CAS Projects

Roosevelt IB Programmes

CAS Stages

Stage 1: Investigation

What issue will you focus on?
Have you confirmed there is a genuine need? What is the need? How do you know it is a need?
Who will you work with?

Stage 2: Preparation

What is your plan?
What are the team roles? Who will do what?
What resources do you need? Collect them.
How much time will this take? What are your deadlines within that time?

Stage 3: Action

Implement your plan! Adjust as necessary.

Stage 4: Reflection (continuously throughout the other stages)

What do you think about your project? How do you feel about it?
What did you accomplish? Learn?

Stage 5: Demonstration

How will you show the RHS community what you have accomplished?

All CAS students are expected to complete at least 1 CAS porject during their 18 month participation in CAS.

What is a CAS project?

Collaborative: completed with other CAS participants or members of the community
Carefully Designed: with a definite purpose and end goal(s) in mind; must follow the CAS stages
Sustained: Takes at least 1 month to plan and execute

CAS projects can adress one or more of the strands of CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service). For example:

Creativity: design and paint a mural in school or community
Activity: start a walking group, plan routes, set goals, monitor fitness levels of participants
Service: provide computer instruction clinics for people in need
Service and Activity: develop and run a basketball clinic for local middle students to improve their skills
Service and Creativity: provide art classes for children at the local hospital

Special considerations for service projects:

You must take into account the opinions and expectations of everyone involved, especially members of the community who will be affected by your service.

Before you begin you need to:

identify a genuine need for the service you wish to provide (must be agreed upon by community partners)
idnetify a community liaison- who will you be working with outside of the school?
understand the level of participation required- is this truly something you can do in the time you have?
identify any potential risk factors
get approval from the CAS coordinator
demonstrate how the CAS stages were followed
evaluate the benefits of the service for all involved (CAS Guide)