CAS JOURNAL

GURYAMAN SINGH WALIA

 NAME OF CREATIVITY ACITIVITY SERVICE
SR NUMBER ACTIVITY

1 MULTILINGUAL YES YES NO

DAY
2 BUDDY YES YES YES
TEACHING
3 HABITAT FOR NO YES YES
HUMANITY
4 ANNUAL DAY YES YES NO
5 CRICKET YES YES NO
6 SKETCHERS YES YES NO
MARATHON
7 ADVITYA YES YES YES
8 GOLF NO YES NO
9 IDBI MARATHON NO YES NO
10 INTERNSHIP YES YES NO
 NAME OF CREATIVITY ACITIVITY SERVICE
SR NUMBER ACTIVITY
11 CHESS YES YES NO

12 PMUN YES YES NO

13 AWSMUN YES YES NO

 WHAT IS CAS?
• CAS stands for creativity, activity, service
• Creativity – arts, and other experiences that
involve creative thinking.
• Activity – physical exertion contributing to a
healthy lifestyle, complementing academic work
elsewhere in the DP.
• Service – an unpaid and voluntary exchange that
has a learning benefit for the student. The rights,
dignity and autonomy of all those involved are
respected.
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES OF CAS
• CAS enables students to enhance their personal and
interpersonal development by learning through
experience.
• It provides opportunities for self-determination and
collaboration with others, fostering a sense of
accomplishment and enjoyment from their work.
• At the same time, CAS is an important counterbalance
to the academic pressures of the DP.
• CAS is intended to grow and enrich the learning of
people encouraging new development and pushing for
the qualities in the IB learner profile
 LEARNER PROFILES
• Inquirers
• Knowledgeable
• Thinkers
• Communicators
• Principled
• Open-minded
• Caring
• Risk-takers
• Balanced
• Reflective
 STAGES OF CAS
Investigation: Students identify their interests, skills and talents to be used in considering
opportunities for CAS experiences, as well as areas for personal growth and development.
Students
investigate what they want to do and determine the purpose for their CAS experience. In the case
of
service, students identify a need they want to address.

Preparation: Students clarify roles and responsibilities, develop a plan of actions to be taken,
identify
specified resources and timelines, and acquire any skills as needed to engage in the CAS
experience.

Action: Students implement their idea or plan. This often requires decision-making and problem-
solving. Students may work individually, with partners, or in groups.
 STAGES OF CAS
Reflection: Students describe what happened, express feelings, generate ideas, and
raise questions.
Reflection can occur at any time during CAS to further understanding, to assist with
revising plans, to
learn from the experience, and to make explicit connections between their growth,
accomplishments,
and the learning outcomes for personal awareness. Reflection may lead to new action.

Demonstration: Students make explicit what and how they learned and what they
have accomplished,
for example, by sharing their CAS experience through their CAS portfolio or with
others in an informal
or formal manner. Through demonstration and communication, students solidify their
understanding
and evoke response from others.
 CAS CURRENCY
- Knowledge about a problem and/or a community need
- Common sense
- Ability to recognize when someone needs help
- Ability to contribute to group discussions
- Ability to set and manage long-term goals
- Friends within a peer group
- Ability to interact comfortably with peers who are not
personal friends
- Ability to interact comfortably with adults
- Ability to read a social situation and produce the
appropriate behaviour
 ADVITYA
Taught basic computer skills to adults who had
down-syndrome at Advitya, an NGO.
The activity taught me
LEARNING OUTCOUMES fundamental skills, such as
• I undertook new challenges communicating effectively,
had never taught ever before. that will help me succeed in
• I showed perseverance and the world and helped the
commitment as I went to the students gain an invaluable
NGO one day a week and was skill as technology is the
solely responsible for parting future.
the computer knowledge to
the students. At the beginning I could not
tailor my teaching to the
limitations and pace of the
LEARNER PROFILE student. If I am faced with
• COMMUNICATOR such a situation again I
• KNOWLEDGEABLE would keep calm and realise
• THINKER that every student learns
differently. Rather than make
them adjust to my pace, I
would adjust to their pace.
 IDBI MARATHON
Represented the country of Serbia in the JAC (JOINT ACTION
COMMITTEE) in the Model United Nations.

LEARNING OUTCOMES This activity helped me

LEARNER PROFILE
• I showed commitment towards the
• RISK-TAKER
activity as I wanted to give up during
• KNOWLEDGABLE
the run, but I kept going eventually
being able to complete the
marathon and obtain a medal along
with my peers.
realise how I should
approach my life with a
never give up attitude
and completely
transformed my thinking.
Through the activity I
also raised awareness for
the important issue of
breast cancer which
made me reflect on the
important things in life.
 CRICKET
I represented my school Under-19
team as a bowling all-rounder, in
tournaments. The activity helped me
LEARNING OUTCOMES become a better leader
• I worked collaboratively and showed me how to
with others as cricket is a work effectively in a team.
team sport and one cannot This activity helped us win
succeed unless the team matches and made
performs well as a unit lifelong friends.
• I developed new skills,
such as becoming an During the first few
effective leader, as I had to matches everybody was
boost the morale of other blaming each other for
players in the team in the mistakes. If such a
order for them to perform similar situation arises I
at their best. would try and become a
vocal leader by first taking
LEARNER PROFILE
responsibility for my own
• RISK-TAKER
shortcomings and
• BALANCED
inspiring others to do the
• COMMUNICATOR
same
 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
We went to a village near Karjat in order
to build houses and paint houses for
villagers.
It helped me realise the
LEARNING OUTCOME
problem that affected
• I worked collaboratively
people less fortunate
with others as it took a
than me. It was my duty
team effort in order to
to help those who did
paint and build entire
not receive the same
houses.
opportunities that I did.
• I undertook a new
As the work was
challenge by doing
physically demanding
demanding physical
and the weather was
labour.
extremely hot, it made
everyone miserable.
LEARNER PROFILE Keep an adequate
• COMMUNICATOR supply of refreshments
• CARING when going for such an
REFLECTIVE activity and plan ahead
 CHESS
Represented my school in the under-19 chess
tournament.
Playing chess helped me
LEARNING OUTCOMES focus and in order to
• I developed new skills as I succeed in chess one needs
had never played a to analyse a complicated
competitive chess match situation for hours and this
before and it taught me how help me become more
to play with the time ticking dedicated and driven.
and the pressure on me. The game is completely
• I showed commitment based on analysing the
towards the activity as I opponents moves and
played chess over the year missing even one simple
and participated in a lot of move can cause you to lose
tournaments for the school. the game. I will not be in a
LEARNING PROFILE hurry and rather consider
• THINKER all possibilities before I
BALANCED make move. Thinking first
• RISK TAKER what was the opponents
reason to play his move.
 PMUN
Represented the country of Serbia in the JAC (JOINT ACTION
COMMITTEE) in the Model United Nations.

LEARNER PROFILE LEARNING OUTCOMES This activity helped me

• COMMUNICATOR • I worked collaboratively with othersbecome a better leader
• KNOWLEDGABLE in order to get to a resolution that and helped me to realise
• RISK-TAKER benefitted all the parties that were how one should voice
involved. their opinions and
• I engaged with issues of global become and an effective
importance as our agenda was the communicator.
current tensions between the The committee was too
Russian Federation and NATO which worried about what the
is an escalating threat in todays other committee might
world. do rather than focusing
on the goal at hand. Keep
reminding everyone what
the end goal is and that if
we keep thinking what
the other team is doing
we had already lost the
battle.
 ANNUAL DAY
Represented the country of Serbia in the JAC (JOINT ACTION
COMMITTEE) in the Model United Nations.

LEARNING OUTCOMES This activity helped me

LEARNER PROFILE • I worked collaboratively with others understand the
in order make sure that we put on a importance of
• COMMUNICATOR
good show for the students and community and team
parents alike work in succeeding.
Everyone was too
worried about what the
others think rather than
focusing on the goal at
hand. Keep reminding
everyone what the end
agenda is.
 AWSMUN
Represented the country of Myanmar in the UNSC in the
Model United Nations.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• I worked collaboratively with my
partner in order to get to a
resolution that benefitted all the
parties that were involved.
• I engaged with issues of global
importance as our agenda was the
Rohingya Crisis.
LEARNER PROFILE
• COMMUNICATOR
• KNOWLEDGABLE
This activity helped me
become a better leader
and helped me to realize
how one should voice
their opinions.
The committee was too
worried about what the
other committee might
do rather than focusing
on the goal at hand. Keep
reminding everyone what
the end goal is and that if
we keep thinking what
the other team is doing
we had already lost the
battle.
 SKETCHERS MARATHON
Represented the country of Serbia in the JAC (JOINT ACTION
COMMITTEE) in the Model United Nations.

LEARNING OUTCOMES This activity helped me

• I showed commitment towards the
activity as I wanted to give up during
the run, but I kept going eventually
being able to complete the
marathon and obtain a medal.
realise how I should
approach my life with a
never give up attitude
and completely
transformed my thinking.

LEARNER PROFILE
• RISK-TAKER
 MULTILINGUAL DAY
Represented the country of Serbia in the JAC (JOINT ACTION
COMMITTEE) in the Model United Nations.

LEARNING OUTCOMES This activity helped me

LEARNER PROFILE • I worked collaboratively with others understand the
• COMMUNICATOR in order make sure that we put on a importance of
• KNOWLEDGABLE good show for the students and community and team
teachers alike work in succeeding.
Everyone was too
worried about what the
others think rather than
focusing on the goal at
hand. Keep reminding
everyone that this was
meant to learn about
new cultures and have
fun at the same time.
 BUDDY TEACHING
Represented the country of Myanmar in the UNSC in the
Model United Nations.

LEARNER PROFILE LEARNING OUTCOMES This activity helped me

• COMMUNICATOR • I worked collaboratively with my become a better leader
• KNOWLEDGABLE peers in order to get to help and helped me to realize
• THINKER younger students effectively how one should voice
• CARING their opinions and how
to move along with
others and as teaching
was involved it also
helped me become a
forward thinker.
 GOLF
Represented my club in the under-19 golf tournament.

LEARNING OUTCOMES Playing golf helped me

• I developed new skills as I focus and in order to
had never played a succeed in golf one needs
competitive golf match in to analyse a complicated
Mumbai before and it taught hole position to play the
me how to play with the time shot effectively and this
ticking and the pressure on help me become more
me. dedicated and driven.
• I showed commitment The game is completely
towards the activity as I based on analysing the your
played golf over the year and own moves and missing
participated in a lot of even one simple shot can
tournaments for the club. cause you to lose the game.
LEARNING PROFILE
• THINKER
• REFLECTIVE
• RISK TAKER
 INTERNSHIP FOR FINNEX
Marketing Intern for Finnex Business
Services
My internship focused
on the marketing
LEARNING OUTCOME aspect of the company,
• I worked collaboratively which was significant as
with others as it took a most of their business
team effort in order to was conducted online..
paint and build entire This internship was a
houses. great learning
• I undertook a new experience in the
challenge by doing working of a corporate
demanding physical organisation, the
labour. relationships I formed
and knowledge I gained
LEARNER PROFILE was invaluable as this
• COMMUNICATOR will benefit me
• CARING throughout my lifetime
• REFLECTIVE and I want to continue
doing such internships
as it takes me out of my
comfort zone.