The C.A.S. School
{{Short description|Private school in Karachi}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Center of Advanced Studies
| image = CAS School.jpg
|native_name = {{Nastaliq|جدید تعلیم کے لئے مرکز}}
| alt =
| caption = Logo of the school at the main building’s facade.
| motto =
| address = 204 Saba Ave, Phase 8, Defence Housing Authority
| city = Karachi
| province = Sindh
| country = Pakistan
| postcode = 75500
| coordinates = {{coord|24.7796|67.0648|region:PK|display=inline,title}}
| established = {{Start date|1981}}
| closed =
| type = Private
| principal = Sami Mustafa{{cite book |title=Green pioneers : stories from the grassroots |date=2002 |publisher=UNDP |location=Karachi |isbn=9698567046 |page=175}}
| gender = Coeducational
| enrolment = ca. 1200
| faculty = 205
| campus_type =
| campus_size =
| lower_age = 4
| upper_age = 17
| grades = playgroup-11
| houses = Blue House, Green House, Red House and Yellow House
| publication = Neemtree (quarterly newspaper)
| website = {{URL|https://cas.edu.pk}}
}}
The C.A.S. School (initials for Center of Advanced Studies, {{langx|ur|{{nq|جدید تعلیم کے لئے مرکز}}}}) is a private school located in Karachi, Pakistan. It is located in DHA/Clifton, Phase 8 and has two campuses, the Main Campus (3rd grade- 11th grade) and The Kindergarten Section (Playgroup- 2nd grade).
The C.A.S. school offers a 14-year programme from Playgroup to O-Level, with a total of 1,250 students, 205 teaching members and 80 support staff in the two campuses. The school's curriculums include common subjects such as English (also the main language of instruction), Urdu, math, science, history, geography.
History
The C.A.S. School was established by Sami Mustafa.{{cite news |last1=Azeem |first1=Sarwat Yasmeen |title=Non-Fiction: Under The Sea |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1692069 |access-date=28 July 2024 |work=Dawn |publisher=Dawn Newspaper |date=29 May 2022 |language=en}} Originally situated in P.E.C.H.S. as a single branch on a neighbourhood street a few kilometres parallel to Tariq Road, the school evolved over time. Eventually, it was divided into the Kindergarten section (KG 1 and 2 + Grade 1 and 2), the Junior section (Grade 3–6), and the Senior section (Grade 7–11). All branches remained within the same general area in P.E.C.H.S. By January 2005, the Kindergarten section had relocated to the previous Senior section, while the Junior and Senior sections moved to DHA/Clifton.
The late renowned architect Habib Fida Ali designed the newer school building.{{cite news |title=Renowned architect Habib Fida Ali passes away |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1287304/renowned-architect-habib-fida-ali-passes-away/ |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=The Express Tribune |date=7 January 2017 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Raheel |first1=Natasha |title=Triumphant rowing teens return home |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1461725/triumphant-rowing-teens-return-home/ |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=The Express Tribune |date=19 July 2017 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=KGS, CAS in inter-school tennis semis |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1145798 |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=Dawn |publisher=Dawn Newspaper |date=21 November 2014 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Who is the fastest man in Karachi? |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1158246 |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=Dawn |publisher=Dawn Newspaper |date=20 January 2015 |language=en}}
Issues
Like school's all over the world, the CAS school deals with the issue of bullying, and since the late 2000s, cyberbullying as well.{{cite news |last1=Peer Mohammed |first1=Zahra |title=Terror on Facebook 'Confession' pages, from KGS to CAS |url=http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/16871/terror-on-facebook-confession-pages-from-kgs-to-cas/ |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=The Express Tribune |date=12 April 2013 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Peer Mohammed |first1=Zahra |title=Bullying at school gets dangerous with Facebook 'confessions' pages |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/535191/social-stigma-bullying-at-school-gets-dangerous-with-facebook-confessions-pages/ |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=The Express Tribune |date=13 April 2013 |language=en}}
Receptions
A student review of the CAS school published in the Express Tribune wrote in favor of the school with the reasons being the various opportunities it offers alongside the diversity of students.{{cite news |last1=Qureshi |first1=Bismah |title=Here is why I think CAS is the best school in Pakistan |url=http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/30801/here-is-why-i-think-cas-is-the-best-school-in-pakistan/ |access-date=25 May 2022 |work=The Express Tribune |date=11 December 2015 |language=en}} Yet another writer for the Tribune, a banker, contended that CAS stands out from other prestigious schools in Karachi, such as Karachi Grammar School, because it inclusively accommodates handicapped students along with those with other physical disabilities.{{cite news |last1=Haider |first1=Abbas |title=KGS admission blues and the pursuit of (academic) happiness |url=http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/16994/kgs-admission-blues-and-the-pursuit-of-academic-happiness/ |access-date=25 May 2022 |work=The Express Tribune |date=23 April 2013 |language=en}} The C.A.S. School also offers unique learning opportunities through its modules program, via which students can learn and take part in a different extra curricular every year such as rowing, horse riding, culinary arts, taekwondo, rollerblading, tennis, music, swimming, robotics, photography and so on.{{cite web |title=C.A.S. School Modules |url=https://cas.edu.pk/learning-modules}}
Major incidents
In September 2011, a bomb blast orchestrated by the Pakistani Taliban targeted a senior police officer who resided in the area. The explosion significantly damaged Washington International School, claiming the life of one teacher. Additionally, parts of the CAS school, situated in the same vicinity, were also affected by the blast.{{cite news |last1=Saadat |first1=Suleman |last2=Ahmed |first2=Noman |title=Neighbourhood destroyed: 'We thought living next to a police officer would mean we were safer' |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/256020/neighbourhood-destroyed-we-thought-living-next-to-a-police-officer-would-mean-we-were-safer/ |access-date=25 May 2022 |work=The Express Tribune |date=19 September 2011 |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [http://cas.edu.pk The CAS School - official website]
{{Schools in Karachi}}
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