The Heart of the IB

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CAS & our Mission Statement

Students should extend themselves in each & aim for a balance between: CAS CREATIVITYACTIONSERVICE

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Creative World Scholar's Cup MUN Knitting /Art/ Photography Club Cooking classes Concert band /Jazz band HS play /WAB Idol F1 in schools Creative + Service Inkblot Unit E student Magazine E-design TEDX Youth Winning Streak FNL E-Health Yearbook committee

ACTION WABX SPORTS PE Department WAB WAZ WAB Wild DANCE Charity or social events (WAB RUN DAY) Own individual/ team sports

Service - Examples at WAB IN – School GEEK FORCE CHINESE/KOREAN INFOBYTE TRANSLATIONS STUDENT COUNCIL PRO-FARMER MICROFINANCE GIN IN & Out of School AMY PU ORPHANAGE MIGRANT SCHOOLS CHILDRENS HOPE GROUP BEST BUDDIES ROOTS & SHOOTS FETCH NEW HOPE FOSTER HOME JIASHAN PROJECT ACTS FOR ALZHEIMERS

Its already part of a DP subject Money is received There is no supervisor input Its a family duty Actively promotes a religion Focus is on hour counting Its a simple, repetitive task Only involves fundraising

"give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime"

DOING is key but DOING is only one part of CAS! PLAN Identify goals Decide how using previous experience & knowledge ACT Real tasks Concrete experience OBSERVE Thinking about feelings and interactions REFLECT Identify achievements & outstanding issues, strengths & weaknesses Evaluate action synthesize new understandings

Increased awareness of own strengths & areas of growth Undertaken new challenges Planned & initiated activities Worked collaboratively with others Shown perseverance & commitment Engaged with issues of global importance Considered the ethical implications of actions taken Developed new skills

All CAS students must: submit a proposal for each activity or project have a supervisor for each activity/project record reflections every time something significant happens send a Supervisor Review at the end individually monitored and mentored 2 formal interviews a year & a CAS report/certificate

Records on Managebac Proposal sheet

Reflection Section

Supervisor Review

Overall Summary

Message board

The 8 learning outcomes Creates a well-balanced student Allows them to go out of their comfort-zone & grow Can help greatly with other parts of the Diploma Become better Global Citizens Improved organisation, communication & leadership skills They stand-out for colleges/universities/future employers

CAS Report More and more, a good performance in CAS is becoming a vital part of university admissions… In the US and UK, it can actually enhance or damage the students chances because it makes the difference between merely an excellent student & an excellent student with evidence of a well-rounded personality, international-mindedness and concern for others…

CAS Report Many schools ask coordinators to provide a full CAS report for each student at the time of predicted grades submission or university (UCAS in particular!) All or some of it then becomes part of the application process…

CAS at the dinner table Show interest in what they are doing Encourage and praise - dont lecture! Have a look at their CAS Handbook Walk the talk