Interview #1
Gauge the student’s understanding of CAS
Which aspect of the programme excites you the most? Which aspect seems most challenging?
What do you most hope to achieve from CAS? Goals
No questions. Creativity will be the most challenging to stay consistent with to show growth. Show growth in all areas. Most excited about action, to be able to do something that is totally unrelated to school to make it part of her schedule. Wants to begin habits outside of good studying habits to be a more well rounded person, broaden personal experience. Would like to develop the activity more, so far she has focused on school, grow with activity.
Find out the interests of the student
What are your main interests? How can you incorporate these interests into your CAS programme?
What do you enjoy doing after school? Could this be part of any CAS experience?
What are your personal goals? How could they be achieved through CAS?
Playing piano for seven years, personal lessons. Really interested in psychology. Enjoys the outdoors. Enjoys traveling, Mexico and favorite is Germany and Austria. Cooking during the summer, enjoys working with fruits and vegetables. VBS volunteering, helping out with child care at church.
Discuss the student’s plans for CAS experiences
What would you enjoy doing for creativity? Activity? Service?
Have you made any plans for creativity? Activity? Service? For each, what are you hoping to learn or do you have skills you want to develop?
Creativity-Music-Piano and music. Cooking? DPHS Art Club, Spanish Conversation Club.
Action-Hiking, biking, surf camp. YMCA?
Service-Psychology-Research at UCSB? DPHS Art Club.
Project-Organizing a music performance or recital to raise funds for a local organization or play for local retirement home.
Review the learning outcomes of CAS, ensuring his or her understanding and seeing how the student might achieve these outcomes
No questions.
Ensure the student is aware of ways to gather evidence of CAS.
Have you thought of how you will keep evidence (and the types of evidence) that you are engaging with CAS and are meeting the CAS outcomes?
How often do you plan to use your CAS portfolio?