Class of 2022: Juniors
Inquirers * Knowledgeable * Thinkers * Communicators * Principled * Open-Minded * Caring * Risk-Takers * Balanced * Reflective
Creativity (45) * Activity (45) * Service (60)
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CAS Introduction & Orientation
CAS Introduction & Orientation
The Class of 2022 had their CAS introduction during their Fall 2020 Junior Seminar classes- (9/3, 9/8, 9/11, 9/14).
During Seminar students engaged in their introduction to the CAS program, we talked through through all the resources on the CAS website, the IBDP homepage for all DP students, their class page, the IB Learner Profile, the CAS Learning Outcomes and how to record their activities in ManageBac. At this time students were also assigned their CAS First Interview- which is a self-inventory and reflection on their introduction to CAS.
Step-by-step directions for CAS are below.
For more information about CAS at WIS visit our CAS pages on this website.
CAS- What is CAS?
CAS Advisor- Who is my CAS Advisor and what are their responsibilities?
CAS Project- What is my CAS Project? (We ask you to not focus on a CAS Project until 2nd semester, Junior year.
Here is another video about CAS produced for St. John's International School. We at Washington International School have a different timeline as follows:
You can earn up to 15 hours of service during the summer prior to your Junior Year.
CAS Fair = WIS Clubs Fair (held in the Fall)
Designing your individual CAS program occurs during Junior Seminar as part of your CAS First Interview in September of your Junior Year.
Your CAS Second Interview occurs at the end of your Junior year or beginning of your Senior Year.
Your CAS Third Interview is also know as you Exit Interview and occurs at the end of your CAS program, scheduled for April of your Senior year
2019-2020 Junior Seminar Schedule
2019-2020 Junior Seminar Schedule
Step by step ManageBac directions are here:
Step by step ManageBac directions are here:
To create a new CAS Activity or to add Reflections and Evidence to a completed CAS activity select DP Manager.
Choose DP Manager.
Choose CAS.
Add CAS Experience.
This is your CAS Worksheet.
In the DP for most CAS experiences we hope you plan your involvements. When writing your plan you are writing in the future tense. "I plan to....."
Sometimes there are CAS experience that are unplanned. There are many spontaneous opportunities for creativity, activity and service. For these experiences a simple explanation of the event or activity is sufficient.
Your CAS Worksheet. Your CAS Portfolio includes a CAS Worksheet for all your CAS Experiences.
Completed CAS Worksheet. This CAS Activity is pending approval.
Q: Who approves my CAS Activities?
Q: Who approves my CAS Activities?
A: Your Homeroom/CAS advisor.
A: Your Homeroom/CAS advisor.
1. Your Description and Goals are your plans for this CAS activity. This is a plan, for the future. We strongly encourage you to plan your CAS experiences. Sometimes however there are CAS experiences that simply present themselves in your lives and you engage in the moment. For example- helping rake leaves or shovel snow for your neighbors. For this type of experience simply write a description of what happened.
2. Once you plan a CAS Activity and record your Description and Goals the ManageBac program automatically sends and email to your CAS/HR Advisor and the CAS Coordinator. Your CAS Advisor is responsible for approving your CAS Activities.
3. When you have completed your CAS Activity you will return to your worksheet to add your reflections by selecting the CAS Questions tab at the top of the window. The CAS Questions are a guided reflection.
4. Here is where you can add various types of Reflections and Evidence; select the appropriate tab in the sub-menu to add media. If you participate in a community service program outside of school here is where you would upload your certificate of completion. If you are recording an elective course, an external performing or visual arts or sports engagement- here is where you upload audio or visual documentation of your participation. Here is the opportunity for you to decide whether or not through your activity you achieved the desired Learning Outcomes.
5. The Supervisor review is only used if we need to verify your participation.
Q: Who approves my reflections and evidence?
Q: Who approves my reflections and evidence?
A: The CAS Coordinator.
A: The CAS Coordinator.
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