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CREATIVITY
ACTIVITY
SERVICE
CAS
AIS Vienna
Limbs Club
Math Corner
Math Team
National Honor Society
Nepal Trekking
Olive Harvest in Crete
People of the World
Publications
Raising and Giving
Refugee Center, Rossauer Laende
Rainbow Club
Robotics Club
Romanian Children's OrphanageSpeech and Debate
Sports
Student Council
Technology Assistant
Theatrical Productions
Venturing Club
World Aids Day
CAS Experiences and
Projects at AIS
Fulfilling CAS Diploma
Requirements:
Students must demonstrate 18 months of dedication to CAS (September IB DP year I to March IB DP year II.)Students must :
• Complete at least 1 CAS Project .• Meet 7 Learning Outcomes.• Participate in 3 documented interviews.• Write meaningful reflections and maintain a regularly updated journal.• Compile a CAS portfolio documenting their CAS experiences and projects.
CAS Is NOT:
• a points-scoring or hour counting,• a passive role,• any class, activity or project that is already part of the Diploma Program,• an activity for personal reward, financial or benefit-in-kind, • mundane, simple, tedious and repetitive work, • attending a passive pursuit, e.g. visiting a museum, theatre, exhibition, or a concert,• part of family or religious duty,• work experience that only benefits the student, • fundraising with no clearly defined end in sight, • an activity where there is no responsible adult on site to evaluate the performance of the student,• activities that cause division amongst different groups in the community,• working in an old people’s or children’s home when you: have no idea of how the home operates, or just making sandwiches, or have no contact at all with the old people or children, actually do no service for other people. CAS Coordinator: E. Pontikakis [email protected]
“A meaningful CAS programme is a journey of discovery of self and others.”
CAS Guide, IBO, Geneva 2015
AIS AmbassadorsAmnesty Youth International
Caritas Franz Borgia Haus for the elderlyCAS Fair
Chess Club
Choir
Conquer Cancer Club
Cooking Club
Creative Writing Club
Diplomacy Club
Environmental Club
Elementary School BuddyFilm Making Club
Greek Cooking
Habitat for Humanity
Modern United Nations ClubKarwan House
Knitting Knights
Knight Student Network
Knowledge Bowl
“C” is for CreativityBy exploring and extending ideas leading to an original or interpretive product or performance.
“A” is for ActivityBy engaging in physical exertioncontributing to a healthy lifestyle.
“S” is for ServiceBy a collaborative and reciprocal engagement with the community in response to an authentic need.
What Does CAS Stand
For?
CAS Experiences and the
CAS Project
A CAS Experience involves one or more of the 3 CAS strands (Creativity, Activity, Service).
A CAS Experience can be a single event or may be an extended series of events.
A CAS Project must encompass at least one to two-month duration that challenges students to show initiative, demonstrate perseverance, and develop skills such as collaboration, problem solving, and decision making.
A CAS Project can address any single strand of CAS, or combine 2 or all 3 strands.
The 7 Learning
Outcomes
1. Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth.
2. Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process.
3. Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience.
4. Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences.
5. Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively.
6. Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance.
7. Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions.
CAS Guide, IBO, Geneva 2015