Student-initiated CAS Project Proposal

Initiating your own project?

Please complete this form and submit to your CAS Coordinator!
Name(s) of CAS students involved (and homerooms): Fatemah Hassanali
(11R) and Sayyeda Rajani (11S)
Name of Project: Engima?
Name, contact details and role of supervisor: Ms.Gillman, Sajidabai Master
Areas of CAS this project will be rooted in (It should be at least 2 areas of C,
A, S): Creativity and Service
Describe your proposed project here:
COMMUNITY
The project will be set up in boarding house(Behind the Elementary School)
saturday evening. It is targeted for ages 16+ (Students who have just finished
Madresah)
We will have registrations beforehand through google docs. We will only
accommodate first 8/10 groups. Registration will be done in groups of 4 people.
For refreshments, people can buy from motomoto cafeteria (we will be provide
water)
Each member will be charged 2500/- (10,000/- per group)
The event will be broken down into 5 parts. Each part will have its own set of
activities that everyone will do at the same time. Each part will last 20 minutes
long.
The activities are mentioned below.
1

physical
challenge

straw tower
challenge

tanchni Paper object that goes

the furthest when thrown

mini
treasure
hunt

Paper
challenge

brain bats

riddles

sudoku

1. When and where will it take place? How long will it last?
(Frequency, and entire duration)
It would take place in boarding house
It will be on 18/19 april
2. How will this project qualify as experiential learning?
This project qualifies as experiential learning because it a process of
planning and tring. As we work on the ides we will try to see that they are

Finals

possible to do, also our final product which is the competition will give us
an experience of how to plan such event for the future.
3. Specify which of the 8 CAS Learning Outcomes you plan to work
on and demonstrate in this project or activity. (It should definitely be more
than one!)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Increased awareness of your strengths and areas for growth

Undertaking new challenges
Planned and initiated activities
Working collaboratively with others
Show perseverance and commitment
Engaged with issues of global importance
Develop new skills
Ethics

4. What are your goals for the activity or project? Include both goals
for personal growth (learning goals) and what the activity as a whole will
accomplish.
To fill up the gap of creative competition
To increase mind challenges within the youths of our community
To increase group work and collaboration
To plan and execute an organized program
5. How will the CAS coordinator know that you are meeting the
outcomes and achieving your goals? How do you plan to record your
learning?
managebac
On the website casayyeda.weebly.com
6. Is there any other important information that you want to be
considered in this proposal?
TEAM NAME:_________________
#1

Challenge #1: Straw Tower

DESCRIPTION:
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:
APPROXIMATE TIME:
MATERIALS PROVIDED:
tape
Optional Materials:

To build the tallest tower out of 100 straws

4
20 minutes
100 drinking straws, masking tape, measuring
Scissors and a pencil.

Event Parameters:
1. The tower must be constructed using only the drinking straws and masking
tape.
2. The straws can be interconnected directly by sliding one end into another
straw. Straws may be bent, cut or slit.
3. Students may not completely cover their structure with masking tape as
reinforcement; tape is used at joints only. Tape may not be used to secure the

tower to a table, base, ceiling or surface. You may not make a leg, brace, cone or
column out of tape.
_____
The Height of the tower was: _________________
________________________________________________________________
__________
TEAM NAME:_________________

#2
Challenge #1: Counting
DESCRIPTION:
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:
APPROXIMATE TIME:
MATERIALS PROVIDED:

To count the number of pins in the box

4
20 minutes
pins, paper, pencil

________________________________________________________________
__________
TEAM NAME:_________________

#3
Challenge #1: Paper objects
DESCRIPTION:
thrown will go
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:
APPROXIMATE TIME:
MATERIALS PROVIDED:

To make an object out of paper that when

the furthest
4
30 minutes
6 A4 size paper, scissor, tape,