CAS Introduction
SMA Islam Al Azhar 3 IBDP
Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan
What is CAS?
● Opportunity to have the things you do outside of academics
recognized
● Opportunity to try some new activities
● Chance to build a reciprocal relationship with others through
service
● Chance to show your creative side.
Students choose a variety of CAS Experiences throughout your
Diploma Programme beyond your study that meet your CAS
requirements.
Students have FREE choice on the experiences they wish to
pursue.
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CAS
● Personal Growth
● Building and strengthening relationships
● Connection
● Do what you LOVE, do it often and more intentional
● The merit for CAS will come naturally as you keep
doing experiences that makes you happy
The three strands
Creativity Activity Service
“Exploring and extending ideas “Physical exertion contributing to a “Collaborative and reciprocal
leading to an original or interpretive healthy lifestyle” engagement with the community in
product or performance.” response to an authentic need.”
Making something Breaking a sweat! Helping others
Art Sport or Training Helping others directly
Photography Playing in a team Advocating for something
Website Dance Helping indirectly
Singing/ Choir/ Band Outdoor Adventures
Performance
Some activities are multiple strands, e.g. Sewing face-masks would be Creativity and
Service. A sponsored swim would be Activity and Service.
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Learning Outcomes
Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth
Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills
in the process
Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience
Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences
Demonstrate and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively
Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance
Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions
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Recording, Communicating and Reflecting
The way that you show you are meeting the expectations and the learning
outcomes.
WHAT: Record which experiences you are undertaking, or planning on. (some
will need approval)
WHY: Show you are meeting your learning outcomes.
FEELINGS: What impact it had on you as a person.
NEXT: What this might change for you in the future.
You can: Write, photograph, vlog, podcast, etc (see calendar for links Ways
to reflect) and post them on your blog (Blogger, Wix, Wordpress, and so on)
You can: Do it on your own, with a friend, with a group, with a teacher.
We will (your adviser, Pak Yudho, and Ibu Nadya): Help you and
suggest ideas.
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What makes a CAS Experience?
● Interesting or Fun for you
● Can fit C, A or S *
● Expect to meet one or more of the LOs*
NOT:
● Paid work
● Part of your academic programme
● Dangerous
● Unethical!
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Student CAS Requirements
❏ Meet all the Learning Outcomes
❏ Balance of C, A and S
❏ One Project (a more indepth experience)
❏ Reflect and Record
❏ Meet for 3 interviews
❏ 18 Months Continual Involvement - how often?
You need to be involved with any (one or all)
of the strands at least every week.
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Typical Programme
Term 1 Get started. Continue any activities you do and record them. Try
something new.
Term 2 and Review your balance, stop anything you have completed and try
3 something else. Start and complete a CAS Project.
Holiday Reflect and review. Fill in any Gaps. Undertake something different
on your own or with friends.
Term 4 Find a balance. Anything need changing? Stick with what you are
passionate about. Are you having enough fun?
Term 5 Final Stages. Have you completed your requirements? Finish your
portfolio.
Term 6 You should have completed requirements and you can focus on your
exams but use your CAS experiences to take a break if they are
something you love and enjoy.
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More help and questions?
● Look on the announcement board of Google Classroom or ask your
CAS advisor
● CAS, an essential guide for students, is in Google Classroom
● School CAS Handbook is online - it has multiple examples for
different experiences and those can serve as a guide for you to
follow.
● If you are not sure if what you are about to do or doing is right ask
your adviser or ask your coordinator (Pak Yudho or Ibu Nadya).
Core Quick Start Guides on Gitbook
This is an important skill that we
would like everyone to learn and
practice.
ADD Your grade (11 or 12)
and who is your adviser if
Your CAS advisors, Pak Yudho and Ibu
Nadya, we represent the heart and soul
March, 2020
of the Diploma Programme which is
CAS.
We are all here to support, care and
listen to you as you course through the
Diploma Programme in the next 18
months.
Let's focus on PERSONAL GROWTH
Doing WHAT YOU LOVE
Being INTENTIONAL IN WHAT YOU DO
Make it a priority to do things that make
you HAPPY
CAS blog examples
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