Cas Main Article: Creativity, Action, Service Cas Is The Acronym

CAS Main article: Creativity, Action, Service CAS is the acronym for Creativity, Action, Service. This extracurricular aspect of the IB Diploma involves student engagement in social work or community service (Service), participation in sports (Action), and initiative in creative activity (Creativity). The purpose of CAS is to encourage students to go beyond academic pursuits and experience life outside school. Each Diploma candidate completes 150 hours of CAS related activities over the period of the IB course, where 50 hours each are contributed towards Creativity, Service and Action. Students may increase and decrease hours in the three categories provided no category exceeds 70 hours, no category has less than 40 hours and the student still reaches 150 hours.The hours of work completed are documented by the school using official forms (CAS/AEF Forms) which are submitted to the IBO by January of the final year of the IB course. The IB Diploma is awarded only upon successful completion of CAS. CAS

(Yaratıcılık/Etkinlik/Toplum

Hizmeti):

CAS yaşayarak öğrenmektir; burada amaç, gerçek hayatta sonuçları olan aktiviteler yoluyla öğrenme ve zaman içinde bu deneyimleri derinlemesine düşünmedir. Öğrencilerin iki yıllık IB programında en az

150

saatlik

CAS

çalışmaları

yapmaları

beklenmektedir.

Yaratıcılık (Creativity), okul müfredatı dışında sanat ve yaratıcılık içeren diğer tüm aktiviteleri, ve toplum hizmeti projelerinin tasarlanması ve gerçekleştirilmesinde kişsel yaratıcılığı kapsar. Bale, tiyatro, folklor, seramik, resim, Fotoğrafçılık, küçük çocuklara hikaye okuma / canlandırma ve MUN gibi

aktiviteleri

buna

örnek

gösterebiliriz.

Etkinlik (Action), okul müfredatı dışında, gezilere katılmayı, bireysel ve takım sporlarını, ve fiziksel aktiviteleri kapsar. Ayrıca, toplum hizmeti için eğitim almayı, hizmet ve yaratıcılık projelerini gerçekleştirken harcanan fiziksel aktiviteleri de içine alır. Okul takımlarında oynama, antrenör yardımcılığı,

izcilik,

ağaç

dikimi,

folklor,

bale,

vs.

buna

örnek

olan

aktivitelerdir.

Toplum Hizmeti (Service), topluma hizmet etmektir. Çevre ve uluslararsı projeleri kapsayabilir. ‘Toplum’ ile kastedilen, okul, yerel, ulusal veya uluslarası toplum olabilir. Hizmet aktiviteleri başkaları için ve başkaları ile beraber işler yapmak ve buna kendini adamaktır. Çevre projeleri, MUN, deprem yardımları, İlk Yardım kursları, Sivil Savunma, Yaşlılar yurdu ve Çocuk Yurdu ziyaretleri, Müzede gönüllü çalışma, başka okullarda maddi ihtiyacı olan öğrencilere ders verme, yardım amaçlı fon oluşturma aktiviteleri, UNICEF gibi kuruluşlara yardım etme pek çok hizmet aktivitesinden birkaçıdır.

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.

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Creativity is interpreted broadly to include a wide range of arts activities as well as the creativity students demonstrate in designing and implementing service projects. Action can include not only participation in individual and team sports but also taking part in expeditions and in local or international projects. Service encompasses a host of community and social service activities. Some examples include helping children with special needs, visiting hospitals and working with refugees or homeless people.

Students are expected to be involved in CAS activities for the equivalent of at least three hours each week during the two years of the programme. Each school appoints a CAS supervisor who is responsible for providing a varied choice of activities for students. Programmes are monitored by IB regional offices. A system of self-evaluation encourages students to reflect on the benefits of CAS participation to themselves and to others, and to evaluate the understanding and insights acquired.

CAS (Creativity, Action Service) Handbook What is CAS? “Man does not learn by intellect alone. That is one powerful reason why involvement in human needs and personal encounters with social problems are vital if we are going to develop concerned young citizens.” This opening statement from CAS Activities Handbook for IB Schools is the basis for the CAS (Creativity, Action, Service) component for the International Baccalaureate Diploma. IB students are encouraged to excel beyond the minimum 150 CAS hours required during the junior and senior years, making meaningful contributions through a broad range of activities. The CAS Program is based upon three premises: • • •

IB students, because of their talents, have much to offer, so it is right that they should give of themselves to their community. A properly balanced and adequate number of CAS ventures can permit an equal opportunity for creativity, action, and service within the community. Service should not be viewed as “just a requirement” to gain an IB Diploma. IB students are, in fact, pioneers and catalysts in a worldwide movement of service. Students must be progressively stretched by problems they are tackling, with the expectation of progressing to more demanding tasks. CAS provides students with the opportunity for experiential learning outside the classroom, to stretch themselves in more than academics.

Nature and Aim of the CAS Program CAS emphasizes learning through experience. Students are expected to be involved in the equivalent of at least one to two hours a week over the two-year time period. Creativity is interpreted as imaginatively as possible to cover a wide range of arts and other activities. Action does not restrict itself to expeditions, sports, or physical training, but may include carrying out creative or service projects. Service emphasizes community or social service. Activities that lead to academic credit or for which the student is paid may not be included in CAS. The aims of CAS are to complement the academic disciplines of the curriculum and to counter-balance the academics, to challenge and extend the individual student by developing a spirit of self-discovery and selfreliance, and to encourage the development of a student’s individual skills and interests. Because community service, extra-curricular involvement, and the ability to balance these activities are integral in any student’s development, schools are encouraged to include comments regarding CAS performance in references and recommendations. Performance Criteria • •

A completed CAS Activity self-evaluation form is required from the student for each activity. Upon completion of any CAS activity, students must immediately and thoroughly complete the form and secure feedback from the adult sponsor of the activity. The forms should be secured in a CAS notebook, which the CAS Coordinator will check each fall and spring. The notebook will be submitted in early April of the senior year, at which time all 150 CAS hours must be completed.

How does the Program Work? • • •

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During the spring of the sophomore year, the CAS Coordinator will visit students in the PIB 2 English classes to explain CAS in greater detail, to give some direction about appropriate activities, and to answer questions about the required verification and self evaluation. Students may begin earning CAS hours during the summer before their junior year. Students are strongly encouraged to exceed the minimum 150 CAS hour diploma requirement. However, using the 150 hour minimum as a “rule of thumb”, CAS hours should be divided into thirds or, using the 150 hour mark, a 50-50-50 division (50 in creativity, 50 in action, and 50 in service). Because we consider community service the most important part of our CAS Program, students may opt to obtain all of their CAS hours in community service. Additionally, a single activity in creativity or action may count for no more than 30 hours over the twoyear period. Irrespective of the number of hours verified during the junior year, IB seniors must be engaged in and verify at least 50 CAS hours during the senior year.

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Since each student’s CAS activities are unique, some students may not have an even 50-50-50 division. To compensate for limited hours in creativity or action, students may compensate by substituting community service hours to meet the 150-hour requirement. Countless opportunities exist for Creativity, Action, and Service. The IB office constantly receives requests for community volunteers. These opportunities are posted on the bulletin board outside the IB office. It is the student’s responsibility to check the board often for new opportunities and to follow up on those opportunities.

“CAS in a Nutshell” • • • • • • •

Students are challenged to excel beyond the minimum requirement of 150 hours for the IB Diploma. Continuous participation in CAS activities is expected. IB seniors must be engaged in at least 50 CAS hours during the senior year. All students must observe the 50-hour community service minimum. A single activity in creativity or action may count for no more than 30 hours during a student’s two-year CAS program. Students must document their hours by completing the CAS activity self-evaluation form, and to maintain those forms in a CAS notebook, which will finally be submitted in April of the senior year. Juniors are required to complete a year-end self-evaluation summary in May. Activities that lead to academic credit or for which the student is paid may not be counted as CAS hours.

Wichita High School East Creativity and Action Possibilities Listed below are several suggestions for creativity and action activities. Check with the CAS Coordinator for more suggestions, if one of your activities is not on the list. Creativity • • • • • • • • • • • •

Art exhibitions and presentations Choral groups (church, community) Debate/Forensics (local and state competitions) Drama productions Instrumental groups (church, community) Journalism (competitions, workshops) Creative writing (contests, workshops, writing groups) Literary events (author lectures, literary societies) Music (state competitions, City Band, City Orchestra) Private art, photography classes Private dance instruction Private music instruction

Action • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Athletics Athletic Managers Chamber of Commerce committees Wichita’s Promise Youth Council Committees Salvation Army Youth Council Committees National Conference for Community and Justice Anytown Camp Scout activities (Girl Scout, Boy Scout) Church ministry activities Church Youth groups Competitive scholastic clubs/organizations National Honor Society National French Honor Society National Spanish Honor Society Red Cross training/ CPR training Science Olympiad Scholars’ Bowl School clubs (Latin, Spanish, French, German club, SADD, Interact, other) Spirit Cabinet

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Student Government

Community Service Opportunities (Note: This list is by no means comprehensive. Consult your United Way handbook for additional opportunities, or call the United Way Volunteer Center at 267-0202, and check the CAS bulletin board regularly.) Children and Youth Care • • • • • • • • • •

Angel Tree (Salvation Army) Students supervise sign-up and drop-off for the needy during the Christmas season. Contact Liz McClure at 686-8528. ARC of Sedgwick County (Association of Retarded Citizens) Students participate in activity days, athletic events, and holiday programs, as well as summer camps. Call 943-1191. Big Brothers/Big Sisters Serve as a big brother or sister, participate in Bowl for Kids’ Sake, or other events. Call 263-3300 Communities in Schools Students serve as mentors and tutors at various elementary schools. Call 973-5110. Heartspring (School for children with multiple handicaps) Call 262-8271. Kansas Children’s Service League Call 942-4261. Kansas Special Olympics Athletic competition for handicapped. Call 1-800-444-9803. Make-A-Wish Foundation Needs volunteers on a regular basis. Call 264-9474. Wichita Children’s Home Emergency shelter for children in crisis. Call 684-6581. YMCA Coach youth sports, perform office work. Call 685-2251 or 942-2271.

Culture/Arts • • • • • • • • • •

Botanica Gardens Garden care, gift shop, tour guides. Call 264-0448. Cowtown On-going activities, October festival, December holiday events. Call 264-0671. Exploration Place Assist with science exhibits. Call 263-3373. KPTS Educational/public television. Volunteers needed for clerical work, receptionist, telethons. Call 8383090. Orpheum Theatre Volunteers needed to help with fund-raisers, clean-up, office work. Call 263-0884. Sedgwick County Zoo Animal care, special events, group projects, etc. Call 973-2213. Wichita Art Museum Special events, typing, gift shop. Call 268-4921. Wichita Center for the Arts Call 634-2787. Sedgwick County Historical Museum Volunteer in gift shop, tour guide. Call 265-9314. Wichita Public Library Volunteer at central location or branches with reference rooms, internet and computer, Children’s Room, reshelve books, help as needed. Call 262-0611.

Environment •

Ecology/ Environmental Education Call City Naturalist at 722-7929.

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Trees for Life Plant fruit and trees in third word countries to provide food and income for impoverished people. Students are needed to do office and computer work. Call 945-6929. Wichita Parks Department Volunteers are needed to clean up parks and paint playground equipment. Call City Parks Administration at 268-4638.

Literacy in Education • • • •

Communities in Schools Volunteers needed for family literacy projects, tutoring or mentoring children. Call 973-5110. Coleman Middle School Volunteers needed for tutoring. Call 973-6600. Elementary and Middle Schools Many schools welcome volunteers. Call the school of your choice and ask about tutoring and mentoring. IB Tutors Students may sign up to tutor East High students with the CAS Coordinator.

Medical Care • • • •

Wesley Medical Center Summer and year-round teen volunteer programs. Call 688-3117. Veterans Administration Hospital Teen volunteer services. Call 685-2221. Via Christi, St. Francis Summer and year round teen volunteer program Call 268-5172. Via Christi, St. Joseph Teen volunteer services. Call 689-6075

Poverty/Social Justice • • • • • •

American Red Cross Students help with blood mobiles and in blood center doing registration work. Call 268-0812. St. Anthony Family Shelter Shelter for homeless families. Help with babysitting, do clerical work, yard work, sort donations etc. Call 264-7233. Inter-faith Ministries Needs volunteers to help with seasonal efforts for needy families and for on-going projects. Call 2649303. Mennonite Housing Construction and repair of homes for low income people. Call 942-4848. United Methodist Urban Ministries Compile, distribute food boxes. Call 267-4201. Venture House Provides lunches, medical assistance, literacy program. Call 269-4160.

Senior Citizen Care • • • • •

Cherry Creek Nursing Home Visit with the residents, help with crafts or recreation. Call 684-1313. Lifeline Work with a personal response system for elderly who subscribe to the program. Install and check equipment and help with service calls. Call 265- 1700. Lincoln East Nursing Center Singing and music activities, arts and crafts for residents. Call 683-7588. Manor Health Services Games, arts and crafts, etc. Call 684-8018. Senior Services Help the elderly shovel snow off their walks, and provide other services. Call 267-0302