Community and Service

Community and Service extends beyond the classroom, requiring students to participate in their communities. The emphasis is on developing community awareness and concern, a sense of responsible citizenship in the community through active learning and the skills needed to make an effective contribution in the wider community.

CAS: Community, Action, Service

As part of the Diploma Program, In addition to the six academic courses, all students at AISL are required to participate in CAS. This is an experiential learning program involving students in new roles. The emphasis is on learning by doing real tasks that have real consequences and then reflecting on these experiences over time. Students are asked to spend one afternoon or equivalent time each week undertaking activities that come under one or more of these headings. The types of activities this could involve are:

Creativity - All kind of arts including music, art, creative writing, drama, design technology, crafts and photography.

Action - All kinds of team sports such as football and swimming or an individual activity like horse-riding and dance.

Service - Students are encouraged to find a service outside the school community, in Lusaka.

Students record their CAS activities in their CAS Journal. Evaluation is through the activity supervisor and an element of self-evaluation by the student will be performed upon the completion of a project.

Participation is CAS encourages students to share their energies and special talents while developing awareness, concern and the ability to work cooperatively with others.

Page updated 12 January, 2008