Community Action Service and Me: Dissapointment ....

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Dissapointment ....

Today, the first week after October break was a dissapointing day because we were unable to carry out swimming lessons due to bad weather. But however we still managed to spend this time productivly in the computer labs. The time that we would have spent in the pool, we utilized in the computer labs letting the kids play educational computer games which would help them develop their level of english at least by a minor ammout and exposure on how to use a computer.

Terunaga helping a student from the Vidyawardene school

Yariq heliping a kid find keys on the keyboard

Ravin guiding a student in how open up a program

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The Eight Criteria

• Increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth

They are able to see themselves as individuals with various skills and abilities, some more developed than others, and understand that they can make choices about how they wish to move forward.

Undertaken new challenges

A new challenge may be an unfamiliar activity, or an extension to an existing one.

• Planned and initiated activities

Planning and initiation will often be in collaboration with others. It can be shown in activities that are part of larger projects, for example, ongoing school activities in the local community, as well as in small student led activities.

• Worked collaboratively with others

Collaboration can be shown in many different activities, such as team sports, playing music in a band, or helping in a kindergarten. At least one project, involving collaboration and the integration of at least two of creativity, action and service, is required.

• Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities

At a minimum, this implies attending regularly and accepting a share of the responsibility for dealing with problems that arise in the course of activities.

• Engaged with issues of global importance

Students may be involved in international projects but there are many global issues that can be acted upon locally or nationally (for example, environmental concerns, caring for the elderly).

• Considered the ethical implications of their actions

Ethical decisions arise in almost any CAS activity (for example, on the sports field, in musical composition, in relationships with others involved in service activities). Evidence of thinking about ethical issues can be shown in various ways, including journal entries and conversations with CAS advisers.

• Developed new skills

As with new challenges, new skills may be shown in activities that the student has not previously undertaken, or in increased expertise in an established area.