You will put your mother down as your supervisor. She watched you do this experience.

You will put the director of the nursing home, where you volunteer and interact with the residents, down as your CAS supervisor for your service experience.

You write a movie or play then perform or record it for one of your IB courses as a graded assignment. You find it to be a very creative experience.

You pick an area you learned about in IB Psychology (eg. mental illness, stress) and create an awareness campaign as a service for the community to address misconceptions. You did NOT do this as an assignment for class.

You are doing an unpaid internship at a newspaper. You plan, develop and reflect on any individual tasks or activities done while on the work experience placement. This is something that requires perseverance and commitment. You prepare a short booklet on what you learned about the pros and cons of journalistic responsibility for fellow students thereby reflecting on the ethical implications. 

You are babysitting for your neighbor. This is something that involves planning and perseverance. You are engaging the child in fun creative activities and being physically active. You are providing this service to your neighbor for $20 an hour.

You are on a sports team. You do what your coach tells you to and find it to be a highly physical activity. You list the things you do and name the position you play on the team. You list your team's wins and losses. You take some pictures and videos as evidence. That's enough. There's no need to talk about learning outcomes or reflect further.

You are on a sports team. You find it to be a highly physical activity. You begin thinking about what your individual strengths and weaknesses are in regards to this sport. You decide to undertake a self audit, then consider how you can improve. You examine what your barriers to success might be and how you can overcome them. You take some pictures and videos along the way as evidence and briefly talk about what they demonstrate. You reflect on your progress and think about your plans for future growth in this arena. 

You are learning new things and developing skills and interests.

You are not learning anything new or developing skills. You don't find the experience interesting or worth your time really. It has become a chore.  

You saw something creative and cool on TikTok or YouTube. You are going to make a plan and begin exploring ideas which will lead to an original or interpretive product or performance of your own.

You saw a cool prank video on TikTok or YouTube. You are going to make a plan and come up with one of your own. This will be an original creative masterpiece. It is going to be so much fun!

You are a band student playing at a pep rally during 8th period.

You will be volunteering at your local Elections Office to promote a voter registration drive.

You will be volunteering through your church on a mission trip that involves serving the community. The focus is on service and not promoting your religious beliefs.

You volunteer to help the librarians doing simple, tedious and repetitive work, like returning school library books to the shelves.

You get some yarn and learn how to finger knit a warm hat for fall/winter. You document your progress and process. You reflect on your creative experience and your learning outcomes.

You volunteer to set up chairs for an afterschool event.

There is something you would like to see change in the laws or government. You contact your local representative about your concerns. You could do this by writing a letter, email, or calling them on the phone. 

There is an area near your home that is full of trash. Either on your own or with a group, you clean up the space by bringing bags for trash and for recycling and disposing of all of it responsibly.

You attend a cultural event or parade, but are not involved in it before or during. You are not a participant or planner.

You go to a museum, the theatre, art exhibition, concert or sports event. You are a member of the audience.

You write and send thank you letters to local area medical professionals, first responders, or social workers for the work that they do. 

You learn how to play a new song on an instrument or compose your own original song.

Your church's youth group will be handing out bottles of water to be nice and encourage people to come to your church.