Level 1: CAS EXPERIENCES

Short, high-quality practical experiences.

Typical duration:

3–6 hours

Plan an experience from the subjects below; you design & we execute at Active Discvoery Campus

• STEM & Innovation

• Farming & Soil

• Hydroponics

• Sustainable Living

• Product Making

• Entrepreneurship

• Biodiversity

• Bicycle Maintenance

• Renewable Energy

• Food & Nutrition

Level 2: Community Connect: Examples Here

5+ villages around ADC as the foundation are our Community Lab. 

These should generally involve a real community partner, nearby Active Discovery Campus

1. STEM Buddies

IBDP Learners × Government School

IB learners conduct hands-on STEM activities with government-school learners using ADC's STEM resources.

Connect: Government school
Focus: STEM + education + service

2. Young Farmers Connect

IBDP Learners × Local Farmers

Learners spend time with farmers understanding local farming practices, challenges, crops, water use and traditional knowledge.

The emphasis is on learning from farmers, not just teaching them.

Connect: Farmers
Focus: Farming + knowledge exchange

3. SHG Enterprise Connect

IBDP Learners × Self-Help Groups

Learners meet local SHGs, understand their products and challenges, and explore areas such as:

• packaging

• branding

• costing

• marketing

• customer preferences

Connect: SHGs
Focus: Enterprise + community

4. Farm-to-Product Connect

IBDP Learners × Farmers / Local Producers

Learners explore how agricultural produce can become value-added products.

For example:

Farm produce → Processing → Product → Packaging → Market

Connect: Farmers/producers
Focus: Agriculture + entrepreneurship

5. Village Nutrition Connect

IBDP Learners × Community

Learners explore local food habits, kitchen gardens, seasonal produce and nutrition, and co-create simple awareness or food-growing initiatives with the community.

Connect: Families/community
Focus: Food + nutrition + sustainability

6. Community Garden Connect

IBDP Learners × Government School / Community

Learners work with a local school or community to establish or improve a small productive garden.

Connect: School/community
Focus: Farming + nutrition + environment

7. Village Sustainability Connect

Learners investigate one local sustainability issue with community members:

• waste

• water

• plastic

• energy

• soil

• trees

They then work together on a small practical intervention.

Connect: Village community
Focus: Sustainability

8. Local Skills Exchange

IB learners learn a traditional/local skill from community members and, in return, share a relevant skill or knowledge area.

For example:

Traditional knowledge ↔ STEM/design/marketing

This could become a very distinctive ADC programme.

Connect: Local artisans/community
Focus: Culture + knowledge exchange

9. Community Bicycle Connect

Learners work with a school/community to promote bicycle awareness, basic maintenance, safe riding and bicycle care.

ADC provides the technical component.

Connect: Government school/community
Focus: Activity + practical skills + service

10. Community Product Market

Learners work with local producers/SHGs to understand products and participate in a small community-based market experience.

They can contribute to:

• presentation

• product display

• branding

• customer interaction

• market research

Connect: Local producers/SHGs
Focus: Enterprise + community

Level 3: CAS Long-Term Projects

These should be student-led investigations or projects lasting several weeks or months, with planning, implementation, review, reflection and an identifiable outcome.

Our Project 2021 DRS okra project is exactly the kind of project that we did at Active Discovery Campus. 

1. Okra: From Soil to Harvest

A learner investigates different cultivation approaches over several weeks.

Possible variables:

• Jeevamrutham

• animal manure

• chemical inputs

• control/no additional input

The learner follows the crop from soil preparation → planting → maintenance → observation → harvesting → yield comparison.

Duration: 6–10 weeks

This should become one of your signature ADC CAS projects because you have already demonstrated it in practice.

2. Farm Innovation Project

Question: Can we improve one aspect of local farming?

Learners select an issue such as:

• water use

• soil health

• composting

• natural pest management

• crop productivity

• nursery management

They investigate, experiment and develop a practical solution.

Duration: 6–12 weeks

3. Government School STEM Lab Project

Learners work with a nearby government school over several weeks.

They:

1. Understand the school's needs.

2. Identify suitable STEM topics.

3. Design activities.

4. Prepare resources.

5. Conduct sessions.

6. Collect feedback.

7. Improve the programme.

8. Leave behind a usable STEM resource/activity bank.

Duration: 6–12 weeks

This could become one of your flagship Community CAS Projects.

4. SHG Product Development Project

Learners partner with a local SHG and investigate:

How can we improve the market potential of an existing community-made product?

They could work on:

• product design

• packaging

• costing

• branding

• customer research

• market testing

• presentation

The SHG remains the owner of its enterprise.

Duration: 6–12 weeks

5. Farm-to-Market Enterprise Project

Learners identify a locally available agricultural product and explore the complete value chain:

Farm → Processing → Product → Cost → Brand → Market

They develop and test a small product concept with appropriate community participation.

This connects beautifully with Business Management + Economics + CAS without turning CAS into an academic assignment.

Duration: 8–12 weeks

6. Village Water Challenge

Learners investigate a real water-related issue in a partner community.

They could:

• understand current practices

• map water usage

• identify wastage

• investigate simple interventions

• develop a demonstration

• implement a small solution

• measure the outcome

Duration: 8–16 weeks

7. Community Biodiversity Project

Learners work with a village/community to document and understand local biodiversity.

Potential outcomes:

• local biodiversity map

• tree/plant identification

• pollinator garden

• native plant project

• biodiversity trail

• awareness materials

The important part is that learners investigate and create, rather than simply plant trees for one day.

Duration: 6–12 weeks

8. Community Hydroponics Project

Learners investigate whether a simple hydroponic system could be useful in a school/community context.

They could:

• research methods

• design the system

• build it

• test growing conditions

• record growth

• study water use

• compare with conventional cultivation

• develop maintenance guidelines

Duration: 6–10 weeks

9. Sustainable Village Product Project

Learners identify a locally available material or waste stream and investigate whether it can become a useful product.

For example:

Agricultural waste → useful product

or

Discarded material → functional product

The project goes beyond making the item:

Problem → Research → Design → Prototype → Test → Improve → Implement

Duration: 6–12 weeks

10. Community Entrepreneurship Project

This could be your biggest project.

A student/team works with a local entrepreneur or SHG to understand a real business challenge.

For example:

“How can this enterprise reach a new customer segment?”

Students investigate:

• customers

• competition

• pricing

• costs

• product

• marketing

• distribution

Then co-create and test a solution.

Duration: 8–16 weeks