CAS Is About YOU Create a word document and answer the following questions: What angers you most about the world? How could you change things? Is there a way you could use your skills to contribute to your local community? Explain your answer. How can you use the CAS programme to develop skills and interests that will benefit your future?

Managebac: CAS Portfolio Add at all CAS experiences (so far) to your CAS portfolio. You must complete the first page of the ‘CAS Activity’ section for each CAS experience.

The CAS Project

What is a CAS Project? Longer term project One month duration or longer Must be collaborative Creativity, Action or Service (or a combination) Must apply the CAS Stages Evidence must be documented on Managebac, but may be presented in a variety of formats

The CAS Stages A framework to assist students in planning and carrying out their CAS projects The five stages are Investigation, Preparation, Action, Reflection and Demonstration

Investigation Investigation starts with YOU! If it is a Service Project – more in-depth investigation is required: Research the issue you are addressing How does this issue affect the community? What has previously been done to address this issue? What are others currently doing?

Preparation Thinking about what you are going to do and how you are going to do it Create an action plan Identify skills required to run the project and organise training/support if necessary

Action The Easy Bit! Simply involves following the plans you have prepared to action the project Evidence this action on Managebac (Annotated photos, videos, written anecdotes etc.)

Reflection Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you. Aldous Huxley

Reflection Should happen consistently throughout the project, not just after it has been actioned Analyse what you did well and what you could have done differently Demonstrate and communicate the achievement of the 7 CAS Learning Outcomes

Demonstration The sharing of your project with an audience (not through Managebac) Flexible approach to sharing – can be communicated in a variety of ways: Public display or booklet, school newsletter, school website, The High, presentation to your class or other students

Next Steps What have you already done that you can document as a project? Creating a new project?

Deadline Dates Investigation section completed and preparation stage started by the end of this lesson. Supervisor reports from completed projects in Year 12 must be added to Managebac by Monday 31 October. Demonstration/sharing sessions from 08 November.