CAS is at the heart of the Diploma Programme. It is organized around the three strands of creativity, activity and service defined as follows.
CREATIVITY – exploring and extending ideas leading to an original or interpretive product or performance
ACTIVITY – physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle
SERVICE – collaborative and reciprocal engagement with the community in response to an authentic need
Successful completion of CAS is a requirement for the award of the IB Diploma.
CAS complements a challenging academic programme in a holistic way, providing opportunities for self-determination, collaboration, accomplishment and enjoyment. A meaningful CAS programme is a journey of discovery of self and others.
The CAS programme begins at the start of the Diploma Programme and continues regularly, ideally on a weekly basis, for at least 18 months.
All CAS students maintain and complete a CAS portfolio on ManageBac as evidence of their engagement with CAS. It is a collection of evidence that showcases CAS experiences and for student reflections; it is not formally assessed.
Completion of CAS is based on student achievement of the seven CAS learning outcomes.
Students engage in CAS experiences involving one or more of the three CAS strands. A CAS experience can be a single event or may be an extended series of events.
Further, students undertake a CAS project of at least one month’s duration. It can address any single strand of CAS, or combine two or all three strands.
Students use CAS stages (investigation, preparation, action, reflection and demonstration) as a framework for CAS experiences and the CAS project.
There are three formal documented interviews students must have with their CAS coordinator/adviser (at the beginning of the CAS programme, at the end of the first year and at the end of the CAS programme).
CAS emphasizes reflection which is central to building a deep and rich experience in CAS.
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