Final Reflection

CAS has been an interesting experience and has definitely been a challenge. When I first heard of CAS I was shocked and then confused because I had never done something like this before but now I see the importance of the program. Even though there is a lot of work in the IB program, CAS is supposed to get you involved in your community and a chance to have experiences that define life. The activities I took part in gave me a broader perspective of participation and experience in different activities.
With the Creativity part of CAS, I was involve in many activities during the 18 months and mainly included learning new skills and increasing awareness of my strengths and areas of growth. I am not much of a creative person and I learnt that all the crafts, design, publishing was relaxing and developmental part for me. The advantages of this part is that I was able to produce a few pieces of work that were not so bad. It did not hurt to try and involve myself in the process.
The Action part of CAS had its challenges since I am not a sports or active person in the physical element. I mainly did Basketball and Dance ( Modern Contemporary and West African). These activities were quite difficult for me to accomplish. I did however improve my fitness level while participating in sport and dance. I also learnt that working together with a group of people was an advantage to the team. I guess two heads are better than one. I did develop new skills and had a chance to play with a team.
The Service part of CAS was a real eye opener. I joined the Cancer Charity Foundation and learnt of the effects of Cancer. Cancer affects the family both financially and socially and with the chance to interact with some of the patients I saw the privilege and gift of life. I eventually decided to take this up as my collaborative project with a friend of mine and tried to fund-raise for the Cancer home. I was good to know that I did something to help and benefit another person.
The challenges in CAS!!!! Doing activities and working on a project all week long can be very tiring especially after school. Most of the activities took place after class at 3.10pm and all I wanted to do was go home and fall asleep but I persevered and went through the activities with the best of my ability. Taking part in these activities was most of the time relaxing and refreshing for the brain. I am glad I did CAS and hope to continue to be involved in other activities and projects in the future.