DP Category 1 – Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS)

RECOMMENDED FOR:
Diploma Programme (DP) coordinators of Creativity, activity,
service (CAS).
This workshop is designed to help creativity, activity, service
coordinators develop a quality CAS programme that supports
the IB mission statement and philosophy. The workshop will
focus on:
• the IB mission and philosophy and the programme model
as a context for a holistic learning experience
• the experiential learning framework, how this relates to CAS
and how CAS can support teaching and learning across the
DP
• the dynamic nature that exists between CAS and theory of
knowledge (TOK) when emphasizing the importance of
reflection and developing self-awareness
• types of conditions and activities that are suitable when
developing a meaningful CAS experience that promotes
the idea of “thinking globally, acting locally”
• the meaning of CAS for the wider school community
• the roles that the CAS coordinator and supervisor play, and
how the roles differ
• the meaning of CAS for students’ personal successes and
challenges
• the use of the programme resource centre to access IB
publications and network with other IB educators.