CREATIVITY ♦ ACTIVITY ♦ SERVICE(CAS) |
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See the CAS Celebration Video here.
CAS Documents for DP Class of 2020 and 2021
Aim of CAS
There are several components of CAS which make the program complete and enriching for the students. They include the following:
- Counterbalance to academic self-absorption
- Sharing energies and talents
- Development of awareness, concern for and ability to work with others
- Promotion of more informed and understanding attitudes
- Service to the community as a complement to intellectual development in the academic curriculum
- Establishment of links with local, national and international communities
- Challenge to student
- Development of a spirit of discovery and self-reliance
- Encouragement of a sense of responsibility to all
- Encouragement of new skills and interests
- Promotion of international understanding
- Development of attitudes and values which transcend race, religion, gender and politics
- Education beyond the classroom and examination hall
- Education of the whole person
Contact information: Elizabeth Burgos, CAS Coordinator and Resource Teacher for the Gifted, 703-228-8657, elizabeth.burgos@apsva.us
