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Do now
Do now
“In school, you learn everything you need to know in life.”
What do you think?
What do you think you learn outside of school?
Discuss in small groups before reporting back to the whole group.
Purpose
Purpose
This session is intended for students to:
consider what CAS means to them
listen to the ideas of their peers
dispel misunderstandings about CAS
recognize CAS as an enjoyable opportunity to develop personal passions beyond the classroom.
Creativity
Creativity
Exploring and extending ideas, leading to an original or interpretive product or performance.
Exploring and extending ideas, leading to an original or interpretive product or performance.
Music, theatre, film, design technology, visual arts, dance, fashion and other experiences that involve creative thinking fall under creativity (for example, joining a choir or engaging with fashion design).
Music, theatre, film, design technology, visual arts, dance, fashion and other experiences that involve creative thinking fall under creativity (for example, joining a choir or engaging with fashion design).
Activity
Activity
Physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle.
Physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle.
Taking on a new sport or extending your ability (for example, with football, yoga, dance, aerobics classes, biking or hiking) counts as activity.
Taking on a new sport or extending your ability (for example, with football, yoga, dance, aerobics classes, biking or hiking) counts as activity.
Service
Service
Collaborative and reciprocal community engagement in response to an authentic need.
Collaborative and reciprocal community engagement in response to an authentic need.
By investigating and identifying a community need, then determining a plan of action that respects the rights, dignity and autonomy of all involved (for example, reading to the aged or advocating for a cause), you are performing service.
By investigating and identifying a community need, then determining a plan of action that respects the rights, dignity and autonomy of all involved (for example, reading to the aged or advocating for a cause), you are performing service.
CAS experiences may cover more than one strand!
CAS experiences may cover more than one strand!
for example…
for example…
planning sports events for disadvantaged children may involve both service and activity.
planning sports events for disadvantaged children may involve both service and activity.
choreographing a performance that promotes the work of a non-profit organization involves creativity, activity and service.
choreographing a performance that promotes the work of a non-profit organization involves creativity, activity and service.
Requirements
Requirements
There is no hour requirement for CAS but you must show a significant commitment to CAS over the course of 18 months.
There is no hour requirement for CAS but you must show a significant commitment to CAS over the course of 18 months.
We recommend that you complete approximately 150 hours of CAS work
We recommend that you complete approximately 150 hours of CAS work
You must show evidence, in the form of reflection, of the seven CAS learning outcomes (will be discussed in our next meeting)
You must show evidence, in the form of reflection, of the seven CAS learning outcomes (will be discussed in our next meeting)
Task
Task
There are 3 groups, one for each CAS strand. Your page has been divided into 4 squares and labeled as follows.
There are 3 groups, one for each CAS strand. Your page has been divided into 4 squares and labeled as follows.
“Means” . Clarify what the CAS strand means to you.
“Means” . Clarify what the CAS strand means to you.
“Learning” . What possible learning could occur in your CAS strand.
“Learning” . What possible learning could occur in your CAS strand.
“Fun” . Record ways in which you could enjoy this CAS strand.
“Fun” . Record ways in which you could enjoy this CAS strand.
“Questions” . Record what they may want to know about this CAS strand.
“Questions” . Record what they may want to know about this CAS strand.
Nasim, Alpha, Joseph, Mohamed S, Jorge, Mohamed M
Ariana, Alyamamma, Naima, Aalima, Rouba
Georden, Mohamed K, Abu, Saleh, Julius
Gallery View
Gallery View
View the slides from all the other groups. Choose a different color to
View the slides from all the other groups. Choose a different color to
+ Add additional ideas to the poster
+ Add additional ideas to the poster
* Agree with a statement that someone else wrote
* Agree with a statement that someone else wrote
? Ask questions
? Ask questions
Reflection
Reflection
"CAS is Enjoyable and Engaging"
"CAS is Enjoyable and Engaging"
If this is true, how would you approach CAS?
If this is true, how would you approach CAS?
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