HIGH SCHOOL
Eugene IHS Mission Statement:
As global citizens at Eugene International High School, we aspire to value diversity,
ambiguity, and discovery and to act with responsibility, integrity, and compassion.
IB CAS
(CREATIVITY, ACTION, SERVICE)
From its beginning, Eugene IHS has made experiential learning a part of our identity. We are committed to Creativity, Action, and Service (CAS) as an aspect of an international studies curriculum, for it is one more way students gain confidence and knowledge in a broader world than home and school.
The CAS experience as a whole should show evidence of the eight CAS learning outcomes:
* increased awareness of personal strengths and weaknesses
* undertaken new challenges
* planned and initiated activities
* worked collaboratively with others
* shown perseverance and commitment in activities
* engaged with issues of global importance
* considered the ethical implications associated with the activities
* developed new skills
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Eugene IHS Office @ South:
400 E. 19th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97401
(541)790-8030
Eugene IHS Office @ Sheldon:
2455 Willakenzie Road
Eugene, OR 97401
(541)790-6636
Eugene IHS Office @ Churchill:
1850 Bailey Hill Road
Eugene, OR 97405
(541)790-5225
Head Teacher:
Steve Smith
(541)790-8030
IB Coordinator:
Marilyn Curtis
(541)790-8033
All CAS hours will be recorded on Managebac,
an on-line portfolio system to track student progress towards CAS.
Click here to go to the ManageBac login.
All students in Eugene IHS are expectied to fulfill the CAS requirments.
Creativity is interpreted as imaginatively as possible to cover a wide range of arts and other activities that involve creative thinking. Examples could include participation in music, theater, fine arts, design, or creating a lesson plan or project. In a student's CAS program, creativity fosters an apprciation for the arts.
Action is defined as physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle, complementing academic work. In a student's CAS program, action focuses on the physical, and thus mental, well being of the student.
Service consists of unpaid and voluntary community contribution that has a learning benefit for the student, and fosters a greater sense of commitment to the community - local, national, and international. In a student's CAS program, service focuses on an endeavor beyond a student's current experience.
Students in Eugene IHS will complete 150 hours of CAS activities over the course junior and senior year:
100 hours of service, and a resonable balance between creativity and action for the additional 50 hours. Hours must be concurrent over two years and should reflect an ongoing commitment to the principles
of the CAS Learning Outcomes.
Immersion Students:
- French Immersion students must complete a minimum of 50 of the 150 required CAS hours in a setting where the French language is primarily used.
- Spanish Immersion students must complete a minimum of 50 of the 150 required CAS hours in a setting where the Spanish language is primarily used.
In addition to completing CAS hours students must participate in a
student-initiated group project.CAS Group Project Reflection Form
(Includes information on the group project).
See the CAS Handbook for more specific guidelines regarding CAS and the group project.
"Looking back on my experience with Eugene IHS I now realize
how important it was in shaping my comprehensive understanding of the
world around me. I credit the [school] with teaching me to love learning
and my subsequent success in college and graduate school. I felt that
I started college ahead of my freshman peers in terms of my writing
abilities and time management skills. Plus, it made me really good at
Jeopardy.
--Alison (Stark) Leiman, Class of 2000
"Nothing prepares you better for success
than Eugene IHS!"
--Sarah (Withrow) King, Class of 1996
Click here to read other "Testimonials" from former Eugene IHS students.
