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COMMUNITY ACTION SERVICE
Service
Learning
Service Learning is a critical component of a high
school student’s education. It speaks of community awareness,
personal ethics, and a high standard of consciousness and values.
In the IB Program, service learning is divided into: community service
hours, grades 9 & 10, and, CAS hours (Creativity - Action - Service),
grades 11 & 12.
Community Service Grades 9 - 10
The overall purpose of these hours is to experience a total of 75 hours
of focused commitments in volunteer opportunities. Organized and
coordinated weekly through 'Volunteer Connections' (953.5965) within
Riverview’s Guidance Department, documentation needs to be
maintained. These earned hours simultaneously fulfill the Bright Futures
Scholars Award requirement and serve as criteria for acceptance into the
International Baccalaureate Program at Riverview High School, grades 11
& 12.
The IB Coordinator and IB Guidance Counselor present the rationale and
procedures of community service to students during the first two weeks of
school and to parents during Parent Open House.
Community Service hours may begin in the summer before grade 9 and must
be completed by March 1 of grade 10.
CAS Grades 11 & 12
CAS is a fundamental part of the Diploma Program curriculum. The CAS
requirement takes seriously the importance of life outside the world of
scholarship, providing a refreshing counterbalance to the academic
self-absorption some may feel within a demanding school program.
Participation in artistic and cultural activities, sports and community
service encourages young people to share their energies and special
talents while developing awareness, concern and the ability to work
cooperatively with others.
Over the two years, students must engage in a minimum of 150 hours of
extracurricular activities evenly distributed among the three components
of creativity, action, and service.
The goal of educating the whole person and fostering a more compassionate
citizenry comes alive in an immediate way when students reach beyond
themselves and their books.
CAS Timeline Grades 11 - 12
· May of Sophomore year: Introduction to
CAS
JUNIOR YEAR:
· Mid-September:
Submit CAS Plan and any hours from the summer – Complete and add
to CAS Journal.
· Mid-November:
Evaluation #1 of CAS Journal – Includes Self-Assessment and Oral
Presentation (Due in Research Class) – Complete and
add to CAS Journal.
· Mid-April:
Evaluation #2 of CAS Journal – Includes Self-Assessment and Oral
Presentation Students should have completed at least
75 hours at this time (25 in each
category). Parents of students who are deficient at
this time will be notified by Dr.
Gallagher.
SENIOR YEAR:
· Mid-October:
Evaluation #3 of CAS Journal
It is strongly recommended that you complete your
CAS requirement by December so that
your attention in the second semester focuses on course
deadlines (IA’s) and exam
preparations.
· Mid-February: Around February 15th, all
paperwork for your two years’ CAS activities,
including verification and evaluation by Activity
Leaders and your reflective pieces, must
be completed and submitted. You should have at least
150 hours total (50 in each
category for the 2 years). Oral presentations to
underclassmen about CAS experiences
are a completion requirement.
CAS Links
Idealist.org
Related Documents:
CAS Log
CAS Performance
Criteria
CAS Proposal Form
CAS Portfolio
CAS Responsibilities
CAS Evaluation
Details
CAS Activity
Evaluation
CAS Prog Completion
Form
CAS Program
Questionnaire >
CAS Student Final
Summary
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