CAS Week How Can We Change The World?

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IB Mission Statement

Action Service CAS

DIPLOMA PROGRAMME CURRICULUM— CORE REQUIREMENTS CREATIVITY, ACTION, SERVICE (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 refreshing counterbalance to academic studies.

1234 Core requirement 8 Learning Outcomes CAS Coordinator Supervisor 5678 Advisor Sustainable Projects Planning & Reflection 18 Months

Action… Service… CAS… Why?

WE CARE… because,

Why do we care? A Research based study Researcher Diane Hedin indicates that the biggest problem students must overcome in school is a lack of motivation (Hedin 1989). She asserts that boredom is probably a function of what seems to many students an unfathomable gap between the curriculum and their everyday lives... Community service [learning] provides the critical missing link for many students, an opportunity to apply academic learning to real human needs and to make the knowledge gained usable in one's thinking beyond the situation in which the learning occurred." (Hedin 1989) Service learning, therefore, provides students with the motivation necessary to put forth effort in academics, it gives them more opportunities to integrate and elaborate on their knowledge, and it increases the likelihood of transferring theoretical knowledge to actual practice.

IN THIS WORLD WHERE THERE IS…

Poverty Education Trafficking Injustice War Poverty WaterShortage Violence Loneliness Heartbreaks Stress Depression Politics TerroristPollution Financial Crisis Safety Global Warming Disease Child labour child marriage Argument

What we want is...

Gratitude Kindness Motivation Hope Love Forgiveness Inspiration Loyalty Honesty Happiness Cheerful Enthusiasm Peace Respect Patience Creative Modest Confidence Friendship Passionate Compassionate Innocence

1. Say "Good morning" to a person standing next to you in the elevator. 2. Pay the toll for the driver behind you. 3. Take a minute to direct someone who is lost, even though you're rushing. 4. Write a letter to a child who could use some extra attention. Kids love getting mail. 5. Offer to pick up groceries for an elderly neighbor, especially in extreme weather. 6. Help a homeless person. 7. Say "I love you" to someone you love. 9. Help a mother carry her baby, or hold a door open for her. 10. Each time you get a new item of clothing, give away something old. 11. Take someone's shift as the car-pool parent. 12. Bring someone coffee. 13. Out of the blue, send flowers to a friend. 14. Say "please" and "thank you"—and really mean it. 15. When you're on a crowded train or bus, offer your seat to an elderly, disabled or pregnant person. 16. Smile at strangers 17. Feed the poor. 18. Spend time at an old age home 19. Feed street animals 20. Help someone stand up on their feet or speak up 21. Teach your maid English Few Ideas….

Plan for CAS Week… Parental Note Short Presentations in the class (by the homeroom) Final Exhibition Teachers, Parents, Students

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