Summer can be a great time to take on a new CAS project. Here are some ideas of activities that you can do independently. For each activity, I will explain how you must document your involvement so that the activity can be included in your CAS portfolio.
Photo-A-Day Challenge - lots of info and inspiration on the internet HERE and HERE.
- You must create a tumblr, Instagram, blogspot blog, scrapbook, where you collect the photos that you take. You must write comments on at least 10 photos about why you took that photo or what you liked/didn't like about the photo. YOU MUST TAKE at least 1 photo EVERY DAY!
Pick any subject that interests you or think of subject that relates to global issues like this one.
Create a Video - In order for this to be a CAS project, you have to improve your video editing skills and stretch yourself creatively. Here are some examples of students' CAS projects at other schools: http://bisbcas.blogspot.com/2011/08/unusual-creativity-projects.html
Stop Motion videos can be really cool: http://mashable.com/2010/05/29/stop-motion-videos/
This online movie editing application looks awesome: http://www.magisto.com/
Cooking Blog - Start a cooking blog and set a goal for how many posts you do. For example, you could set your goal of cooking 4 things and writing a blog post for each item that you cook. You should research a few cooking blogs to see different styles. You could look up recipes of foods that you want to cook and then post pictures of the cooking process and the finished product along with commentary on how you cooked it. You could ask a parent or other family member to teach you to cook some foods and document the experience with photos and commentary. Here are some great cooking blogs to give you inspiration.
http://www.saveur.com/article/blog/2013-Best-Food-Blog-Awards-Winners
And some of my personal favorites:
http://www.101cookbooks.com/
http://www.simplyrecipes.com/
http://smittenkitchen.com/
Here are a couple of korean cooking blogs:
http://www.beyondkimchee.com/
http://bapstory.blogspot.com/
Here is a Filipino cuisine blog
http://blog.junbelen.com/tag/filipino-food/
Here is some general advice and tips of taking pics of food:
http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/shoot-first-eat-later
