SUBIC QUEST

MXIS Subic Quest: Week Without Walls (WoWW) Educational and Experiential Trip

The Subic Quest: Week Without Walls (WoWW) Educational and Experiential Trip to the Philippines aims to:

1. Provide opportunities for our students as individuals, and as part of MXIS community, to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and the world. They will have an insight of the day-to-day living of the less fortunate people, which we normally take for granted.
2. Provide opportunities for students to develop their knowledge, skills and outlooks required to play their part in creating a fair, inclusive, and cohesive society, and to encourage them to drive and inspire sustainable change. They will work on a number of projects, including community development and environmental conservation.
3. To fulfill the requirements for the Group 4 Project, ecology and geography fieldwork, and the A&S and CAS learning outcomes. CAS project could also be completed depending on student’s proposal.

CAS Learning Outcomes:

1. Increased student’s awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth.
2. Undertaken new challenges.
3. Planned and initiated activities.
4. Worked collaboratively with others.
5. Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities.
6. Engaged with issues of global importance.
7. Considered the ethical implications of their actions.
8. Developed new skills.

This trip also aims to fulfill the requirements for the following:

1. Group 4 Project – a science collaborative project of all DP students, which is major requirement for Biology, Chemistry, SEHS, and Physics courses
2. Interdisciplinary Studies requirement for Grades 9 and 10
3. Biology Fieldwork (Ecology) – IA requirement 
4. Geography Fieldwork – a requirement for IB Geography. Grades 9 and 10 students are also required to complete a fieldwork, which comprises 20% of their grade.
5. Action and Service requirement: Grades 9 and 10 are the first and second year of a student’s secondary school records for college admissions, respectively. This would include school transcript and a summary of extra-curricular activities involving Action & Service. The number of hours accumulated and the learning outcomes completed for the activity will be documented.
6. CAS – Grades 11 and 12 students are required to do CAS out of their comfort zone and must complete ALL THE LEARNING OUTCOMES satisfactorily. Also, a CAS Experience and CAS Project, which is a requirement, could be completed depending on student’s proposal.

CAS Activities in the Philippines:

1. Bakawan Trail and Aeta Survival Adventure (Aim 6)
2. Terrestrial Ecology Study (Aim 6)
3. Water Quality Testing  (Aim 6 and 7)
4. Marine Mammal Rescue and Rehabilitation Training (Aims 6,7, and 8)
5. Dichotomous Key and Touch Tank (Aim 7)
6. Coral Reef Check (Aims 1, 2, 4, 6, 7,and 8)
7. Water Activities: Snorkeling Exercises and Kayak Adventure (Aims 1, 2, 8)
8. Dolphin Close Encounter
9. Volunteering at El Kabayo Stables and Wildlife in Need (Aims 1-8)
10. Community (Kanaynayan) Outreach Program (Aims 1-8)
11. Volunteering at a local Orphanage 
12. Feeding Program
13. Classroom teaching
14. Educational Games
15. Donation of school supplies, slippers, and other goods
16. Trekking
17. Teambuilding Activity: Amazing Race (Aims 1-6, 8)
18. Discover SCUBA Diving (Aims 1-8)
19. Wakeboarding
20. Farm Experience

STUDENT CAS PROCEDURES:

A letter regarding the WoWW/CAS Trip to the Philippines will be sent to the parents.

A&S / CAS Coordinator meets with the students to discuss the possible activities in the Philippines and provide an overview of the situation of the adopted community of the MXIS CAS students since 2014.

Students follow the CAS stages:

Investigation - students identify their interests, skills and talents to be used in considering the possible CAS activities.

Preparation - students clarify roles and responsibilities, develop plan of actions to be taken, identify specific resources and timelines, and acquire any skills as needed to engage in the CAS experience.

Action - students implement their idea or plan. In the WoWW trip, students usually work together in groups.

Reflection

Demonstration - students make explicit what and how they learned and what they have accomplished. This will solidify their understanding and evoke response from others. For example, showcasing their CAS experience online, on social media, youtube, and during International Minded (IM) Day. Example of CAS reflections in YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK1NMW52Cgc&t=91s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl32AGV_sKg

An evaluation sheet should be filled out at the end of the project. The supervisor also fills out and signs the form.