11 March 10 (14:42 EAT)

Creativity, Action & Service (CAS)

Through the CAS programme of non-academic activities we encourage students to:
  • Explore new areas of creativity
  • Further an existing interest
  • Join projects that take them out of school into the community
  • Learn to recognise and respond to the needs of people they work with, both in and out of school
  • Evaluate their own strengths and weaknesses in different situations
  • Take the initiative in planning and performing the activities that they choose.

Examples of activities recently available in the CAS programme include:
  • Chess
  • Cookery
  • Science Club
  • Model United Nations
  • Art
  • Basketry
  • Crochet & Knitting
  • Current Affairs
  • Choir
  • Gardening
  • Tree Nursery
  • Pottery
  • Visiting long-stay patients in a nearby hospital
  • Carrying out small building programmes with the local community
  • Visiting local children's homes
  • English language support for a local primary school
  • Teaching swimming to young children
Each activity is supervised by a staff member or, if appropriate, by an IB diploma student.
IB diploma students are required to choose at least 3 hours of CAS activities each week involving a balance between Creative, Service and Active (eg Sports) elements. They are encouraged to keep regular notebooks about their activities and are required to complete a self-evaluation for each activity each term. Other secondary students are required to choose one creative or service activity, but they may do more.

Most students find that their activities offer a welcome and refreshing change from the rest of their school programme; senior students often feel that they need to take initiatives and responsibilities which are both challenging and rewarding.

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