First interview - year 1
Evaluating First Semester
• What are you doing already? Is this something new for you? What will you do to take it
to another level?
• Are there activities already in existence in which you would like to take part? Why?
• What are you hoping to do after school?
• What activities/projects would you like to start?
• How long have you been doing this? How often?
• Why have you chosen this activity/these activities?
• Do you have any hobbies or talents that could link to a project?
• What activities have you done before?
• What are your interests?
• What are your dislikes?
Planning/goal setting (About the future - Next Semester in CAS)
• What activities would you like to do?
• What new skills would you like to develop?
• What new challenges would you like to engage in?
• How can you make this activity different to what you have done before in this area?
• What is the projected end?
• How will you go about this?
• What ideas do you have for CAS activities?
• Why do you think these activities are suitable for you?
• What do you want to achieve from your participation in this activity?
Learning outcomes
• Do you prefer to work individually or in a team?
• Have you lived in other areas of the world? What impact (if any) has this experience had on
you?
• How do you respond to events or news in other areas of the world? In what ways do these
events affect you?
• What do you think your role could be in effecting change?
• In what ways have you positively affected the lives of others? What did you do?
• How do you think that the CAS programme will affect you as a person?
• What are your expectations?
Second interview - June, year 2
• Review the project.
• How have your expectations changed?
• What do you need to change or adjust in order to achieve the goals of your project?
• Would it be better to continue or to start a new project?
• What have you enjoyed or benefited from most?
• How have your skills improved? Have you acquired new skills?
• What is your plan of action or further steps?
• What new areas do you intend to explore?
• To what extent does your project reflect a suitable balance within CAS?
• Can you make a link between the activities in which you have participated and any of
the eight learning outcomes?
Last interview - December, year 2
• What were your goals? Did you reach them?
• Did you have to make changes? What were they?
• Have you completed the learning outcomes?
• Where/what is the evidence?
• What difficulties did you face? How did you respond to those challenges?
• Was there a balance between your CAS activities?
• What did you learn from CAS as a whole experience? What was beneficial?
• How will you use what you have learned in the future?
• How did the reality of CAS compare to your expectations of CAS?
• Can you summarize your CAS experience in one or two words?
• How helpful was the support from the CAS coordinator? What suggestions might you
make
for future support?
• Celebration of what was achieved (help students recognize how far they have come).
• Is there anything that surprised you?
• To what extent have you fulfilled the learning outcomes? Which specific activities can be
linked to any of the eight learning outcomes?