The York School 2024/25 Year in Review - CAS: Taking his love of chemistry to the next level

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.
CAS has given Siyuan C. ‘26 new opportunities to explore his passion for chemistry. Siyuan and eight fellow members of the chemistry club he cofounded in Grade 10 spent months preparing to take the prestigious Avogadro Exam Contest, a challenging online chemistry exam for Grade 11 and 12 students. When he received his results, Siyuan learned that he’d ranked in the top 5% globally and the top 3% in Toronto. He and the other club members shared their love and knowledge of chemistry by inviting the Grade 2 classes over to the Middle/Senior School to conduct experiments with them.
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