeavors.
Junior Deadlines:
September 30
1ST INTERVIEW
 Successful ManageBac log-on---know how to access and use ManageBac.
 Upload your 1st interview - see your advisor for help if necessary.
 Meet with advisor in person, during class, after school, or by appointment.
March 31
 Minimum of 5 CAS activities listed on ManageBac.
 CAS Project Proposal posted on ManageBac - be sure to check the “Is this a
CAS Project” box. Teams of 3 people can join for one CAS project.
April 30
 Minimum of 5 completed activities posted on ManageBac.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
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Complete summaries, reflections, CAS Questions, and add Evidence BEFORE requesting
Supervisor Review. Use “ CAS Questions” Tab, and “Reflections” tab.
Completed Activities Contain: Summaries, Reflection, Evidence/Documentation (such
as pictures, blogs, videos, print media, websites etc.), CAS Questions answered,
Supervisor Review received by advisor thru ManageBac email or hardcopy.
CAS Questions must be answered; and Reflection / documentation must be entered
under ManageBac “Reflections Tab”—PRIOR TO REQUESTING SUPERVISOR REVIEW
Projects must show planning, collaboration, and leadership on your part.
Senior Deadlines:
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September 30
Meet with your CAS advisor in person, during class, after school, or by appointment
to discuss your CAS Project. Your responsibility to contact your advisor.
Show evidence of continuous use of the ManageBac system. This includes reading
and responding to CAS advisor communications via ManageBac.
October 31
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Verifiable evidence posted on ManageBac showing the initiation of your CAS
project—there must be solid evidence of your involvement.
January 31
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Minimum 10 completed CAS activities - one of these being your completed project.
February 28 3rd Interview: CAS Completed
If above requirements are met - CAS is complete. Incomplete Documentation and
Reflective writings must be completed in February.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Complete summaries, reflections, CAS Questions, and add Evidence BEFORE requesting
Supervisor Review. Use “ CAS Questions” Tab, and “Reflections” tab.
Completed Activities Contain: Summaries, Reflection, Evidence/Documentation (such as
pictures, blogs, videos, print media, websites etc.), CAS Questions answered, Supervisor
Review received by advisor thru ManageBac email or hardcopy.
CAS Questions must be answered; and Reflection / documentation must be entered under
ManageBac “Reflections Tab”—PRIOR TO REQUESTING SUPERVISOR REVIEW
Projects must show planning, collaboration, and leadership on your part.
CAS websites:
1. ManageBac:
https://lecanto.managebac.com/login
2. this powerpoint http://lhsib.weebly.com/cas
3. CAS classroom pg. http://lhscarella.org/CAS.html
4. LHS CAS Page
http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/lhs/
(includes this ppt. under faculty carella)
4. Global Engage:
http://globalengage.ibo.org/
https://lecanto.managebac.com/login
http://lhsib.weebly.com/cas
http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/lhs/
http://lhscarella.org/CAS.html
Global Engage: http://globalengage.ibo.org/
Diploma Programme Requirements
Creativity, Action, Service (CAS)
http://www.ibo.org/diploma/curriculum/core/cas/
“The CAS requirement is a fundamental
part of the programme and takes seriously
the importance of life outside the world
of scholarship, providing a counterbalance
to academic studies.”
CAS Requirements …
a)
Is required for the IB diploma and graduation.
b)
Requires all three areas of Creativity, Action, Service
c)
Must demonstrate accomplishment of 8 learning objectives
d)
Requires self-evaluation and reflection on your activities.
e)
CAS activities average 3-4 hours per week.
f)
CAS advisors will record and evaluate your CAS involvement
g)
Must have adult supervisor with e-mail and phone contact info.
CAS Philosophy…
a) Counterbalance to academics involving all extra-curricular activities
b)
Is an interesting variety of worthwhile -rewarding activities
c)
CAS is not passive—but is hands on and shows engagement
d)
requires use of your abilities in cooperation with others
e)
Can be done separate or together via large activity or project
f)
Activities are mutually beneficial to you, LHS, and community
g)
Transcends religion, race, class, gender or politics. (secular)
Creativity
Creativity
 Creativity includes the arts and other experiences that involve
creative thinking.
 This area also includes the creativity in designing and
implementing service projects.
 It is being actively involved in creative activities
 Music, drama, art, computer web design,
 theatre production, technology, construction.
 Helping design a fundraiser can be creative
 Teaching music to peers /students is both creative and service
 Attending a play or concert is passive and not CAS
 But if you give your own talk or presentation about a concert you
attended to others—this is CAS
Creativity can often combine with
service…
• Service,
Creativity, and
Action…
CAS creativity, and action activity…
Service and Action…
Creativity in CAS is attending any summer academic
or enrichment program such as Girls State
Action
 physical exertion contributing to healthy lifestyle.
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includes any varsity or competitive sport
 any recreational, intramural, or individual sport.
 can be taking part in special trips, or excursions.
 is also participating in local or international projects.
 is any physical exertion involved in any endeavor.
CAS Action is any recreational, competitive,
community, varsity, or individual sports
participation..
Action and
Creativity…
Rowing Organization of Citrus County Students…
Service, action,
 Action …. continued
 Action is any physical exertion / work
performed during any creative or service
activity.
 If you are setting up chairs at a fundraiser--- it’s
action.
 If you are performing dance, theatre, or music,
it’s action (along with creativity)
 If you perspire --- usually it’s action..
Service is…
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unpaid / voluntary exchange that has learning benefit.
 interaction with others in the community.
 numerous community and social service activities.
 NHS,Key Club, SGA, Interact,virtually all LHS clubs and org.
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volunteering: helping children with special needs, hospice,
hospital, civic or school organizations all are CAS.
CAS Service is ALL NHS Activities: such as stenciling
LHS Hallways
Service: Rotary“One Rake at a time”
CAS Service
is ALL Key
Club
activities
such as:
“ELIMINATE”
CAS Service is all Interact monthly
service activities such as “Stop
Hunger Now”
Service activity: Stop Hunger Now sponsored by Interact and Rotary…
CAS Service Project example is the Page of Hope book
drive; sending educational materials overseas…
Service…
Eight CAS Learning Outcomes
1. Increased awareness of strengths and areas for growth
2. Undertook new challenges
3. Planned and initiated activities
4. Worked collaboratively
5. Showed perseverance and commitment
6. Engaged with issues of global importance
7. Considered the ethical implications of actions
8. Developed new skills
CAS Learning outcomes 1 thru 4
1. Increased awareness of strengths and areas for
growth
achieved through experiences which test,
develop and extend skills and abilities which grow
your overall competence
2. Undertook new challenges
achieved by taking on a new or significantly
extending an existing activity
3. Planned and initiated activities
achieved with thoughtful discussion of and
clearly defined areas of personal and group
responsibility
4. Worked collaboratively
achieved by working in at least one project
collaboratively which integrates at least two of
Creativity, Action, and Service in one project
CAS Learning outcomes 5-8
5.Showed perseverance and commitment
achieved by attending regularly; accepting a share of
responsibilities and persisting with an activity despite
problems
6. Engaged with issues of global importance
achieved through international projects or engagement
with global issues locally.
7. Considered the ethical implications of my actions
achieved through discussion during planning sessions and
on-going reflection.
8. Developed new skills
achieved by taking on a new activity; or by developing an
established activity so that a new skill is acquired.
Interact Holiday shopping for under-privileged children…
Learning Outcomes: increased awareness; worked collaboratively;
considered ethical implications; developed new skills
Mission Trip abroad ----all eight CAS learning outcomes: Increased
awareness, new challenge, planned and initiated, worked
collaboratively, perseverance, ethical implications, new skills.
Cas is:
 Teaching children with disabilities
to swim
 Establishing or Coaching a team
 Teaching guitar to a younger class
or peers
 Designing or Constructing
message boards
 Working with children to paint
murals
 Teaching a language to peers or
children
 Artistic/ musical exchange with
other schools
 Inter-generational learning and
friendship
 Hospice Volunteer
 Organizing a camp for children
 Raising funds for worthy causes
 Creating and managing a CAS web
site
 Assisting victims of natural
disasters
 Learning to Paint landscapes
 Volunteering abroad
 Doing dance, theatre, sports,
music, art
 Assisting the elderly or
handicapped
 Active participation in sports
 Volunteering in a summer camp
for children
 Peer Tutoring
CAS is not:
 Any existing class activity
or project already part of
the diploma program. (it’s
not CAS if it happens during
school..)
 Any paid activity or some
other benefit is awarded
 Simple tedious repetitive
work
 Working with others when
you have no idea what the
project is doing
 A passive activity , such as
visiting a museum….. but if
you follow up with a
presentation of your own…
 All forms of duty within the
family
 Religious devotion
 Work experience which only
benefits (you) the student
 Any activity where there is
no responsible adult to
evaluate you
 CAS Process 1…
a) THINK about what you want to do and how you want to
spend your time completing your CAS hours.
b) Make sure it's meaningful, meets the learning
objectives.
c) Arrange for your adult supervisor who will follow
through and complete a short evaluation on your
participation when finished
d) Everyone at LHS along with countless people in the
community can be resources for you and your
development of CAS.
e) Enter you activity into ManageBac, and wait for
approval from your advisor.
f) Be careful to not over-claim or under-claim learning
objectives.
g) Be sure to enter a short description and supervisor
PHONE and EMAIL information to get pre-approval
CAS Process 2…
a) After activity is over---upload evidence (journal, photos,
blog, scanned documents) of your activity on to ManageBac.
b) Be sure to REFLECT, by answering answer CAS questions
on ManabeBac Reflections tab.
c) Request supervisor evaluation through ManageBac
AFTER activity is complete, CAS questions answered,
and Reflections are done--- otherwise ManageBac will
lock you out of that activity.
d) Check ManageBac to see if supervisor reviews post.
e) Valid supervisor reviews are a non-negotiable. Seniors
need them in by January 31.
f) Activities that have no supervisor reviews will need to
be deleted. See your advisors for help…
g) main problem is late supervisor reviews…. avoid this…
communicate with your supervisors!
https://lecanto.managebac.com/login
Three Steps to CAS Completion:
1.
Approval--- Must have ADULT
SUPERVISOR email & phone
2. Document--- Use ManageBac
as “digital scrapbook”.
3.Reflect --- Without reflection,
activities are not finished.
1.Obtain Approval from your LHS
CAS advisor: Mr. Carella or Mr Buettner
a) Must obtain advisor approval on ManageBac first
b) ADULT SUPERVISOR name, email AND phone
c) enter description & above info. Into ManageBac
d) Wait for approval before beginning…
Must provide Supervisor name, email & phone and
select learning objectives to add any CAS activity…
CAS Supervisors…who are they?
a) All members of the LHS School Faculty and
Staff are part of the IB diploma and are
therefore part of the CAS team.
b) Any teacher, coach, administrator, or staff
member of LHS is eligible to be your adult
supervisor and mentor for your CAS
activities.
c) Qualified adults in the community will also
serve as your CAS supervisors.
d) CAS advisors will also come from outside of
Citrus County.
2.
Document:
ManageBac is a“digital scrapbook”.
a) Documentation is mandatory per IB.ORG
b) Upload evidence and documentation to ManageBac.
c) This pictures, video –audio files, articles, programs etc.
d) Documents are easily uploaded to ManageBac
e) Obtain SUPERVISOR REVIEWS (ManageBac email or hardcopy)
f) Stay Current –Avoid reconstructing everything afterwards
Upload Photo evidence; Answer CAS
questions—then request supervisor
review!
Posters serve
Well as CAS
Documentation..
Local newspaper and other media can be used as
evidence and documentation…
scanned printed programs of events are
documentation accepted by IB…
Certificates of completion are documentation…
Logs and sign in sheets are excellent documentation: upload
evidence to “Reflections Tab”; Answer CAS questions—then
request supervisor review!
Copies of EMAILS are excellent documentation: upload evidence to
“Reflections Tab”; Answer CAS questions—then request supervisor
review!
Upload news article evidence to “Reflections Tab”; Answer CAS
questions—then request supervisor review!
Photo evidence of shirts with names –good documentation! Upload to
“Reflections Tab” ; Answer CAS questions—then request supervisor
review!
Upload Participation Certificates as evidence to
“Reflections Tab”; Answer CAS questions—then
request supervisor review!
Schedules with your name are excellent CAS
evidence– upload to “Reflections Tab”; Answer CAS
questions—then request supervisor review!
Emails you send are excellent evidence documentation
Photos of club meetings are acceptable CAS evidence–
upload to “Reflections Tab”; Answer CAS questions—then
request supervisor review!
First documentation is to upload your CAS
1st Interview and Reflection to ManageBac
Uploaded documentation files on your ManageBac screen…
Reflection 1…
a) Answer CAS questions in Reflection
Tab on ManageBac
b) Reflect on your CAS activities
every few weeks and at conclusion.
c) Post or link journaling, blogs and
reflective writing to ManageBac
d) Without reflection, CAS activities
are not finished.
Reflection 2…
Reflection is not always easy, it needs to be developed.
Kinds of Reflection:
 Public or private
 Individual or shared
 Objective or subjective
Various kinds of reflection work for different people.
TOK (Theory of Knowledge) will help with CAS
reflections…
Reflective questions..
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Summarize and explain what you hoped to accomplish…
How successful were you in achieving your goals?
What were difficulties & how did you overcome them?
What did you learn about yourself and others?
What abilities,attitudes & values have you developed?
Who helped you process what you learned?
Who else helped and how?
How did this activity/project benefit others?
What might you do differently next time to improve?
Can you apply what you learned elsewhere?
CAS Questions TAB on ManageBac…
Request “Supervisor Review” through ManageBac AFTER
finishing activity and finishing CAS Questions and
Reflections. Hard Copy “CAS Completion Form” is on
“Worksheet” screen- can be printed
“Request Supervisor Review”
CAS Completion Form Hard Copy
CAS Project 1…
a) min. of one project is a CAS requirement
b)Project:teamwork,collaboration,leadership
c) minimum of two or three people…
d)uses two of Creativity, Action, & Service
e) project must be of “significant” duration
f)can be local or international in nature..
CAS Project 2…
a) is more than an activity you simply attend…
b) plan, design, and create in collaboration with peers..
c) can be a one-time event, such as a fundraiser
d) Is an ongoing – continuous activity
e) Projects run the gamut… it can be high end or low key
f)only requirement is planning and collaboration
Colors for CASA: Project of Hannah Huntington and Amanda Pitre
“Syria
records its millionth child refugee….”
• CAS is supporting Unicef through Key Club’s yearly
collection.
• Local Unicef collection directly helps children victims
of the civil war n Syria.
• UNICEF is most committed provider of humanitarian
assistance.
• Taking the lead on a collection drive could be the
CAS project for several students.
IB Project:Mary Lumapus, Zuhair Sami, Allyson Talaroc, Chandni Patel, Amy Chen
Ugandan Pearls…. Works with USF professor to help
victims of violence..
CAS Project: Instructing your
own martial arts course
CAS Project: is fundraising accomplished for community Or
charitable organizations such as the the Citrus County Animal
Shelter….