Personal Profiles

 Together we looked at the CAS STRANDS and now you all should have a better idea of what CAS is about.  We also looked at the CAS OUTCOMES and using this information, you should now be able to start creating your CAS personal profile.  Your profile should describe who you are, what you can do and what you want to improve.  Look carefully at the Learning Outcomes as they are what you need to achieve with CAS.  Write about what you think you can do to meet these 7 outcomes.  

Look through the CAS student handbook and this blog - see the pages at the side - for ideas.  Come and talk to me if you have any questions.  Further down this post you can see pictures from the work we did in the introduction week.  Due to many other commitments during advisory time, we won't have a chance for another workshop until after the September break.  I will start interviews in week 39  - that gives you some time to work on your profile.  I expect everyone to bring a profile to the interview.  Your profile can be on the form I gave you - but you can also add in other information.
Here are some other questions to help you think of things to include:

What are your talents?

What do you enjoy doing?

What skill or talent would you like to improve?

What are you already doing that could be part of your CAS programme?

What would you like to be involved in?

Describe a time when you helped someone else or helped with a cause.

Describe a time when someone helped you.

About what issues do you have concern or feel most passionate?

Are there any local clubs or community associations in which you could be involved?

What would you like to learn more about?

What have you always wanted to try but haven’t yet?

New CAS guide for grade 11 students

Welcome to grade 11 students

This blog is where I will publish information about CAS opportunities as well as good examples of CAS.  This year there is a new CAS guide so information in previous posts can be out of date.  Here is a link to the CAS student handbook for students graduating in 2017.

You will all have received a copy of the SIS CAS Student Handbook.  You can also find an electronic version of the handbook by following this link: CAS - student handbook 2015-17

Links can be found in the handbook to help you find ideas for CAS experiences and contact people.

Over the next few weeks we will be learning more about what CAS involves and how you can develop your CAS portfolio.    Most of this will take place during Advisory time.

Everyone will be called to an initial CAS interview in September.  You will be expected to bring your CAS profile form and your CAS proposal form (signed by you and your parents).  Once we have looked at them together you will be given an electronic version of the forms to fill and upload on ManageBac in your CAS folder.

All links to the forms/documents that you will need can be found under pages to the right of the posts.

Want something to get your started right away?  September 21st is International Peace One Day. There is an organisation that has loads of ideas about what you can do to promote this cause.  http://www.peaceoneday.org/ It includes playing football, dancing and many other fun ideas.  Check out the site and see if you can get something together before the 21st.

I am looking forward to working with you all and hope that you will find CAS and enjoyable and enriching part of your IB Diploma Programme.