4.Principles-of-Engagement
Lesson duration is: 70 minItems in this lesson
S4
Principles
of Engagement
Johan de Witt Scholengroep | CP1 & DP1 | 70 minutes
Bring your CE / CAS handbook and your S3 worksheet.
One of the many solutions
Before we start —
You have to do this.
Why does that matter?
Think for 30 seconds. Then share with the person next to you.
🎓 CE students
"Even though it's required — what
do you actually want to contribute?"
📚 CAS students
"Even though it's required — why
this activity, and not just any?"
Today's session — 70 minutes
0–5 min
🔙 Look back at S3
5–20 min
📖 Handbook hunt + draw your journey map (A3)
20–28 min
🖼 Gallery walk — read each other's maps
28–45 min
🗣️🔄🪞 Three principles — theory + add to your map
45–60 min
💬 Circle share — what changed?
60–70 min
📱 Exit ticket — Toddle
Look back | 0–5 min
One sentence — share in your circle
🎓 CE (CP)
Which community are you planning to engage with — and what will you do there?
📚 CAS (DP)
Which strand and what specific experience?
Keep your S3 worksheet on the table — you will use it alongside your handbook today.
📖 Open your handbook - see Somtoday
Step 1 — Find these two pages
CE handbook → "Three Stages" (Explore & Prepare / Act & Engage / Evaluate & Share)
CAS handbook → "Steps and Stages to CAS" and "CAS Learning Outcomes"
→ Next: draw your journey on A3 paper
✏️ Draw your CE / CAS journey
On your A3 paper — use your handbook as your guide
🎓 CE (CP)
1. Draw a path with 3 stops: Explore & Prepare → Act & Engage → Evaluate & Share
2. Write your community and idea next to the path
3. Add the 4 CE Learning Outcomes (LO1–LO4) — mark which stage each one fits
4. Mark where you are RIGHT NOW on the path
5. Add one question you still have
📚 CAS (DP)
1. Draw a path with 5 stops: Investigation → Preparation → Action → Reflection → Demonstration
2. Write your strand(s) and experience next to the path
3. Add the 7 CAS Learning Outcomes (LO1–LO7) — mark which stage each one fits
4. Mark where you are RIGHT NOW on the path
5. Add one question you still have
Example
Example
🖼 Gallery walk
Put your A3 on the wall.
1
Walk around and read at least 3 other maps.
2
Leave a sticky note on each one: one thing you recognise + one question.
3
Back at your own map: read the sticky notes. Notice what others spotted.
Keep your map on the wall — you will add to it after the principles.
Three questions — for everyone
These come from CE — and they apply to every CAS Service experience too.
🗣️ Dialogue
"Am I listening to the community before I decide what to do?"
CE LO1
CAS LO7 + LO5
🔄 Reciprocity
"Am I giving as much as I am taking from this relationship?"
CE all 4 LOs
CAS LO7 + LO4
🪞 Reflexivity
"How do my own assumptions and identity shape what I see?"
CE LO4
CAS LO1 + LO2 + LO7
🗣️ Dialogue
"Dialogue means creating the conditions for the community's voice to shape what happens."
❌ Engaging FOR
You decide what they need. You plan, they receive. No one asked.
✓ Engaging WITH
You visit first. You listen. Their answer shapes your plan — even when it surprises you.
✏️ Add to your map
CE: How will you find out what the community actually needs? Write one concrete first step on your map.
CAS: Who should you speak to before you start your Service? Write their name or role on your map.
Everyone: Draw a small ear 👂 on the stage where dialogue will happen most.
33–38 min
🔄 Reciprocity
"If only one side benefits, it is not community engagement. It is charity."
What YOU give
Time, skills, energy, presence — regularly.
What the COMMUNITY gives
Trust, time, space, knowledge, their story.
What YOU take
Learning, growth, LO evidence, a better understanding of the world.
What the COMMUNITY takes
A real contribution — not someone ticking a box.
✏️ Add to your map
CE: Write "What does the community gain?" next to your Act & Engage stage.
CAS: Write "What does the community gain?" next to your Action stage.
Everyone: Draw ⇄ between you and the community somewhere on your map.
🪞 Reflexivity
"Reflection looks outward at the experience. Reflexivity looks inward — at you."
1
What assumptions am I bringing? What do I already think about this community — and where does that image come from?
2
How does my identity shape this? Your background, language, education — what do you miss because of it?
3
Am I the right person to do this? Do you have the skills and relationships needed, or are you taking up space someone else should fill?
✏️ Add to your map
Write one assumption you are bringing — next to the stage where it matters most.
CE: Connect it to LO4 (reflexivity) on your map.
CAS: Connect it to LO7 (ethics) on your map.
Everyone: Put a small 🪞 on the stage where you will examine this assumption.
3
45–60 min
💬 Circle share — what changed?
Take your A3 off the wall. Sit in your circle.
1
Point to something new on your map that was not there before the principles.
2
Read out the sticky note question you found most useful — and answer it.
3
Which principle challenged your plan most — and what will you actually change?
Each person shares — 2–3 minutes per person.
60–70 min
📱 Exit ticket — open Toddle now
3 minutes. One specific sentence per question.
🎓 CE (CP)
1. Which principle challenged your plan most — and what will you change?
2. What is one concrete dialogue step you will take before your first visit?
3. Name one assumption you are bringing — link it to CE LO4.
📚 CAS (DP)
1. Which principle applies most to your Service experience — and why?
2. What will the community genuinely gain? Be specific.
3. Name one assumption you are bringing — link it to CAS LO7.
Next session (S5): Ethics & respectful collaboration.
