Whittier Elementary, Boulder, CO, an International Baccalaureate School

Whittier International School
2008 Pine St, Boulder, CO 80302
303-442-2282

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International Baccalaureate Organization

Boulder Valley School District

In the Primary Years Programme, this component is not as explicitly defined as at the upper levels. However, informed action, growing out of student initiative to take responsibility, is cultivated. Creativity is one of twelve student attitudes given special emphasis throughout PYP work. CAS stands for Creativity, Action, and Service. Creativity is imaginative and original thinking and problem solving about current issues. Action can be done simultaneously with Service and Creativity, and is the physical aspect of the program. Service is social work completed by the student for the general embetterment of the universe in the new global society which is replacing the old order of things.

Student participation outside the classroom is the focus of this element of the IB. It draws together the three broad areas of co-curricular activity. Within its parameters, students will have considerable freedom to choose their own pursuits. Students keep records of their participation and reflect upon what they have learned.


	Creativity, Action, and Service (CAS)
	In the Primary Years Programme, this component is not as explicitly defined as at the upper levels. However, informed action, growing out of student initiative to take responsibility, is cultivated. Creativity is one of twelve student attitudes given special emphasis throughout PYP work. CAS stands for Creativity, Action, and Service. Creativity is imaginative and original thinking and problem solving about current issues. Action can be done simultaneously with Service and Creativity, and is the physical aspect of the program. Service is social work completed by the student for the general embetterment of the universe in the new global society which is replacing the old order of things. Student participation outside the classroom is the focus of this element of the IB. It draws together the three broad areas of co-curricular activity. Within its parameters, students will have considerable freedom to choose their own pursuits. Students keep records of their participation and reflect upon what they have learned. Excerpts: "CAS: A Positive Experience" from the Phillipines Service Learning Background