| CAS OBJECTIVE | NATURE OF EVIDENCE Record what has been done to achieve this objective and where evidence of this achievement can be found | REFLECTION Write a short reflection on what you have learnt about yourself with regard to this CAS Objective |
| Accepting challenge | ACTIVITY: SWIMMING evidence for this can be found on my blog, dated January 2014 | I took on a challenge here as I had not done any extracurricular sport before, and was not a particularly strong swimmer when I started. |
| Awareness of strengths and areas for growth | ACTIVITY: SKIING evidence for this can be found on my blog, dated February 2014 | Whilst skiing I realised that my strength lay mostly in my actual skiing ability but my confidence held me back in terms of the slopes I felt I was able to go on. |
| Cooperation and collaboration with others | ACTIVITY: NCS SPORTS WEEK evidence for this can be found on my blog, dated November 2013 | I really had to cooperate and work as a team in this week, and that was the point of the week: to make us more of a team. Especially in the raft building - we all had to pull together and integrate each other's ideas into the final raft idea |
| Developed new skills | ACTIVITY: PHOENIX CHORALE evidence for this can be found on my blog, dated October 2013 | Phoenix Chorale has really helped me blend my voice into a choral setting and allowed me to build by singing stamina, with 7 hour days of singing in the holidays. |
| Engaged with issues of global importance | ACTIVITY: BAKING CAKES FOR HOMELESS CHARITY evidence for this can be found on my blog, dated November 2013 | Charity starts at home, and here I was engaging with the bigger global issue of poverty and homelessness. Making a small difference at home (in the middle of Cambridge) may not make a global impact as such but it is a start to inspire others to do things. |
| Considered ethical implications of their own actions | ACTIVITY: MUSIQUE CORDIALE evidence for this can be found on my blog, dated September 2013 | Musique Cordiale brings a lot of tourism to the little town of Seillans, but is also a huge, huge pressure on the local residents to make the festival run. From this perspective, I was worried that my presence was a little unfair on the town, especially being unable to drive, adults had to drive us to each concert. |
| Initiative and planning | ACTIVITY: SET PLANNING AND DESIGN evidence for this can be found on my blog, dated November 2013 | I have always been interested in theatre and set design as well as singing and when I found out that a local production was looking for someone to manage set design I got into contact with them and planned the whole event. There wasn't a lot of time - only a week so I initiated meetings and email correspondence to get the set completed by the deadline. |
| Perseverance and commitment | ACTIVITY: PHOENIX CHORALE evidence for this can be found on my blog, dated October 2013 | Perseverance and commitment is integral in Phoenix Chorale, simply because the days are so long. 7 hours of singing with regular breaks is really tough and I go to every course, without fail. |
Favourite CAS Activity?
My favourite CAS activity would have to be Musique Cordiale. I really enjoyed helping the festival run smoothly and experiencing all of that fantastic music of such a high standard.
