1. Student Responsibilities
The CAS Project
Student Responsibilities

2. The CAS Project
Can be from one or more of the three strands
Students must work collaboratively
Must involve research and planning

3. The time frame for a project
From the time of planning to its conclusion, the project must last at least one month

4. Rationale behind the key changes
To encourage students to choose other strands of CAS than service
To encourage students to work together on projects
to require students to use the CAS stages model in planning and executing the project

5. The CAS stages model for planning

6. Investigation
Students identify personal interests, skill, and talents gathering information and determining the purpose for their CAS experience.
Interview
Media
Personal experiences

7. Preparation
Organize the plan with clarification of roles, responsibilities, timelines, and ongoing development of any skills needed to complete the plan.
Reflect!

8. Action Implementation of the plan taking the form of
Direct service You do it!
Indirect service You orchestrate or improve it!
Advocacy Grow it!
Research Evaluate outcomes!

9. Reflection - Ongoing throughout process
Connector between each stage… it becomes a driving force of the total experience.
Cognitive and affective aspects
Increase self-awareness
Informs how the process develops
Assists in developing future plans

10. Comprehensive Reflection!
Demonstration
Totality of the experience
What you did to learn
What you found out
Comprehensive Reflection!

11. Examples of CAS Projects based on Strands
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.

12. Examples of CAS Projects based on Strands
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.

13. Examples of CAS Projects based on Strands
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.