Information on MiddleCAS for Year 7 to 11 parents at LIS

1. Middle CAS
Coffee
Morning
28. November
2013

2. What is middle CAS?

3. Creativity
Action
Service
Glee club
Drama performance
Learning a musical
Instrument
Dance
Trashion
Design club
Soccer
Touch rugby
Swimming
Horse riding
Fitness training
Raising money for a
cause
Raising awareness
Peer mentoring/tutoring
Recycling club
Orphanage visits
Running an ASA

4. Discuss
the
following
middle
CAS
idea
with
your
table
group:
Do
you
consider
it
to
be
a
valid
ac<vity?
How
could
it
be
improved?
•
•

5. A good middle CAS activity
has the following elements:
An
adult
supervisor.
Collabora<on,
communica<on
and
reflec<on.
Skills
are
developed.
Meets
a
need
in
the
community
(service)

6. Why is middle CAS
important?
• Interna<onal
mindedness
• Learner
profile
aIributes
• Holis<c
educa<on

7. Ladder of participation in
service
Student initiated and led.
Beyond LIS
Student led. Beyond LIS
Teacher led. Beyond LIS
Student led. In LIS
Teacher led. In LIS

8. How are students monitored
and assessed for middleCAS?
Year
7-­‐9:
4
learning
outcomes
Years
10
and
11:
6
learning
outcomes
60
hours
over
the
two
year
period

9. Learning outcomes
7-9
• Undertake new challenges
7-9
• Work collaboratively with others
7-9
• Show perseverance and commitment
7-9
• Developed a new skill
10-11
• Increased awareness of strengths and
weaknesses
10-11
• Planned and initiated an activity

11. How can parents support their
children in middleCAS?
• Share
your
passions
• Table
talk
• Meaningful
service
• Take
them
with
you
• Include
sharing
in
their
allowance
• Books/films
that
encourage
service
mindedness

12. Resources
Video
Ryan’s Well
Pay it Forward
•
•
Books
http://www.one.org/us/2013/05/13/childrensbook-week-6-books-to-turn-young-readers-intoactivists/

14. http://www.one.org/us/2013/08/12/true-storyhow-a-lemonade-stand-can-save-lives/

15. Contacts and help
Do
you
have
skills
or
knowledge
that
you
can
offer?
Exit
<cket

16. Contact
Middle
CAS
Coordinator
srumbold@lisluanda.com
MYP
Coordinator
dchilton@lisluanda.com