The aim of the “Activity” strand is to promote lifelong healthy habits related to physical well-being. Pursuits may include:
Ongoing activity: .
Students may continue in this as part of their individual sports, aerobic exercise, fitness training, or any form of physical exertion that purposefully contributes to a healthy lifestyle, however, they should set personal goals in keeping with the principles of CAS/L. Students can also be encouraged to further extend and develop their participation if appropriate.
School-based activity
a school sports club, competitive team or timetabled sports sessions.
Students may elect to initiate a school-based activity such as basketball or tennis and engage other CAS/L students or any student within the school.
Community-based activity:
Within the local community advances student awareness and understanding of interpersonal relationships, particularly if the activity experience involves members of the local community. However, single events of activity can lack depth and meaning. When possible, activity experiences best occur with a regularity that builds and sustains relationships while allowing the growth of physical well-being of the students.
For example, rather than a single activity experience at a community-based fun run, students could be encouraged to join a community-based running club, a dance class, an aerobics class or an out-of-school sports group.
Individual activity: Students may decide that they wish to engage in solitary activity experiences such as, for example: attend a gym, bicycling, roller-skating, dance, outdoor recreation, swimming, or strength conditioning.
Such activity experiences are of most benefit when they take place over an extended duration of time. Students can be encouraged to set personal goals and work towards these in a sustained and correctly applied manner..
All CAS/L students must satisfy the basic requirement of physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle as is appropriate for each student.
Students are encouraged to participate at an appropriate level and on a regular basis to provide a genuine challenge and benefit. The school will support those students whose circumstances or culture may impact participation in physically active experiences. Similarly, students with special needs will also be given opportunities to take part in this strand.
Students who regularly participate in suitable activity experiences are encouraged to develop and extend their participation. Students could:
expand personal goals,
explore different training models to enhance their existing sport or become involved in a new sport.
For dedicated student athletes, maintenance of a planned rigorous training program is appropriate.
As with all CAS/L experiences, students reflect purposefully on their engagement with activity and may be guided to look for moments of personal significance or inspiration as a call for reflection. Risk assessment of any experiences, especially the solitary ones, should be conducted with the CAS/L Coordinator and/or CAS/L Advisors.