Introduction to CAS
Creativity Action Service
What is CAS
CAS is an obligatory component of the IB diploma and essential
for all students graduate from ISB
• CAS enables students to develop themselves through
experiential learning.
• The aims of CAS are clearly identified in this short
video clip.
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Creativity Action Service
• Creativity: Arts and other experiences that
involve creative thinking
• Action: Physical exertion on the body
contributing to a healthy lifestyle
• Service: Service Learning - We define service
learning as a research-based learning method
through which skills are applied through
planned action that addresses an authentic
community need.
Activities
• ISB and the CAS coordinators provide
numerous opportunities for CAS. These can
be found on the CAS site, and students
receive regular email updates.
• Students can also participate in CAS activities
outside the school, for these they MUST have
prior approval from the CAS coordinator.
How do we know if the activities are
CAS valid?
• Must be real purposeful activities, which have
significant outcomes
• Must involve personal challenge
• Must reach at least one of the learning outcomes
• Must allow for thoughtful reflection
Learning outcomes
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Undertaken new challenges
Planned and initiated activities
Worked collaboratively with others
Shown perseverance and commitment to
activities
Engaged with issues of global importance
Considered the ethical implications of one’s
actions
Developed new skills
Increased awareness of strengths and
areas for growth
Recording activities
CAS-site http://isb.managecas.com/
can be accessed via BB
A central location where students plan, log
and reflect on their CAS activities
It contains an up-to-date list of all activities
All the relevant documents that are needed
Reflections
How do we know students have reached their
goals?
•Students need to demonstrate their learning from CAS
activities via thoughtful reflections on the CAS site.
Reflections must justify how they met the learning
outcomes.
•Reflections:
• Written journals
• Blog format
• Photo/video journals
Questions that guide
reflections
• What they did?
• How they felt about it?
• What did they learn from the experience
• What did you learn from the people they were
working with and the people they were trying to
help?
• How will this experience help them plan their future
activities?
What does this look
like at ISB?
Over the 3 years in the high school students must
complete +/- 110 Hours
+/- 30 HOURS CREATIVITY
+/- 30 HOURS ACTION
+/- 50 HOURS SERVICE
Students in 10th grade
Students can earn 10 HOURS in each of the
categories so…
10 hours in CREATIVITY
10 hours in ACTION
10 hours in SERVICE
Students in 11th grade
 By the end of 11th grade students should
have completed at least 20 hours in
creativity and action and 30 hours in
service.
 Should have completed their superproject.
The super project
• Involve teamwork
• Integrate two or more of creativity, action and
service
• Be of significant duration (2-3 months in planning
and execution).
• Must have a clear goal
• Should ideally involve students applying their
knowledge to address a global issue
• Provide real benefits to people in need
Advisory Projects
(new this year)
Each advisory group is participating in a year long service
learning project.
Students chose their projects based on their interests and an
identified need.
Students researched their chosen area (and documented
this research)
Students then plan and execute a series of activities that will
provide benefits for a community in their chosen area.
And 12th grade...
Students need to be involved in CAS until they
graduate, by March of their 12th grade year they should
have completed
+/- 30 HOURS CREATIVITY
+/- 30 HOURS ACTION
+/- 50 HOURS SERVICE
You might think: That’s a huge amount!
But for example if students do only one season of
sports, it gives them at least 100 hours in action!
Ultimately
Student must TAKE OWNERSHIP OVER their
OWN CAS ACTIVITIES and this involves
LONG-TERM, SUBSTANTIAL PROJECTS
THAT FULFILL LEARNING
OUTCOMES.
Help
11th and 12th graders are familiar with the program
and can help, as can the advisors.
CAS coordinator is always available to help and to
answer questions.
Michelle Brown: brownm@isbe.be
(CAS office 1-23)
Questions?