Every CAS student must be involved in at least one CAS project of significant duration.
A CAS project is a collaborative, well-considered series of sequential CAS experiences, engaging students in one or more of the CAS strands of creativity, activity, and service. CAS students must be involved in at least one CAS project during their CAS programme.
The primary purpose of the CAS project is to ensure participation in sustained collaboration. Through this level of engagement students may discover the benefits of teamwork and of achievements realized through an exchange of ideas and abilities. A CAS project challenges students to show initiative, demonstrate perseverance, and develop skills such as those of cooperation, problem-solving and decision-making.
A CAS project involves collaboration between a group of students or with members of the wider community. Students work as part of a team, with all members being contributors. A CAS project offers students the opportunity to be responsible for, or to initiate, a part of or the entire CAS project. Working collaboratively also provides opportunities for individual students to enhance and integrate their personal interests, skills and talents into the planning and implementation of CAS projects.
All CAS projects should use the CAS stages as a framework for implementation to ensure that all requirements are met.
A CAS project can address any single strand of CAS, or combine two or all three strands. The following examples are provided to help generate further ideas without limiting the scope and direction of a CAS project.
• Creativity: A student group plans, designs and creates a mural.
• Activity: Students organize and participate in a sports team including training sessions and matches against other teams.
• Service: Students set up and conduct tutoring for people in need.
• Creativity and activity: Students choreograph a routine for their marching band.
• Service and Activity: Students plan and participate in the planting and maintenance of a garden with members of the local community.
• Service and Creativity: Students identify that children at a local school need backpacks and subsequently design and make the backpacks out of recycled materials.
• Creativity, Activity, and Service: Students rehearse and perform a dance production for a community retirement home.
All CAS projects are designed with a defined purpose and goals. Individual students identify one or more learning outcomes to further guide their role and responsibilities in the CAS project. Students will likely identify more outcomes, or modify expected outcomes during the CAS project and/or at its completion.
A minimum of one month is recommended for a CAS project, from planning to completion. CAS projects of longer duration can provide even greater scope and opportunities for all participants and should be encouraged. Students should aim to undertake their CAS project locally and, if possible, engage in more than one CAS project over the duration of their CAS programme.
As expected throughout CAS, students reflect on their CAS project experience. Due to the collaborative nature of the CAS project, having occasions to reflect with others can prove most informative and assist students in gaining insights into the process of their endeavour as well as personal growth.
Using Datahub, students can indicate their choice of CAS project.
Although only one is required, it is recommended that students engage in more than one CAS project over the duration of their CAS program. In addition to the criteria stated above for CAS experiences, the following must be in place in order for the experience to count as a CAS project:
Quality Project:
Some students may have involved themselves in a project that far exceeds these basic requirements. Students in this situation could be rewarded with certificates, grants, or awards. It will also be something that can be referred to in your UCAS reference. A high quality project satisfies the basic requirements outlined above and meets the indicators of the Quality Criteria described below. Examples include: Being responsible for major parts of Hope for Kids where you plan and deliver weekly lessons and organise the final student presentation, Coaching a sports team in which you plan lessons weekly and attend matches, Being responsible for planning and organising parts of Diwali Ball.
A Quality CAS Project involves...
1. Engages the student in a global issue or meaningful service. The project has significantly impacted a social or environmental challenge, either locally or internationally. Experiences provide enough time to address identified community needs. This positive impact is clear when reflecting.
2. Is of significant duration & intensity. The project is conducted during concentrated blocks of time across a period of several weeks or months. The project has sufficient duration and intensity to address community needs.
3. Leadership - Demonstrated significant leadership in carrying out their project.
What differentiates an experience from a project?
A CAS Project is characterised by the following attributes:
1. Collaborative
2. Problem solving
3. Decision making
A CAS project is a collaborative, well-considered series of sequential CAS experiences, engaging students in one or more of the CAS strands of creativity, activity, and service. CAS students must be involved in at least one CAS project during their CAS programme.
The primary purpose of the CAS project is to ensure participation in sustained collaboration. Through this level of engagement students may discover the benefits of teamwork and of achievements realized through an exchange of ideas and abilities. A CAS project challenges students to show initiative, demonstrate perseverance, and develop skills such as those of cooperation, problem-solving and decision-making.
A CAS project involves collaboration between a group of students or with members of the wider community. Students work as part of a team, with all members being contributors. A CAS project offers students the opportunity to be responsible for, or to initiate, a part of or the entire CAS project. Working collaboratively also provides opportunities for individual students to enhance and integrate their personal interests, skills and talents into the planning and implementation of CAS projects.
All CAS projects should use the CAS stages as a framework for implementation to ensure that all requirements are met.
A CAS project can address any single strand of CAS, or combine two or all three strands. The following examples are provided to help generate further ideas without limiting the scope and direction of a CAS project.
• Creativity: A student group plans, designs and creates a mural.
• Activity: Students organize and participate in a sports team including training sessions and matches against other teams.
• Service: Students set up and conduct tutoring for people in need.
• Creativity and activity: Students choreograph a routine for their marching band.
• Service and Activity: Students plan and participate in the planting and maintenance of a garden with members of the local community.
• Service and Creativity: Students identify that children at a local school need backpacks and subsequently design and make the backpacks out of recycled materials.
• Creativity, Activity, and Service: Students rehearse and perform a dance production for a community retirement home.
All CAS projects are designed with a defined purpose and goals. Individual students identify one or more learning outcomes to further guide their role and responsibilities in the CAS project. Students will likely identify more outcomes, or modify expected outcomes during the CAS project and/or at its completion.
A minimum of one month is recommended for a CAS project, from planning to completion. CAS projects of longer duration can provide even greater scope and opportunities for all participants and should be encouraged. Students should aim to undertake their CAS project locally and, if possible, engage in more than one CAS project over the duration of their CAS programme.
As expected throughout CAS, students reflect on their CAS project experience. Due to the collaborative nature of the CAS project, having occasions to reflect with others can prove most informative and assist students in gaining insights into the process of their endeavour as well as personal growth.
Using Datahub, students can indicate their choice of CAS project.
Although only one is required, it is recommended that students engage in more than one CAS project over the duration of their CAS program. In addition to the criteria stated above for CAS experiences, the following must be in place in order for the experience to count as a CAS project:
Quality Project:
Some students may have involved themselves in a project that far exceeds these basic requirements. Students in this situation could be rewarded with certificates, grants, or awards. It will also be something that can be referred to in your UCAS reference. A high quality project satisfies the basic requirements outlined above and meets the indicators of the Quality Criteria described below. Examples include: Being responsible for major parts of Hope for Kids where you plan and deliver weekly lessons and organise the final student presentation, Coaching a sports team in which you plan lessons weekly and attend matches, Being responsible for planning and organising parts of Diwali Ball.
A Quality CAS Project involves...
1. Engages the student in a global issue or meaningful service. The project has significantly impacted a social or environmental challenge, either locally or internationally. Experiences provide enough time to address identified community needs. This positive impact is clear when reflecting.
2. Is of significant duration & intensity. The project is conducted during concentrated blocks of time across a period of several weeks or months. The project has sufficient duration and intensity to address community needs.
3. Leadership - Demonstrated significant leadership in carrying out their project.
What differentiates an experience from a project?
A CAS Project is characterised by the following attributes:
1. Collaborative
2. Problem solving
3. Decision making