CAS Suggestions

In order to develop a depth and breadth of growth outside of their academic endeavors, students are expected to seek out new or underdeveloped skills, traits, or understanding s of the world around them. For this reason, students are expected to undertake three activities/project per CAS areas during their IB Diploma years.

Creativity Suggestions: (Remember: You are a sponge not an observer. Be a part of the activity)

Acting
Art show
Arts and Crafts Classes
Boys and Girls Club volunteer
Breast Cancer awareness rally
Calligraphy
Caroling
C-Flats
Cheerleader
Chemistry club
Cougar Vision
Debating Team
Drums
Excursions (Costa Rica)
Guitar
Improv group
Learn a new language
Learning Sign language
Lighting crew
Literary magazine
MADD or SADD
Musical or Choral group (band)
Painting (not walls)
Participating in a dance company
Participating in a school club (leader/organizer)
Participation in School Council
Peace conference / Mock U.N.
Piano
Pottery club
Reach for the Top
School newspaper School or community dramatic production
SAVY
Sculpture
Set design
Sewing/knitting club
Social Action group (Amnesty International)
Taking a photography class (group)
Taking a woodworking class
Taking an art class (group)
Talent show
Violin
Yearbook

Activity Suggestions:

Participation in a school team
Scuba Diving
Participation in intramural activities
Participation in a community sporting activity
Participation in a service or creative activity with a physical component
Participating in an ongoing family activity which promotes physical fitness.

Aerobics
Archery
Badminton
Basketball
Bowling
Curling
Dancing
Fencing
Field Hockey
Figure Skating
Flying
Golfing
Hip Hop
Hockey
Horseback Riding
Kickboxing
Ringette
Rock climbing
Rowing
Rugby
Sailing
Scuba diving
Skiing
Snowboarding
Soccer
Swimming
Tae Kwon Do
Tennis
Track and Field
Ultimate
Volleyball
Water polo
Water Skiing
Yoga

Service Suggestions:

30 hour Famine
Assist in Telethons (Cancer / CHEO)
Back stage work (play)
Camp Counsellor
Canadian Blood Services
Community Centers
Daycare volunteer
Dinners Unlimited
Experimental Farm
Food Drive
FROGG
CNIB
Habitat for Humanity
Helping at elementary school
Homeless Shelters
Homework Club
Humane Society
Kiwanis
Landmines Project
May Court Clinic
Mission
Movie Night
Night of 1000 Dinners
ORC Special Needs Program
Relay for Life
Santa Clause Parade
Saunder’s Farm Haunted House
Scouts, guides, 4-H club, etc
Scouts, Guides, Sparks, Beavers
Smile train
Snowsuit Fund
Soup Kitchen
Sports camp volunteer
Sports team manager
St-John’s Ambulance
Teach Internet to seniors
Teacher’s Aid
Tour guide @ Art Gallery
Tour guide @ museum
Tulip Fetival
Tutoring
Volunteer at CHEO
Volunteer at senior’s residence
Volunteer at veteran’s hospital
Winterlude
Work with Handicapped individuals
X-Mas caroling
Yearbook
YMCA

Check out web sites for Ottawa Community Services or City of Ottawa.
Any number of Societies which require assistance (Alzheimer’s, Heart and Stroke Foundation, CHEO telethon, Cancer fundraising, etc).


OF SPECIAL NOTE:

In response to a number of questions raised by schools, the IBO CAS committee has determined the following principles in relation to CAS activities and religion. The following statement on page 6 remains the main guideline in identifying activities which do not qualify for CAS: "Religious devotion and any activity which can be interpreted as proselytizing."

The concept of community in the "community service" may include a religious community when the objective of the activity is secular and not religious. Students who engage in such activities must also show evidence of participation beyond their religious community. This is in keeping with the IBO philosophy of promoting international understanding and developing attitudes and values which transcend race, religion, gender and politics.

A religious group helping people in the larger community qualifies for service where the objectives are clearly secular.

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