The CAS Project

A CAS project is a collaborative, well-considered series of sequential CAS experiences, engaging students in one or more of the CAS strands of creativity, activity, and service. CAS students must be involved in at least one CAS project during their CAS program. A minimum of one month must be spent on a CAS project, from planning to completion. 

The primary purpose of the CAS project is to ensure participation in sustained collaboration. Through this level of engagement students may discover the benefits of teamwork and of achievements realized through an exchange of ideas and abilities. A CAS project challenges students to show initiative, demonstrate perseverance, and develop skills such as those of cooperation, problem-solving and decision-making.

A CAS project involves collaboration between a group of students or with members of the wider community. Students work as part of a team, with all members being contributors. A CAS Project offers students the opportunity to be responsible for, or to initiate, a part of or the entire CAS project. Working collaboratively also provides opportunities for individual students to enhance and integrate their personal interests, skills and talents into the planning and implementation of CAS projects.

All CAS projects should use the CAS stages as a framework for implementation to ensure that all requirements are met.

A CAS project can address any single strand of CAS, or combine two or all three strands. The following examples are provided to help generate further ideas without limiting the scope and direction of a CAS project.

• Creativity: A student group plans, designs and creates a mural.

• Activity: Students organize and participate in a sports team including training sessions and matches against other teams.

• Service: Students set up and conduct tutoring for people in need.

• Creativity and Activity: Students choreograph a routine for their marching band.

• Service and Activity: Students plan and participate in the planting and maintenance of a garden with members of the local community.

• Service and Creativity: Students identify that children at a local school need backpacks and subsequently design and make the backpacks out of recycled materials.

• Creativity, Activity, and Service: Students rehearse and perform a dance production for a community retirement home. 

For more information on service as a CAS Project, read this document.