Ideas for CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) activities

Here are some ideas that may be good CAS experiences. Student must find a supervisor, fill out proposal and have it
approved by me before participating in the experience. What is a good CAS experience for one student may not be for
another.

Here are some potential CAS experiences for NS students in DP

CREATIVITY

1.     Design and create a mural at Day centre (Vagzali street.) or Find an ugly wall in your neighbourhood and
design a mural for it. Ask permission from whoever owns it and then enlist friends or neighbourhood kids to
help out with it.(C/S)

2.     Plan and execute an art project for kids at elementary or at a school where students don’t have art. (C/S)
3.     Learn a new musical instrument and perform on a school show (C)
4.     Learn an especially challenging piece of music/dance routine (C/A, if dance)
5.     Choreograph and participate in dance routine for sports events (C/A)
6.     Perform music and dance in a new or especially challenging context (public audience, large audience,
competition context)
7.     Do a world map mural project with younger students and teach about geography. (C/S)
8.     Plan a musical program and perform for hospital patients (Iashvili hospital_children suffering from
Leukaemia) (C/S)

9. Teach art/music/dance to another person/group of people. (C/S)

10. Design a website for a school/non-profit/charity organization. (C/S)

11. Design a series of after school tutoring sessions. (C/S)

12.  Design an awareness campaign for an environmental issue. This could include creating posters, creative
announcements, creative presentations (C/S).

13. Create a mini photography portfolio with a clearly defined theme, objective, and goal (i.e. NOT These are all
the pics of my friends holding up peace signs!)

14. Start gardening at NS or another place (C/S)

15. Start a debate team

16. Design programs for Georgian Independent Day/World Spelling Day/World Maths Day/International
Literacy Day/Any other Day (i.e. be in charge and make it creative.) (C/S)

17. Start a photoblog or create a photo gallery at school

18. Design and create attractive signs with environmental messages for your school or neighborhood. (C/S) 

19. Face painting at a charity event (C)

20. School newspaper writing and editing  (C/S)

21. Making a full-length video of an extended CAS project for college applications)(C/S)

22. organizing an Olympic games/tournament (C/A)

 ACTIVITY

1.     Plan an overnight hiking expedition – take an experienced outdoors person with you (supervisor)

2.     Climb a mountain. Organize a trip for a group from new School (A/S)

3.     Try bowling/golfing.

4.       Learn to swim

5.  Join a gym over winter. Set yourself a workout plan and stick to it!

6. Join Yoga Class

7. Train for an upcoming running race and set a goal for yourself.

8. Join a tennis club

9. Teach sports to kids who don’t get the opportunity to learn (A/S)

10. Learn to ski or snowboard this winter

11. Plan an overnight camping activity for a group of interested elementary/middle school students and lead it
(with teacher supervisor). (A/S)

SERVICE

1.     Tutor at a local elementary school

2.     Work as a teacher’s aide in a local elementary school

3.     Volunteer to help play with orphans at local orphanage (Gldani Orphanage/Tsisartkela)

4.     Teach singing/piano/guitar as a lunchtime or after school club

5.      Organize a clean-up day/week with your friends. (A/S)

6.  Plant trees in watershed. (S/A)

7.  Become a First Aid instructor and teach classes at local Red Cross.

8. Serve as a translator for school activities as and when needed.

9.  Help a lower school club set up a website - (S/C)

10. Design a poster campaign for healthy eating (S/C)

11.  Start a Model UN team (S/C)

12. Volunteering at Tbilisi National Zoo (S)

13. Charity fair/fundraising project (COATS) (S)

14. Volunteering at freshman orientation

15. Volunteering at project “Food Bank” organized by red Cross Georgia” and hypermarket “Goodwill”
16. Become a member of New School Student Council