Completion Reflection

When I knew that I would be completing the International Baccalaureate I knew I would have to take on C.A.S in addition to my other subjects.  I was excited to begin knowing that it would give me opportunities to not only perform community service, but to do creative and active things as well.

  Let’s start with the C, Creativity. I believe that I have most of my hours in this category. I did little creative things like face painting and set design at times, but my most important activities in this category were Boum-Committee and my Piano/Vocal lessons. Boum-Committee is something that I’ve worked a lot and it has provided me with many creativity hours for CAS spent planning events, painting posters for the events, holding meetings for the event, advertising for the event, and setting up the events. Although it has been stressful it was definitely worth it because I really enjoyed it and I did receive many CAS hours because I put my time into it. If I had to list just one reason that I am grateful for CAS, it would be that it gave me an excuse to finally start taking piano and vocal lessons, something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. It also made me document my progress in this activity, so it is fun to look back and see how far I’ve come.

For Action, I took an extra two hour class of P.E. each week and also participated in some activities that overlapped between action and service, such as the Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer Run I ran in each year.

In Service, I mostly did activities that served my school: from babysitting teacher’s children to admissions previews, movie nights, and being involved with student-run organizations like the Student Council and Fundraising Committee. Honestly, I wish I could have been involved with one service organization continually but unfortunately my schedule these past two years has not allowed for that. Nevertheless, I did have meaningful community service opportunities.

Overall, C.A.S was a good experience and I would tell anyone attempting it in the future to not be afraid, they can do it!