The York School 2024/25 Year in Review - CAS: Supporting students with exceptionalities to learn and play

CAS is the third core component of the Diploma Program (DP). Over the course of 18 months, students engage broadly and deeply with experiential activities related to creativity, activity and service. CAS enables students to take initiative, demonstrate perseverance, and develop skills such as collaboration, problem solving and decision making. CAS also provides an important counterbalance to the academic focus of the DP, encouraging students to become well-rounded individuals who embrace a healthy lifestyle and find time in their schedules for activities that contribute to their communities and bring them fulfillment.
Volunteering with students at The Beverley School, a school for students aged 4 to 14 who are living with developmental or physical disability, was a rewarding experience for Yamini Q. ’26. During her visits, Yamini helped feed and supervise the school’s youngest students, and engaged with them during their music class. When Yamini and her fellow volunteers decided to organize a fundraising campaign to purchase equipment the school needed (including a swing designed for wheelchairs), Yamini collaborated with Erin Porter, York’s Director of Student Life and Belonging, the principal of The Beverley School, and the other volunteers to create a brochure for the campaign.
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