Active maths: sport and the outdoors · Maths CAS idea
Plan and lead a sponsored walk
ActivityServiceProject-ready
Plan a sponsored walk for a charity: route, distance, gradient and timings, then walk it with a group.
Where the maths comes in
Scale, distance, gradient and time estimates (including rest stops).
Which CAS strand it fits
- Activity: Physical exertion that contributes to a healthy lifestyle.
- Service: Unpaid, voluntary work with others that also has a learning benefit for you.
Your CAS coordinator decides how an experience counts at your school. Strand summaries are provisional (our words, being checked).
How to run it
- Choose a charity and agree the event with the school.
- Plan the route with maps and check it in advance.
- Organise sponsorship through the school.
- Lead the walk and pass funds to the charity.
This can grow into a CAS project if your CAS coordinator agrees: see planning a maths CAS project.
How to evidence it
- Route plan and risk assessment
- Sponsorship records (through the school)
- The charity's acknowledgement
Date everything and keep it in your school's CAS portfolio as you go. More on what counts as evidence.
Reflection prompts
Questions to think about, not answers to copy. Write your reflections in your own words, in whatever form your school accepts.
- How did walking the route in advance change your plan?
- What did leading a group teach you?
- How did you and the group choose the cause you walked for?
Learning outcomes this often gives a chance to show
- Initiative and planning. What did you plan, and what did you have to change once you started? Who did you need to ask for permission or help, and how did you go about it?
- Collaboration. What did someone else bring that you could not have done alone? Describe a disagreement or a mix-up in the team. How was it resolved?
- Global significance. How does the local need you worked on connect to a wider issue? What did you learn about that issue that you did not know before?
Whether you meet an outcome depends on what you actually do and reflect on, not on the idea. Outcome labels are our short summaries, being checked.
Safety and ethics
- A staff member signs off the route and risk assessment and attends.
- Money is handled through the school.
Agree every plan with your CAS coordinator first. Safety and ethics for maths CAS.
Rates, averages and graphs of your data: try the online grapher.
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