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A CAS project is a collaborative, well-considered, series of sequential CAS experiences over a prolonged period, engaging students in one or more of the CAS strands of creativity, activity and service.
A CAS project is a collaborative, well-considered, series of sequential CAS experiences over a prolonged period, 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 programme.
CAS students must be involved in at least one CAS project during their CAS programme.
A CAS project involves collaboration between a group of students or with members of the wider community and 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 and challenges students to show initiative, demonstrate perseverance, and develop skills such as those of cooperation, problem-solving and decision-making.
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.
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.
All CAS projects should use the CAS stages as a framework for implementation to ensure that all requirements are met.
Example CAS Projects
Example CAS Projects
Creativity
Creativity
A student group plans, designs and creates a mural raising awareness of environmental issues.
Service
Service
Students set up and conduct tutoring for people in need.
Activity
Activity
Students organize and participate in a sports team including training sessions and matches against other teams.
Service & Activity
Service & Activity
Students plan and participate in the planting and maintenance of a garden with members of the local community.
Creativity, Activity & Service
Creativity, Activity & Service
Students rehearse and perform a dance production for a community retirement home.
A CAS project is a collaborative, well-considered series of sequential CAS experiences, engaging students in one or more of the CAS strands (Creativity, Activity, Service).
The main issue about a CAS Project is to ensure a student participates in sustained collaboration over a period of time (i.e. CAS is not about collating a host of individual experiences). As the CAS Guide (page 24) says: "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 has to:
have a clear purpose
be a collaborative experience
include all CAS stages
take place over at least a month
include elements of international mindedness and global engagement
Note on service projects: they must focus on the authentic needs of the community they are trying to help; if the service project is going to happen outside the local context the student(s) must take into account the possibility for continuation (e.g. by the next cohort of CAS students).
From InThinking CAS
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