emmak Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Vvi do you know of any places that would teach extra language classes or something along those lines? I live in Turku, and I know the työväenopisto has some type of classes, but if you have anything else to recommend, I would appreciate it! I've only been in Finland for about a year, and have yet to learn the systems. I'm hoping to get most of my CAS done this summer, but I have no idea where to start looking for an activity to do in my city! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Matter Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 So just for all you people out there curious of what others did for their CAS hours I suppose I will post mine and help you get ideas. I am lame and lazy so my CAS hours were delayed in actually doing until this last December. Not that I hadn't managed to get some before that but didn't realize I could use them until later. So December, January, and February were months devoted to volunteering at my church. So I organized the entire area, helped prepare lessons and when it got slow I cleaned. Then as I was fearing I wouldn't get variety and enough hours I realized, "Hey, we did group CAS hours too!" So there was about 15 or so hours there. Then I had taken NLS course at the end of grade 11 and realized there was about 50 hours of activity right there. As well I joined the Lit Mag at my school for some creativity hours there. So in the end I managed to get all the hours. Thankfully. At teh end I was so worried I wouldn't have enough, but I actually got 170. Ha, and then I look and see people with like 3000 hours. Oh well, that was your story of my experience with CAS hours. My advice to everybody else is to serious not wait until the end. I nearly had a heart attack when the end of January came and I only had like 100 hours. Gah! So yes, I wish luck on getting far more than 150 hours of CAS. (: Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeStijl Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Most of my activities were centered around dance. Not only do I take classes for a ridiculous amount of time each week, but I spend quite a bit of time assisting in younger students' dance classes. That right there covered basically all three categories. My other activities included tutoring in math, organising a dog walk, and getting involved on the school's recycling team.Oh! And I took part in the literary magazine with Dark Matter (and got one of my poems published...!). T'was a good time. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraDJ Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 A good idea would be to start your own project like, organizing a music and dance production for instance. All the planning of the event and the choosing of the dances and practising them and the music and stuff will amount to your creativity hours. What I also did was designing a 'traffic awareness' project for the primary children in our school. Seeing as the school didn't provide any lessons. It gave me about 35 creativity hours and 5 action hours. Quite usefull! At our school we also had 'CAS week' where we went to poland for a week where we worked at a handicap facility.. building a fence, carrying logs, cleaning up areas covered with braches.. it was quite fun tbh.. I got 40 hours for that, which was great. Another great activity would be creating the school's yearbook. great for creativity hours! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haney Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Our school is new at running the IB, so the teachers tried to give as much help as possibleThese are some of the activities that I have done (off the top of my head)Creativity: Japanese (taught by school teacher)Running the school camp fun night (there's only 6 of us) getting a CPR certificate the Shakesphere Festival (set creation)School Choir (LOTS of hours from here)Action:Fitness (Gym) Team Sports (school)Cross Country (school)Campbelltown Walkathon Teen Ranch Horse Riding Service Leadership Program (helped run it)Nursing Home visitation Peer tutoring (school)Tibooburra service trip Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
electropenguin Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 I had already done my Ontario Diploma required hours (40 before you graduate of what the IB would define as 'Service') before IB1, and at my school they allow you to 'double-dip'. So I could have knocked two birds with one stone... But I didn't. Lovely.Creativity :- I take hour-long piano lessons once a week (will tally before sending off... Hahaha estimates)- I went to North Carolina School of the Arts's summer session (five weeks) = 90 hours (supervised) - I'm going to Orford Music Festival for two weeks and Tuckamore Music Festival for two weeks, this summer- I'll be on Yearbook Committee next year, but I'll probably count those toward service.Action :- Tai Chi once a week- I'm wondering if biking to and from school counts as Action hours... Since the gym does, apparently.- I'll be helping move our IB coordinator's office to the second floor. Lugging Star Trek Memorabilia.- Bikram Yoga once in a while- Spinning classService :- Secretarial work for a few teachers- Volunteered at Curriculum night- Volunteered at Talent Show - I'm starting the GSA next year at my school- Again, might count yearbook committee for Service, since I already have all my Creativity hours and then some... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r a i n b o w stardust Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Well, I just began my CAS hours. So far this is what I'm doing/planning to do:Service- help out at Habitat for Humanity (build homes, help with festivals, etc)- assist one of the local library art program leaders- local garage sale set up and clean upAction- Habitat for Humanity- badmintonCreativity- library art program- going to take violin lessonsI'm going to have about 7o hours done this summer with what I've already signed up for Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 I went to see a performance of Othello, and was told that I couldn't count it for creativity. Our CAS co-ordinator told me to write another scene for it, but there seems to be one major flaw with that idea, everyone dies (which she should know), so do you guys think it would be alright to write an obirtuary for Othello or another character? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ CAS Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Well, I just began my CAS hours. So far this is what I'm doing/planning to do:Service- help out at Habitat for Humanity (build homes, help with festivals, etc)- assist one of the local library art program leaders- local garage sale set up and clean upAction- Habitat for Humanity- badmintonCreativity- library art program- going to take violin lessonsI'm going to have about 7o hours done this summer with what I've already signed up for Hi there!When you said that you would have 70 hours done this summer... Did you mean that you were going to do it before IB1?because you can't start doing CAS before entering the IB Programme. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Hi there!When you said that you would have 70 hours done this summer... Did you mean that you were going to do it before IB1?because you can't start doing CAS before entering the IB Programme.Depends where you live, which school you attend and what your CAS coordinator is like. They make up their own rules, these people! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauis Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Though I'm not entirely done yet, most of my CAS comes from the theatre. For my creative hours I counted a minor role I played in our annual Madrigal and then the leading lady in Bye Bye Birdie. Those two together knocked out creativity. Then for action I volunteered at the community theater and was apart of running crew for Thoroughly Modern Millie and helped out with strike.Now I just have service to complete. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy_trot92 Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 At my school, there is no way possible you can't finish CAS because your tutors supervise you and there is also a CAS co-ordinator.For creativity, i take piano lessons and i am a member of Link Group. I tried MUN, it wasn't for meFor action, i play basketball, netball, soccer and a bunch of other sports. For service, its part of our school timetable and i do a reading projectt where i work with a group of kids in grade 4 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksander Elomaa Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Cas is a nightmare, it all depends on who your coordinator is, some accept different activities and stuff.. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelenaStage Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 In conclusion, you can do CAS activities on your own, but you need a supervisor (who doesn't always have to be with you when you are doing your CAS activities.)Can my supervisor be my mum? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 No, they should not be related. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetnsimple786 Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) In conclusion, you can do CAS activities on your own, but you need a supervisor (who doesn't always have to be with you when you are doing your CAS activities.)Can my supervisor be my mum?Aboo is right, but my CAS coordinator only frowns on supervisors who aren't adults or who are family members, and he allows them to supervise only if there's seriously no one else and if this isn't the case for more than one activity. Your CAS coordinator may be lenient or he/she may not be. Ask. Edited September 1, 2009 by sweetnsimple786 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiiyyt Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 For most of my Action hours, I'm the captain of my school's robotics team and most competitions are at least 10 hours, but there's the occasional out of town competition. In one of those I got 40+ hours because of all of the paperwork I had to do on top of the actual building time, practicing, and the actual competition.I don't have very many Creativity hours but I've gotten a few for cross-stitching. For my Service hours, I do a lot of public speaking about robotics in our community, beta-read for online writing communities, and do some volunteer work at a nearby engineering company. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taigan Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I've sort of got a plan ready:Creativity:MUN and also School CouncilAction:I'm going to learn how to dive! Also, there are school clubs Service: Habitat for Humanity, Therapeutic riding and a few volunteering work Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishup Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Creativity : Learning German, Drama, CAS music (wednesday afternoons once every two weeks), College MagazineAction : Swimming and hopefully basketball and rugbyService : Volounteer work at the hospital, Amnesty International, I'm teaching Russian (although I would like to swap this to creativity) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkling Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 I have more than 90 hours already FinishedSalsa dance course + salsa parties and dancing nightsHelping a friend organize a poetry night. Writing a short story for the same. Making necklace for charity auctionStill ongoingWorking at a women's aid (right word?) Youth representative assembly for county politicsTutoring math Planning StagePaint MEGApainting Study back excercises and make a program I can follow Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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