An international charity partners with IB World Schools to help provide free education to the poorest and most remote communities, as IB World investigates
Archive | Creativity, activity, service (CAS)
Service learning? Great! But how to make the right choices?
By Emmanuelle Werner Service learning is a key element of the creativity, activity, service (CAS) within the Diploma Programme (DP) and also a component of the Career-related Programme (CP) core. It is a wonderful opportunity for students, however, service learning has to be done the right way. Here, at Friends International, we recognize that good […]
‘Pink Day’ turns pain into power
Students at a boys’ school in Australia boldly stand up to breast cancer
Meeting Thailand’s needs
The Omgoi CAS project used an analysis technique to successfully improve the lives of local villagers
Student builds sewing charity to aid hundreds of refugee women
By IB student, Alya Al-Ammari I had always hoped to start my own charity. Yet, I didn’t have the motivation nor the time management to balance aspirations with my school work and extracurricular activities. Even if I did, I thought it would be impossible. I had it ingrained in my mind that Arab culture was […]
‘Reaching out’ and ‘reaching in’ by fostering international-mindedness
International-mindedness is the bedrock of the IB approach. While we in the IB community understand its importance, it can be a challenging concept to define, develop and assess. To shed more light on the practice of international-mindedness, researchers from the University of Bath conducted an in-depth, multi-programme study in nine IB World Schools around the […]
IB students collaborate to help a community in need
DP students in Indiana organized a huge recycling drive to help an IB World School in Flint during the water crisis
Student raises and trains puppy for charity
Alyson Galow wants to reduce the amount of time visually impaired people have to wait before receiving a guide dog
Creative projects for change
IB teachers and students are thinking outside the box to raise awareness of real-world issues, as IB World investigates
Learning through CAS and your university or college application essay
Strengthen your university application with guidance from university admissions. Jonathan Burdick, University of Rochester, talks about strategies students can use to discuss creativity, activity, service (CAS) in their application.
Students find innovative solutions to global issues at IB World Student Conferences
By Laura Wellesley Since bidding farewell in July to the latest group of IB students to attend an IB World Student Conference, we remain proud and delighted that such a wonderfully-engaged group of young people joined us to develop innovative solutions to some real, significant global issues. We welcomed 361 students to the two 2016 […]
CAS, self-reflection and being a lifelong volunteer
Alumna Frances Marsh says that her Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) project experience helped get her to the position she is in today, working with the European Voluntary Service (EVS).
How we contribute to a peaceful society
IB World Schools tell IB World magazine how they are promoting world peace
‘Perfect’ IB alumna celebrated in St Petersburg, Florida
Ashley Zhou (pronounced Zo) was a senior at St Petersburg High School from 2014-15, in this sunny bayside city in the smaller Florida peninsula tucked between the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay. Ashley graduated first in her class and presented the valedictorian address. Then and now, she was the pride of her school; one […]
My DP to university transition
Making the transition from high school to higher education can be a daunting experience. It can involve leaving home and moving to a new town or city, or even a new country. Students experience all-sorts of “new”, from learning environments to teachers and teaching styles, to friends, to areas of study, to local cultures. Part […]