What is CAS

CAS (Creativity Activity Service) encourages students to develop their personal and interpersonal growth by learning through experience and provides opportunities to collaborate with others and to build a sense of social responsibility. CAS is an essential counterbalance to the academic rigor of high school, as it motivates students to show initiative and perseverance and to develop communication, problem-solving and decision-making skills.

1. Creativity - exploring and extending ideas leading to an original or interpretive product or performance

2. Activity - physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle

   • • Cardio Endurance - the ability to perform an activity with an elevated heart rate for a certain amount of time

     • Muscular Strength - the ability to exert force during a physical activity

     • Muscular Endurance - the ability for muscles to continue an activity without fatigue

     • Flexibility and Mobility - the ability for muscles to lengthen and  the range of motion around joints

3. Service - collaborative engagement with the community in response to an authentic need