CAS+Opportunities

=CAS Opportunities= Click HERE to be taken back to the main CAS Page for IBO Guidelines & Rules Click HERE to connect to the student CAS Wiki

or send me a note via Facebook any time to sign up for, or ask questions about, any of these opportunities. ** **NOTE** Do not forget that CAS is a horse of a different color these days. It is no longer thought of in terms of 150 hours. More – the idea is to be spending about 2 hours a week on some combination of things that constitute CAS, and keeping a reflection journal, Facebook conversations, photos, email notes to your supervisor, or however you think you can best document your reflective journey. The distinction between what is creative and what is service and what is action is less important too …
 * Please email Gemma at **** gutting@riverstoneschool.org ****

When you came to Riverstone, did you experience culture shock? Were you surprised by the informality of the classroom? Were you shocked that students called teachers by their first names? Were you stunned by our expectations that students actually think for themselves, rather than just memorize? We need you (students from the U.S. and abroad) to write, direct, film, and star in movies that we can send to new Riverstone students from your country (including local students new to Riverstone) to help them begin to adjust to Riverstone, Boise, and the U.S. culture before they arrive. This is your chance to become an international movie star over night (and help new students have an easier time adjusting to Riverstone).
 * STAR IN A MOVIE! **
 * Chief contact ** Scott Learned
 * Email ** slearned@riverstoneschool.org
 * Phone ** 208-275-9085
 * Number of positions ** as many as will do it!
 * Hours per week ** probably 20-40 before the project is complete
 * Location ** Broadway Campus, your house, Carl's Jr., or wherever else you find culturally shocking

Susan Tabb (middle school parent) is re-organizing the lower school library. She would love to have 2 upper school students for 2 – 3 hours per week (you can do it all in one chunk if getting there is a problem, or if you live near by you can go in more often for less time). You can start in August. She is looking for help cataloguing what the library has, moving books, creating a file system, etc. You can bring your ideas, detailed eyes, love of books and organizational skills.
 * LOWER SCHOOL LIBRARIANS **
 * Chief contact ** Susan Tabb
 * Email ** susan_tabb@comcast.net
 * Phone ** 925-640-1578
 * Number of positions ** 2 students required
 * Hours per week ** 2 – 4 through the year
 * Location ** Warm Springs Campus

We could use an official librarian. As the year kicks in, we will be creating a Riverstone library and you’d be the “boos” of that space. It could use as much time as you want to give it and be a fun, on-going position for 1 or 2 years.
 * UPPER SCHOOL LIBRARIAN**
 * Chief contact ** Bob Carignan / Gemma Utting
 * Email ** < bcarignan@riverstoneschool.org> or 
 * Phone ** Bob 473-0056 Gemma 473-0055
 * Number of positions ** 1 or 2 students required
 * Hours per week ** 2 – 4 through the year
 * Location ** Broadway Campus

We’d love 1 or 2 students to take the lead in making sure we are as environmentally aware as we can be. All sorts of ideas here – Physically carrying out our recycling to the blue bins Creating a non-plastic mug, plate and cutlery system for the school Making sure we turn off lights and air conditioners Examining in the packaging we use here for store products, paper, food etc Again, this could be a terrific on-going position that is as creative and fun as your imagination makes it.
 * UPPER SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL CHIEF **
 * Chief contact ** Laureen Quick or Gemma Utting
 * Email ** Laureen has a facebook account & gutting@riverstoneschool.org
 * Phone ** Gemma 473-0055
 * Number of positions ** 1 or 2 students required
 * Hours per week ** 2 – 4 through the year
 * Location ** Broadway Campus

We’d love 1 or 2 students to take the lead in making our campus beautiful from the outside. Right now we have the beds that I (Gemma) dug and planted. But – it is hard to keep up with the weeds and these plants will need trimming in the Fall. I am totally open to having the beds re-designed. We also have other areas where raised beds could be planted and a year-round raised bed garden installed – again, the opportunities for creativity and service and action are limited only by your imaginations.
 * UPPER SCHOOL LANDSCAPER**
 * Chief contact ** Gemma Utting
 * Email ** gutting@riverstoneschool.org
 * Phone ** Gemma 473-0055
 * Number of positions ** 1 or 2 students required
 * Hours per week ** 2 – 4 through the year
 * Location ** Broadway Campus

As the IBO says in it’s website (see [|www.ibo.org]) “We promote intercultural understanding and respect, not as an alternative to a sense of cultural and national identity, but as an essential part of life in the 21st century." "The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
 * “BRINGING THE IB HOME” TEAM **
 * All of this is captured in our mission statement (see below) **

To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.

These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.”

Most IB schools make a point of having the IB Mission statement and the IB Learner Profile (see below) very visible on the campus.

The IB learner profile The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world. them. || of view, and are willing to grow from the experience. || difference to the lives of others and to the environment. || support their learning and personal development. || If you search on the [|IBO web site] you will find a video someone made describing the [|IB learner profile], but it seems to me our creative students could do better. So, there is a movie to be made, posters with cool photos of our kids, or a cartoon, or someone in the news who is inspiring for each of the attributes of an IB learner. This could be a fun, on-going piece of work designed to educate our community about the IB’s mission and core values. It is key since we are having our 5 year evaluation in 2010 and these ideas are the sorts of things that are very positively viewed by the IB team!! (if you are filming and getting resources from the community this work could take you all over…)
 * IB learners strive to be: **
 * INQUIRERS || They develop their natural curiosity. They acquire the skills necessary to conduct inquiry and research and show independence in learning. They actively enjoy learning and this love of learning will be sustained throughout their lives. ||
 * KNOWLEDGEABLE || They explore concepts, ideas and issues that have local and global significance. In so doing, they acquire in-depth knowledge and develop understanding across a broad and balanced range of disciplines. ||
 * THINKERS || They exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to recognize and approach complex problems, and make reasoned, ethical decisions. ||
 * COMMUNICATORS || They understand and express ideas and information confidently and creatively in more than one language and in a variety of modes of communication. They work effectively and willingly in collaboration with others. ||
 * PRINCIPLED || They act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness, justice and respect for the dignity of the individual, groups and communities. They take responsibility for their own actions and the consequences that accompany
 * OPEN-MINDED || They understand and appreciate their own cultures and personal histories, and are open to the perspectives, values and traditions of other individuals and communities. They are accustomed to seeking and evaluating a range of points
 * CARING || They show empathy, compassion and respect towards the needs and feelings of others. They have a personal commitment to service, and act to make a positive
 * RISK-TAKERS || They approach unfamiliar situations and uncertainty with courage and F orethought, and have the independence of spirit to explore new roles, ideas and strategies. They are brave and articulate in defending their beliefs. ||
 * BALANCED || They understand the importance of intellectual, physical and emotional balance to achieve personal well-being for themselves and others. ||
 * REFLECTIVE || They give thoughtful consideration to their own learning and experience. They are able to assess and understand their strengths and limitations in order to
 * Chief contact ** Gemma Utting
 * Email ** gutting@riverstoneschool.org
 * Phone ** Gemma 473-0055
 * Number of positions ** 1 to 5 students required ( a group is great)
 * Hours per week ** 2 – 4 through the year
 * Location ** Broadway Campus