Creativity, Activity, and Service (CAS)

Izabella Curtis  IB Student  Vote! Today I went to vote for the 2020 election. Voting is an extremely important service that all Americans eligible can do to support local and state government. I went to vote with my brother Luke and my mom. This was the first time I have ever voted! I turned 18 in April and I was so excited and happy to go out and vote. I identified this service as learning outcomes number 6 because this is an important activity that has a huge global significance!

 Izabella Curtis  IB student  Podcast Cover My school asked local artists in our community to create a podcast photo for my school's podcast POPcast! In this podcast, they would talk about student life and the activity within our community. I started creating a few designs using my artistic talents and my knowlege of the podcast. I have identified this service as learning outcome 3, this outcome is surrounded by planning and creating something that engages with the community. I felt that this service fit this outcome the best. 

 Izabella Curtis  IB student Poker Club! in my freshmen year we had a poker club and I was going to continue it however the sophomore president wasn't very organized/controlling over the club so it ended up dying off. But this year I brought it back! In this club, I teach poker strategies, theories, games, and other important factors when it comes to playing the game. I have identified this with Learning Outcome 4 because I have committed a portion of my time to lead and be a part of this club. This learning outcome, it talks about the dedication of time and engagement, and for the past few years, that is what I have been doing.

 Izabella Curtis  IB student 2021 Gardening     This week I have been trying to find therapeutic ways to relieve my stress. So I have gotten into gardening. I have mostly been focused on my succulents and desert plants due to the extremely hot weather we have been having in Houston TX. Basically, everything else I have planted has dried up and died pretty quickly. Since I am learning many new skills I am putting this under Learning Outcome 2, I have overcome many challenges with weather, and other variables when it comes to my plants. Bringing this new skill to my community I have become well known around my neighborhood and have created a sort of community of gradeners! 

 Izabella Curtis IB Student  Animeal Animeals is an important organization that provides services for animals and housebound senior citizens who are unable to properly care for their pets. In this work, we created care packages that went out to these people that had pet food, water, and toys for the pets inquired. As well as food for homeless people and creating new packages for a large number of people within our community. I identified this with Learning Outcome 7,  I chose this outcome because I noticed that most of these meals were going to people who are considered lower class and have been almost shunned from our society. 

Izabella Curtis Ib Student 2021 Chore Corps Service Event I went to an event at my school where we worked with Chore Crops. Chore Corps is when volunteers help senior citizens with in-home services. This could be mowing the lawn, cleaning their kitchen, and even just talking to the senior citizens. The first lady my group worked with asked us to have her lawn cleaned up. We raked her leaves and put them in bags for her and she was a really cool person. She let her dogs out and we got a lot of love from them. The second lady asked use to clean her house. She had a very small house and I was assigned to clean her fregue... She had not cleaned that fridge in 2 years! It was very nasty. This is learning outcome 6 which is demonstrating engagement with issues of global significance. This is outcome 6 because I learned about the housing systems in houston and recognizing the impact that has on people lives. 

Izabella Curtis IB student 2021 Sunshine Kids Volunteer I got the opportunity to work with the Sunshine Kids. The Sunshine Kids is an organization where their only goal is to improve the quality of life to the kids with cancer and have a ton of exciting activities and stuff to do for the whole day. I worked at the art booth and got to talk to children with cancer and their parents. This is learning outcome 7 which is recognizing the ethics of choice and action. This is learning outcome 7 because doing this service event made me think about how lucky me and my family is to not have had any major health issues.

Izabella Curtis  IB Student 2021 Mahjong Club I created the Mahjong Club at my school. This past January (2019), I learned how to play the strategic game MAHJONG with the help of my Chinese teacher Mr. Zhou. I have been hooked ever since! So in this school year (2019-2020), I decided to make Mahjong club with a schoolmate. This is Learning Outcome 3 : Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a fieldwork experience, creating this club has included lots of planning and organizing events. Teaching other schoolmates how to play a foreign game is NOT a simple task. I am very good at mahjong and I am slowly learning how to teach others how to play! I am having a lot of fun with this club and it has been very successful. Our current member count is 13 students and we are having a blast! We have Mahjong Movie Nights and we are soon going to have competitions in our club.