kdk9008 Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Is it ok to finish the service hours with one or two things that i do continuously?Or would it be better to do diverse short-term services?I have lots of service hours already (Grade 11) and it will soon be over the expected amount but the problem is that I kinda feel worried that my service wasnt diverse enough because i only did 2 kindsIn a way, it sounds better to stick to some things and do them continuouslyand in a way, it sounds better to venture diverse service activitieswhat do u think is better? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashika Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 I'd ask your coordinator first.For us, we were encouraged to be diverse in our first year.But for our last year she sorta let us do what we want provided the activities were valid. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceisland Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 (edited) Well, for us, we have to get at least 50 hours for each, and have an equal ratio for creativity, action, and service. That's pretty much the only guideline, if we only have three activities, and one fills in the 50 hours in each group, it's okay. For instance, I have 50 hours of coaching swimming, 50 hours of theatre, singing, and choir, and 50 hours of tutoring. I'm not sure if that's even what you were talking about... Haha, but I hope it helped. Edited January 2, 2008 by spaceisland Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 ^I thought the most hours you can obtain from any one activity is 25 hours? This was implemented to ensure that we choose at least 2 activities for each group. Or is this only my school? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frei Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Forester: each school differs in opinion about that...It seems like our coordinator wants us to do both one long term thing and a couple of short terms on the side, which seems good... But, if you only have to do 50 hrs i guess it is not as big of a deal... If I were you, I'd do a lot of small things unless I had a really good big project already going. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdk9008 Posted January 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 I think 90 hours of service is required in our school.. and 30 action 30 creativity!and i don't think there is a boundary to how much one can have in one activity in service in our schoolwell in action we can only get 20 hours max for an activity but i dun remember the Ib coordinator saying anything about that boundary in servicemaybe im wrong.. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deissi Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Not possible kdk9008, 150 Hours is the IB requirement, 50-50-50 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frei Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Not possible kdk9008, 150 Hours is the IB requirement, 50-50-50 Well, yeah, but different schools have different requirements, even though IBO only requires 150... Our school requires more than 150 to pass cas... For some reason... :/ Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chileanbob Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 My European History teacher, who is also the departement head, hasn't really told us about that much diversifying. I know some Seniors are in trouble because they did all 150 hours at this one place during the summer. I suggest you don't do a single project for more than 25 hours, to add a variety. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agneisse Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 My IBC encourages us to have a 'long-term project' where we spend some time every now and then for the 2 years, because it shows commitment and you really rack up hours or something. She accepts the type where you do 2 hours here and 2 hours there, she just encourages the long-term type of project. You can talk to your IBC or guidance counsellor if you're concerned. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauliooz Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 150 hours?and they force us to do more than 250 :/well, i have already completed it, but it was quite hard doing 200+btw, in some sources it is said that 'gym' is acceptable, in others it is not.. in our school it is accepted (still not encouraged)so what should i think? can i include it as Action? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 ^I heard you can't count anything in your school timetable as CAS.If we could, I can just put down all the languages I learn as creativity...which would be rather pointless... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agneisse Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 ^My IBC said we couldn't double-count stuff for IB, e.g. TOK (a requirement for the Diploma) would not count as 'Creativity' (CAS, another requirement for the Diploma) and neither would field research for the EE, but other classes outside the IB Diploma's requirements would count. For example, the football players who take Weight Training class (which is not required to get the Diploma) get Action hours for it.I think if it's not 'encouraged', you should avoid counting it if you can, unless you absolutely have to because you wouldn't meet the requirements otherwise. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck10112 Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Make sure that the activities are valid (sorry but you don't get CAS hours for breathing oxygen) and just get that sucker done. Luckily for me at my school they already had a great CAS organization called the Landmines Task Force, a program which helps raise money to clear landmines in Mozambique, so including that along with my participation in baseball getting my CAS hours done was a snap. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck10112 Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 ^My IBC said we couldn't double-count stuff for IB, e.g. TOK (a requirement for the Diploma) would not count as 'Creativity' (CAS, another requirement for the Diploma) and neither would field research for the EE, but other classes outside the IB Diploma's requirements would count. For example, the football players who take Weight Training class (which is not required to get the Diploma) get Action hours for it.I think if it's not 'encouraged', you should avoid counting it if you can, unless you absolutely have to because you wouldn't meet the requirements otherwise.Football Players who take weight training class get action hours... isn't it apart of the school timetable? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agneisse Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 (edited) I'm not sure if I can explain it well, but I'll try anyway.In my school not everyone is a Diploma candidate, and there are classes outside the IB that are offered, e.g. a class in Culinary Arts, a class in Marketing. My IBC's logic is that while the Weight Training (WT) course is a part of the school timetable, it is not part of the IB Diploma. With or without the WT class, students will receive the IB Diploma if they meet the CAS/EE/TOK/exam scores requirements. Thus, time spent in WT class counts as action hours, despite the fact that WT is a formal class that goes on a student's transcript. Edited February 11, 2008 by Agneisse Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flsweetheart422 Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 At my school, we are required to get 50 hours in each area. So far I have 50 Creativity hours from volunteering at a preschool and assisting the teachers in the 3-4 year old room, 50 action hours from taking a kickboxing class at the local gym, and 35 service hours for working a charity event called "the Caring Chefs" in my community. Over the summer, I will be volunteering either at the hospital or at the local library for the rest of my CAS hours...If you are looking for either Service or Action hours, you could also look into Relay for Life (http://www.relayforlife.org/relay/) and see if you can take part in organizing at your school. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 1) ya ask your coordinater2) it depends what those things are to be specific, but overall more diverse things show you are more rounded. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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