CREATIVITY, ACTION, SERVICE
CREATIVITY, ACTION, SERVICE
CAS
For many students this is the most enjoyable area of school life – it is here they spend a good deal of their time and make many of their friends
CAS is at the heart of the Diploma Programme. It complements a challenging academic programme in a holistic way, providing opportunities for collaboration, self-determination, accomplishment and enjoyment.
It is hoped that students will develop skills, attitudes and dispositions through a variety of individual and group experiences that provide them with opportunities to explore their interests and express their passions, personalities and perspectives.
Creativity Creativity in CAS provides students with the opportunity to explore their own sense of original thinking and expression. Creativity will come from the students’ talents, interests, passions, emotional responses and imagination; the form of expression is limitless. This may include visual and performing arts, digital design, writing, film, culinary arts, crafts and compositions.
Activity The aim of the Activity strand is to promote lifelong healthy habits related to physical wellbeing. Pursuits may include individual and team sports, aerobic exercise, dance, outdoor recreation, fitness training, and any other form of physical exertion that purposefully contributes to a healthy lifestyle.
Service The aim of Service is for students to understand their capacity to make a meaningful contribution to their community and society. Through service, students develop and apply personal and social skills in real-life situations involving decisionmaking, problem-solving, initiative, responsibility and accountability for their actions. Service is often seen as the most transforming personal experience, promoting students’ self-awareness, offering diverse occasions for interactions and experiences, and opportunities for international-mindedness.
Students will address authentic community needs, and the community will benefit through reciprocal collaboration. The‘ community’ may be the school, local, national and / or international communities.
It is in these areas that students develop many of the attributes that are vital in later life: leadership, the ability to work as part of a team, confidence and resilience.
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