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Grade 5s Changing the World: WAB's PYP Exhibition

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WAB's annual PYP exhibition showcases issues that Grade 5 students have chosen to make a positive impact upon.

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Students to build, plant and look after a vertical garden. Produce to be donated to the school kitchen or to local organisations.

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Kindergarten students learning to grow plants
Grade 2 are teaching the KG students how to grow them

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Alumnus Bao "Terry" Cao writes in from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst to share how his Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) project at the Australian International School opened the door to a lifelong pursuit. By Bao "Terry" Cao
As an IB candidate I was always very active when it comes to CAS. I participated in a variety of activities such as playing in sports teams, performing live music during school events and working in non-profit organizations. They were great experience for me to develop as a human being, but none of them were really something that I felt "at home" doing. It was during the beginning of my second IB year that I found my true passion: being a youth soccer coach.

Our school was the prestigious host of an international sports tournament between Australian schools in Asia. As sports and particularly soccer was my favourite hobby I volunteered to help organize the soccer tournament and coach the U16 Boys' team. Initially I considered participating to get my CAS progress off to a good start to the year as well as to do something that I felt passionate about.

After the tournament finished, my work with the team and organizing the tournament did not go unnoticed. I was approached by a youth soccer academy in my area, who was impressed by the work and effort I put into organizing the competition. I was offered to become a coaching intern at the academy, working with children and youths aged 7-14. I accepted the offer almost immediately, and it was a decision that I consider to be one of the best I have made in my life.

As soon as I arrived at my first coaching session I already felt "at home", something that has never happened before. I adapted to the new role almost effortlessly as I was so passionate about working and coaching children and youths. To have been able to see the progress they made with me as coach was such a rewarding experience. Not only did I gain invaluable experience during my spell of internship, I also landed an official coaching role at a highly reputable sports academy in Vietnam, in which I have worked with for the past six months.

I am now a qualified youth soccer coach and as I prepare to become the head soccer coach of two and potentially three recreational youth soccer teams in Massachusetts, I am grateful for the CAS program which really encourages you to put yourself out there and contribute to the communities around you, whether at school or outside.

The IB isn't just about studying. It's about discovering who you are and what you are passionate about and believe in.
Tell us about your experience as an IB alumnus. Send your letters to alumni.relations@ibo.org

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CAS project in Vietnam continues to reward and inspire alumnus at University of Massachusetts

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Alumnus Bao "Terry" Cao writes in from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst to share how his Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) project at the Australian International School opened the door to a lifelong pursuit. By Bao "Terry" Cao As an IB candidate I was always very active when it comes to CAS.

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IB teachers and students are thinking outside the box to raise awareness of real-world issues, as IB World investigates
IB students around the world are using the power of storytelling to start meaningful conversations about two real-world issues...

Mass incarceration in the US

More than 2 million people are in US prisons and jails. The number of incarcerated non-white people is disproportionately high - Amnesty International predicts that one in three black men will go to prison or jail if current trends continue.

Mass incarceration is a human rights issue that has been widely discussed in the US. Many laws have been overturned and practices have been changed as a result of people speaking out.

To make a stand, last year, IB Diploma Programme (DP) theatre students, at United Nations International School (UNIS) in New York, US, created a play as part of the school's Picture Justice project. Through dance, song and movement, students told the different stories of people formerly in prison and highlighted the inequalities in the US criminal system.

For example, one scene focuses on the true story of Kalief Browder. The seven-minute piece is scripted from a New Yorker article that highlighted the horrors of solitary confinement, and exposed problematic youth incarceration laws and the needless loss of a life. Some of the scene is presented as a live reading of the article while other moments are portrayed through movement.

"Creating this production gave our ensemble members a much clearer understanding of the human impact of mass incarceration and it gave them the confidence to speak about it with their peers and in front of large assemblies of adults who have varying opinions on the topic," says Head of Theatre and Performing Arts Kiara Downey.

The Picture Justice project was originally initiated by the DP Global Politics Teacher Abby MacPhail as a way for high school students to study social justice issues through first-person interviews and portrait photography. MacPhail partnered with Downey who took the lead on the performing arts element of the programme in 2014.

Students only had eight weeks to complete the play. They adapted transcribed interviews and created the play using verbatim stories, video recordings, and a selection of newspaper and magazine articles. Some members of the ensemble met with people who had been previously imprisoned and activists involved in the effort to stem the issue.

"These students quickly became a tight-knit ensemble that represented all four grades in our high school and they hailed from 11 different countries," says Downey. "Many of them were not American citizens and though they lived in New York City, they approached the issue from an outside perspective."

The play was also performed for artists and educators at the 2016 New York University Forum for Arts in Education (NYU), and it was a huge success.

Higher Level IB Theatre student Eva Kashuk worked with Downey as the student director, and has since gone off to college with the intent to major in a social justice programme. She also hopes to continue her work in an outreach theatre. Other Picture Justice students have since spoken at local meetings and joined community activists to instigate change.

Three new IB theatre students joined the class so they can be a part of next year's project, and others have enrolled in the DP global politics class to study social justice issues.

This year, the Picture Justice project is focusing on immigration in the US.

The global refugee crisis

The Moraitis School in Athens, Greece, also used theatre to highlight a topical issue - the refugee crisis. So far, the school has risen approximately €1,000 in proceeds for Solidarity Now, an organization that provides legal and psychosocial support to refugees in Thessaloniki and north Greece.

The Sea - or Syria play, which was first performed at an Athens arts centre, highlights the moment when Europe 'closed its doors', leaving 58,000 refugees trapped in Greece. The play tells the story of a Syrian family who make some very serious compromises to get across the border into Turkey. They pay smugglers to take them by boat to one of the Greek islands, only to become stuck in the squalid conditions in the Idomeni camp.

"The refugee crisis was so big and important, and very much in the news in Greece. It seemed an obvious thing to do but at the same time when I started it, I didn't realize it was going to become such a big topic," says former DP Theatre Teacher Anthony Stevens.

The play wasn't sensationalized with a happy ending, as it dealt with the real-life plight of refugees, also highlighting the many who have drowned. There are many characters in the play, and students played refugees from Iraq, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. They also looked at the difference between refugees and economic migrants.

The Sea - or Syria took approximately five months to plan and required students to research the crisis in great, and often painful, detail. Students visited the government-run Elaionas refugee camp in Athens, and the unofficial refugee camp in Piraeus port, and would take food and toys.

We learned a lot from the conversations we had and this really helped inform the play. Students also studied the news. They found as many stories as they could and tried turning them into scenes," says Stevens.

"The research period for a devised play normally lasts about three months but we felt a much greater responsibility to the subject matter," he adds. "The students and I felt we had to get this right and we ended up with a bigger play. The goal of this performance was to raise as much awareness as possible in the audience and not just among the students participating."

Performing something with real-world relevance helped students to think about how theatre connects to wider issues. "The idea was to create a play where they could explore what theatre was all about and what effects are possible through a play. We looked at questions such as, is theatre just for entertainment, or can it be used as a tool that can give us a perspective on the world?

"At the same time, students could comment on the real world and make a difference by raising money and awareness," says Stevens.

The students report being transformed by this process, not only in their knowledge and understanding of the situation but in deeper, very personal ways.

"It has made them aware of the fragility of their own situations," says Stevens. "If it can happen in Syria, it can happen here. They're aware of their privileges and they also understood something fundamental - that you cannot fully understand the situation by just watching the news. Until you start really trying to empathize, you don't really understand it. They've gone beyond seeing refugees as 'someone else' to discovering on a deeper level that they are people just like them."

The response was so positive that the play was performed again in an open-air municipal theatre and in the Benaki Museum.

On the other side of the world, in China, Beijing National Day School's DP English students made a public service announcement (PSA) campaign to increase awareness of the plight of Syrian refugees as part of their study of mass media. They partnered with the United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), a resettlement organization.

To prepare, the class spent three days studying articles, listening to interviews and reading blogs about the Syrian refugee crisis. They also shared reflections, explaining what it might be like to be forced to leave their homes. Students watched PSAs and used visual text interpretation and analysis to inquire about what made them particularly effective. With this information, they worked in small groups to design their media campaigns.

Various print and video PSAs were created - students shot, compiled and edited all of the footage, and composed original music. USCRI selected one PSA to feature on its Facebook page.

IB English Language and Literature Teacher Matthew Goetz says: "All of the work done by my students addresses real-world issues in local, regional, and global spheres; this is authentic education: education that rejects a separation between life inside the classroom and life outside of it. This is how students live into the IB Learner Profile and how they learn to become global change-makers well before graduation."

Students are continuing their efforts to raise awareness by selling a poetry anthology, which includes several compositions about Syrian refugees that they created. "Besides serving as an exceptional CAS project, the final 120-page volume continues to give voice to the global challenges faced by Syrian refugees while simultaneously raising funds for local challenges here in Beijing. In their business plan, the students outline how all funds will be directed toward an organization that provides education for children with incarcerated parents," says Goetz.

I continue to be impressed by my students' devotion to authentic work. They motivate me to be a better teacher and remind me why teaching is the best job in the world.

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IB teachers and students are thinking outside the box to raise awareness of real-world issues, as IB World investigates IB students around the world are using the power of storytelling to start meaningful conversations about two real-world issues... Mass incarceration in the US More than 2 million people are in US prisons and jails.

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Have weekly (physical or remote) meetings between the students and the residents, e.g. to have a chat, to recite poetry, to play an instrument, teach IT skills. The idea is to bring joy to the residents.

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Our DP2 students, under the guidance of the CAS celebration team (Simran, Julius, Renzo, Diya, & Jasmijn) and with a helping hand from Clyde (DP1) have created a wonderful CAS showcase website. On this website they showcase what they have learned, done and achieved throughout their CAS programme at the ISB.
Please take a look, it is also a great source of inspiration for future CAS students.

https://sites.google.com/isbreda.com/cas-showcase/home?authuser=0

- Nidhi Metha

This year three students approached Ms. Dewez with thoughts on their conditions, the stress that they feel and their physical condition, and wanted a way to improve this. Then they suggest that they begin a CAS activity to try and improve their physical condition. Only there was one problem. An obstacle we all confront when facing physical activities. Motivation. A lot of use are quickly disheartened to continue and procrastinate a lot. So these students had to find a motivation, and found prom and the dress they wanted to wear. With their motivation in hand they began. First they weighed themselves to see what they were starting with. Then they looked out to see what they eat, snack, or drink outside of the three base meals. And last they created a plan to walk 5KM once a week with another activity.

​According to the students they feel:
"It is good because helps me do something active and it helps me socialise."
"It is nice to socialise and talk to others and think of things other than studying."
"We have a lot of fun. We open up and talk to each other."
"...It is important to move and do a sport or an activity at least twice a week," according to Ms. Dewez. And she is not wrong. According to the Mayo Clinic, exercise controls weight, battles mental health conditions and certain diseases, improves mood, boosts energy, and helps sleep patterns. Physical activities gives students the time to do something outside of school and studying.

So, come and join this CAS activity (which can be a project). All you have to do is email Ms. Dewez and find what motivates you to do this.

A last motivational word from Ms. Dewez:
"You need to think about yourself first. You need to love yourself. If you love yourself, you will think about yourself, and you will realise that it is really important for you to take care of your mind and your body to be able to study and do things in a better way and to feel better. Especially if you feel that your physical condition is not good, or that you are overweight, or easily stressed, you don't feel good, it is best to take care of yourself and the rest will come."
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/exercise/art-20048389

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By Nidhi Mehta
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Hey! Ever look at those windows in the secondary and thinking, there missing something? Want to block out the dreary weather outside? Well here is your chance! Ms. de Leeuw is looking for some students (a group of around 3-4 people) to help her create Christmas related draws on the windows. The drawings will be made with chalk window markers in the Christmas-y colours of red, green, white, and gold/ yellow.
Rules:

Needs to be made with only Christmas colours (red, green, white, gold/ yellow)

Can be your own design, but needs to be neat and clear

​ Needs to work with the other designs

All those interested please email Ms. Mathijssen by Monday the 2nd of December (latest)
You can start drawing on the 9th of December!
Remember the sooner you start, the longer we can enjoy them!

On the fourth of October, the Nieuwe Veste will be holding a symposium to prepare for the BredaPhoto Festival next year. The Nieuwe Veste is a cultural organization located in Breda that is related to all cultural and creative projects and are in contact with a lot of different organizations in the city. The BredaPhoto Festival is a biennial international festival/ exhibition that will take place from September 9th, 2020 to October 25th, 2020. However the year before the exhibition, the Nieuwe Veste, holds a preparatory year to work on the theme and find artists to exhibit. In their annual booklet, they already put out a working theme of Economics, politics, society, and culture. In the preparatory phase this year they would also like to attract more of the younger generations. To get input on how to do this, the organization approached our school to ask if some of us, the students, would like to be youth ambassadors for the festival.

This is a great CAS opportunity for Visual Arts students! What exactly would this project intel? The big thing would be going to the Symposium for the day and listening to lectures and going to workshops by different artists that focus on the theme. At the end of the day the organization would sit down and ask for feedback, such as how to make the theme more attract, how to attract younger people..etc. The Nieuwe Veste also makes educational programs, that would be present at the symposium, they would also ask about them.

Yet to use this event to the fullest it is possible to turn it into a project. If both DP1 and DP2 students chose to get together then it is possible to turn this into a project. If done right the event can fulfill all the requirements for a CAS project:

1. Fits into one of the CAS strands

2. Collaborative

3. Uses all the CAS stages

4. One month duration

5. Initiative in planning and executing ideas

According to Ms. Mathijssen, if the DP students met every week before the symposium to talk about the theme and the past festivals, and then demonstrates what they have learned through an exhibition or a presentation to other students than it would fit all the required criteria for a CAS project.
Now a question all Visual Arts students ask: Can any artworks made in this project will be used in our final exhibition? The answer is yes, you can depending on how you do it. If you just say I am going to the symposium and demonstrating your findings, and don't click the creativity box then, yes. However if you want to click the creativity box as well and say, for example, I am going to create a series of photos to respond, then it can be seen as double dipping.

Not only is this an amazing CAS opportunity, but this would also be an amazing addition to your progress portfolio, you would get to ask different artists questions and really talk to them about their work. This could also be a chance to get information on a contemporary artist for your comparative study, as information on contemporary artists and their motives is difficult to find. Overall this is an exceptional chance for CAS and for your Visual Arts career in the IB.
​Please let Ms. Mathijssen/Ms. van Schaik now if your are interested asap!

On Thursday 13 September all DP1 students have engaged in a visit to a local organisation as part of the investigation stage of the CAS stages framework. The local organisations that we are working with in this experience are: Boerderij Wolfslaar, Thebe de Heuvel, Ontmoetingscentrum de Vlieren, AV Sprint, Chassé Theater, Nieuwe Veste and Stichting Devi. The students have visited one of the organisation with their group and have got an informative introduction after which they got engaged in a small activity, such as apple picking at Boerderij Wolfslaar or building a small veggie garden with the kids at Stichting Devi. Furthermore the students had the chance to discuss the 'question' with the supervisor at the organisation.
In the upcoming week our students will inquire, plan and carry out their solution in relation to the question the organisation has raised. On Tuesday evening 30 October, we will have a presentation evening at the ISB. On this evening the groups will present their outcome to the organisations and will receive their supervisor review. We would like to invite you to come and take a look at what our students have achieved.

To increase the meaning of CAS in your Diploma Programme you want to be looking for and establishing links between CAS and your academic subjects and the other core elements such as the EE and TOK. We know that it might be challenging to identify these links or to come up with ideas to make this connection. This article gives more information about the links and gives some suggestions, please use this link to read the article.

As many of you know, every year the Mencia organises a 3-day show evening in which students from both Mencia and ISB get the opportunity to perform their act in front of a live audience. You can sign up with different kinds of act, singing, bands, dancing, instrumental, acrobatics, drama, theatre and any kind of other special acts that you want to show. To get an idea of what ZEP is, you can watch this video: https://vimeo.com/216627091

Besides the acts the ZEP crew is looking for students who would want to work on the decor paintings, these paintings will be used to decorate the canteen hallways.

ZEP is a great opportunity for a Creativity experience in CAS. Many of our students have already performed at the ZEP, you can always ask them about their experiences.
The ZEP crew will organise auditions in order to make a selection of acts for the programme. If you are interested you will have to sign up through this digital form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZ-pWPHCn4y8LDA37fywQIMo3Q20pelm1sBUFZ1kxrwuji4w/viewform

The form is in Dutch, so if you need help you can ask Mrs. Mathijssen or any other Dutch speaking teacher at the ISB.

Martijn, Josephine, Daan and Danish from DP 1, are currently busy starting up a school band. They will be practicing every Thursday in one of the music practice rooms at the Mencia. This is a great initiative and hopefully we will be able to enjoy their performances during special events at school. Hopefully they will be able to invite new member to the school band later on in their experience. Do you also have great ideas for setting up activity clubs, after school clubs or anything else talk to the CAS coordinator about your ideas to see if they could become reality!!

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Our DP2 students, under the guidance of the CAS celebration team (Simran, Julius, Renzo, Diya, & Jasmijn) and with a helping hand from Clyde (DP1) have created a wonderful CAS showcase website. On this website they showcase what they have learned, done and achieved throughout their CAS programme at the ISB.

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If you study in an IB World School you probably already know about CAS. It's a key component of the IB Diploma Programme and it prompts students to get involved in a creative endeavour, an activity and a service that benefits their community during their sixth form years. CAS is designed to push students to show initiative, demonstrate perseverance and develop key skills such as collaboration, problem-solving and decision making.

That being said, as an IB student, ideas for CAS projects should not feel like a drag. They should be both enjoyable and challenging - a personal journey to self-discovery! It is up to you to figure out what will push your personal limits and make you proud of yourself.

The number of CAS projects you could get involved with is truly countless. It all comes down to what you want to do and what your passion is. The best advice is always to try and pick something you will enjoy doing since you are more likely to stick with it and really get as much as possible out fo the activity. While there is a certain amount of hours you need to accumulate don't let that discourage you. You have about 18 months to get roughly 150 hours of CAS activities and set up at least one project. While that may seem overwhelming, consider it is only 2-4 hours a week that you need to dedicate towards CAS and you'll see that it is actually quite doable.

Don't forget of course that the aim of CAS is to get you out of your comfort zone, challenge you and enrich you so there will probably be at least some of those elements in whatever you pick.

Without further ado here are our top 20 CAS project ideas.

1. Start a club!

Starting a club at school is not only a great way to meet more of your classmates and make new friends. It is also a way to educate others in something you are good at or ignite a passion in your fellow students that you already have. Don't be nervous if your chosen topic is not too mainstream - if you are passionate about something, chances are that others will at least be interested too!

One of the most fun clubs we heard of was organised by a boy who really liked solving Rubic's cube and could do it in under 12 seconds. He started a club to teach those who were also interested in learning how to arrange the puzzle and do it fast.

2. Beach Clean Up

At Westbourne School, we are very fortunate to be located near the beautiful Penarth beach. What that also means is that we often have the opportunity to get involved in beach cleanups. Some of our students are even collaborating with organisations such as Surfers Against Sewage who organise regular cleanups and provide an opportunity for students to get involved.

You might not be located near a beach, but perhaps there is a forest, park or even a residential area in need of volunteers who are happy to leave the place much cleaner than they found it. Explore what is available around you and make the most out of it!

3. Support a marathon..

...even take part in one! This one could potentially give you points for both creativity and service, depending on what you feel comfortable with. If you are not a runner and the idea of training for a marathon or half marathon is not your thing, you could still take part by supporting the runners and giving out refreshments. You can still do that as support for a charity and fundraise on their behalf.

If you like the idea of getting involved in something that is both an activity and a service, but there aren't any organised marathons in your area that you can take part in, try and explore similar projects. Some of the students at Westbourne are taking part in the 24h race which is a student-led, annually organised, global movement that aims to end slavery.

There are many similar events out there that combine physical activity with a great cause worth training for! You just need to find the right one for yourself.

4. Support others in your school

To get points for creativity you could support younger students with their art projects or help out the drama club. You could teach students athletics or a dance to get points for activity. However, keep in mind none of these will give you points for service as that needs to be something provided in the greater community, outside of school.

5. Go Global!

CAS and the IB Diploma as a whole encourage students to become global citizens with an outlook on issues that affect the larger community. One example of achieving this is to take part in a peaceful demonstration/ protest and encourage others to follow too. At Westbourne, our student Safia took part in the School Stikes for Future by making posters and encouraged her classmates to do the same during lunch break. This was a great way for her to show her support for a cause she believes in, that also affects others.

6. Get dancing

Put together a dance marathon to raise money for a cause. Admittedly, this one is for the really ambitious students out there as it combines all three aspects of CAS. Creativity is exemplified by the artistical side of the dance. Action is ticked off not only by the dance but by the longevity of the performance and service is achieved by raising money for a cause.

Of course, there are multiple variations on this one. You could do something other than dancing and ensure it is creative to get the same split of points.

7. Teach others a language

It could be your native language if you study abroad or a language you are really good at and is also taught in your school. If, for example, you are an international student who studies in the UK, your classmates are likely to be interested in your language. You could help other students by reading magazines in the language with them or writing essays together and get points for creativity

Again, this probably won't count as service since it is not affecting the community outside of school, however, it is worth talking to your CAS teacher and explore how you could further benefit people around you. Maybe there is a charity that needs help with translation or the community centre near you holds 'speak with a native' language classes?

8. Make a movie

This is another ambitious project that has the potential of ticking off at least two of your CAS components - action and creativity. Be prepared that it is a lot of work! You would need to write the script, direct the movie, film it and edit the footage.

To get extra service points, you could think about doing a screening in school and charge a small amount for tickets and snacks that will then go to a charity.

9. Get peddling

Form a cycling club! A cycling club in your community is not only a great way to socialise with likeminded fans of cycling but a great way to also achieve some action points. To compliment that you could start a biker's journal going out to people in your cycling club and the larger community and covering topics on roads safety, local cycling routes, benefits of exercise etc. and achieve extra service points for that!

10. Become a literary critic

Writing book reviews for your local library's blog. This one is perfect for all of the bookworms out there who would appreciate reading a new book and telling the world about it! It's also one that combines both creativity and service, just make sure there is no payment for your service other than the love for books you will ignite in your readers.

11. Get baking!

Organise a bake sale. For those who love spending time in the kitchen, this is the perfect way to do something you love and later donate the proceeds from the sale to a charity. To get extra points you could also document your recipes and baking tutorials by starting a blog or a YouTube channel. If you live in the boarding house you could get fellow boarding students to help out!

12. Get crafty

Learn to make something professionally. Arts and crafts are a favourite hobby for many and a great way to raise money for donations. You could learn to do calligraphy and make hand-made cards, or make candles or bath bombs and later donate the goods for raffle prizes and have the money collected from the raffle donated to a charity of your choice. Again, this is a perfect activity for you and your fellow boarders to enjoy while relaxing at the boarding house!

13. Fun competitions

Organise a 'guess the baby' competition. Get your teachers to submit a photo from when they were babies and hold a contest between your classmates to see who will guess the most. You could have a price for entry and dedicate a small amount of the raised money for a winner's prize then donate the rest.

14. Charity help

Get involved with a local charity! Pick a cause that you feel passionate about and approach a local charity to see if you can help them in any way. If possible, try and play on your strengths and use the skills you have acquired in school. For example, help maintain financial accounts for your chosen charity if you are good at maths and business. If you like English you could assist with their Social Media channels or help put together a newsletter.

15. Conservation

We previously talked about beach cleaning. However, if beach cleaning is not your thing, but you are passionate about nature and conservation work then consider testing the air and water quality in the area you live and study and raising awareness for how those could be bettered.

16. Go eco

Start a recycling club. Another great way to help better your community is to raise awareness for recycling and sustainable living. Encourage your fellow students to bring reusable water bottles, minimise the amount of waste they produce and make sure the rest goes to recycling.

17. Get musical

Learn to play an instrument. It's a great way to develop a new skill and enjoy yourself, especially if you are particularly fond of music. To combine some elements of service you could organise a mini-concert when you know how to play a few songs and raise money for a charity.

18. 365

Start a 365 photos project. You can join one of the multiple photography communities online on social platforms like Flicks and complete a challenge to test your commitment to photography and prove you are able to stick with projects. In the end, you will have a beautiful gallery to be proud of.

If you felt particularly proud of your art, you could print your photographs and showcase them on a gallery wall or even organise a silent auction for the prints with the money going to charity.

19. Online exhibitions

Establish a virtual online exhibition. If you don't like the look of the online communities or you feel like there is an opportunity for connecting your school with others in your area you could start an online exhibition. It can be photography, video or something else entirely and how you approach the other schools is completely up to you.

20. Start a MUN club!

Start a MUN club. Model United Nations (MUN) is an educational simulation and/or academic activity in which students can learn about diplomacy, international relations and the UN. MUN is great for developing speaking, debating and writing skills in addition to critical thinking, teamwork and leadership.

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Regardless of whether you choose one of the above projects or decide to go with a different one be sure to prepare yourself for success. After all, learning to plan ahead and manage your time is a key skill you will acquire by doing the TOK and Extended Essay will take quite a bit of time as well.

Make sure you investigate your idea and really understand why you are doing your project and what the end goal is. It is a good idea to speak with your CAS teacher to ensure he/she can approve your idea, they might be a great resource for how to make your idea work even better too!

Once your idea has been discussed with a teacher make sure you prepare for your projects in advance. It is a great idea to have a clear plan of action - identify resources and timelines, clarify roles and responsibilities and acquire any skills or kit you may need.

Be prepared that things may not go entirely to plan. You might need to solve problems that have occurred last minute and make tough decisions, just remember that those are still skills you will gain out of the experience and it does not mean your project won't work.

Preparing yourself beforehand is valuable, however, be sure to reflect on your project afterwards too! Describe what happened, express feelings and raise questions. Reflection should occur at any time during CAS to further understanding, to learn from the experience and to make connections between your actions, growth, accomplishments, personal awareness and learning outcomes.

Demonstration is the last part of CAS. Make sure you can demonstrate what you have achieved and how you learned during the experience. Depending on what your project was that may take various forms and it will be easier in some cases than others. That being said, remember that the point of demonstrating is to communicate your project and solidify your learnings. Don't be too worried about how you demonstrate your project before you have even started it, it is the last step for a reason and there will be a sure way to prove your learnings at the end.

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If you study in an IB World School you probably already know about CAS. It's a key component of the IB Diploma Programme and it prompts students to get involved in a creative endeavour, an activity and a service that benefits their community during their sixth form years.

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One of the scariest parts of CAS may be the CAS project. Common questions we hear at Lanterna are 'what is it?', 'how do I do it?', and 'what are good examples of projects?'. We'll answer those questions in this article. It's essential to understand the requirements of the CAS project before diving in to choosing a topic, so let's do a quick recap.

The CAS project is a collaborative series of CAS experiences engaging students in at least one of the CAS strands (creativity, activity, and service). You must do at least one CAS project to complete CAS. The main purpose of the project is to allow for growth in regards to participation in collaborative projects. The CAS project must take a minimum of one month from planning to completion but many examples of CAS projects will take longer than a month - this is encouraged!

So... what are some examples of great CAS projects? Read through our list of 50 potential CAS Projects below to spark some inspiration, and maybe you'll come up with the perfect CAS Project for you!
NOTE: This list is made up of CAS Project ideas gathered from Official IBO Resources or successful CAS projects from our IB graduates. Before choosing your final CAS project idea make sure to consult with your CAS Coordinator.

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One of the scariest parts of CAS may be the CAS project. Common questions we hear at Lanterna are 'what is it?', 'how do I do it?', and 'what are good examples of projects?'. We'll answer those questions in this article.