CAS+Opportunities

= CAS 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. The new approach, in a nut-shell, is this: Invest yourself for about 3 hours per week (or more of course) in things that bring you alive - physical challenges, service work, creative pursuits, AND reflect upon the experiences. Want more specific about how to do this? See CAS~ A "How To" Guide. ===
 * email gutting@riverstoneschool.org
 * facebook [150574865864|Facebook]
 * mobile personal 208.861.8416
 * mobile school 208.473.0055

** OK - Here are ways to get involved. **
**"THIS IS RIVERSTONE" VIDEOS FOR OUR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS** Scott Learned had a terrific idea and I think Cheng and Gloria are starting to run with it -- to make a series of "This is Riverstone" videos which potential international students could look at before they arrive here. A team would research the things a student form another culture might find particularly shocking - and then make sure to talk about how to ease into life here. I'd LOVE to get all our International students involved in this now - plus lots of our local students too. ** Chief contact ** Scott Learned LOWER SCHOOL LIBRARIANS 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.
 * Email ** slearned@riverstoneschool.org
 * Phone **
 * Number of positions ** wide open
 * Hours per week ** whatever it takes
 * Location ** Throughout Boise and our 2 Campuses
 * 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

**SAINT LUKES WOMENS FITNESS CELEBRATION - RACE HELPERS New opportunity to connect with St. Lukes. We just had a phone call from a woman there who likes us and wants to involve our students in helping run the Women's Fitness Celebrate 5 K race. See Gemma -- I am contacting them this week. August 6th **

**INTERNATIONAL STUDENT LIAISON** I am looking for one or more students who would like to be Welcome Ambassadors to incoming International Students. This might be a terrific position for a current international student who needs service and creativie projects since this could certainly be both. ** U **** PPER SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL CHIEF ** 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.
 * Chief contact ** Gemma Utting
 * Email ** 
 * Phone ** Gemma 473-0055
 * Number of positions ** as many as are interested
 * Hours per week ** 2 – 4 through the year
 * Location ** Broadway Campus and off campus
 * 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."
 * “BRINGING THE IB HOME” TEAM  **

"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.
 * 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.
 * IB learners strive to be: **

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. ||
 * 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

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…)
 * 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