Interview 3: FINAL INTERVIEW

The CAS Coordinator, the Mentor and the IB coordinator will confirm that the CAS requirements have been met after the 3rd interview.

To successfully complete CAS, students must:

• Actively engage in a balance of Creativity, Activity, and Service experiences over 18 months. (DP)

• Compete 50 hours of Service Learning. (CP)

• Document and reflect on their experiences.

• Complete a sustained CAS / SL project that involves collaboration and follows the Service Learning stages.

• Maintain a thorough CAS / SL portfolio to document their journey.

1. Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth

• "Looking at your documented experiences in the Learner Passport, can you identify a specific instance that highlights a personal strength or an area where you have grown?"

• "Which CAS / SL experience pushed you outside of your comfort zone, and how did it help you grow?"

• "How has identifying your strengths and areas for growth helped you set personal goals and challenges within CAS /SL?"

2. Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process

• "Review your Learner Passport entries. Can you point to an experience where you overcame a challenge and developed a new skill? What evidence supports this?"

• "Tell me about a time when you had to adapt your approach to overcome an obstacle in a CAS / SL project. What did you learn?"

• "How has overcoming challenges in CAS helped you develop resilience or confidence in other areas of your life?"

3. Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience

• "Using an example from your Learner Passport, can you describe an experience where you led the planning and preparation stages? What documentation shows your initial steps?"

• "What steps did you take in the planning phase of a CAS / SL project to ensure it was meaningful and achievable?"

• "How has planning and initiating CAS experiences taught you skills that apply to your academic or personal projects?"

4. Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences

• "Is there an experience in your Learner Passport that demonstrates your commitment over time? How does this entry show your perseverance?"

• "Can you describe a time when you wanted to give up on a CAS / SL experience but chose to persevere? What motivated you?"

• "How has sticking with your CAS / SL experiences taught you about goal-setting and staying focused over time?"

5. Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively

• "Can you identify an entry in your Learner Passport where you collaborated with others? How does this example reflect your role and contributions in a team setting?"

• "How did working with others contribute to the success of your CAS / SL projects?"

• "What skills did you learn from collaborating with others, and how do you see these benefiting you in future team environments?"

6. Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance

• "In your Learner Passport, do you have an experience that addresses a global or community issue? How does this documentation show your engagement with this issue?"

• "How did one of your CAS / SL experiences contribute to addressing a global issue or community need?"

• "How has working on issues of global or community significance changed the way you view your role in the world?"

7. Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions

• "Can you point to a documented experience in your Learner Passport where you had to make an ethical decision? How did this reflection capture your thought process and actions?"

• "Were there any ethical dilemmas you faced during your CAS /SL experiences? How did you handle them?"

• "How has considering the ethics of your choices in CAS / SL influenced how you approach ethical questions in other areas of life?"

8. Develop international-mindedness through global engagement, multilingualism, and intercultural understanding

• "Is there an entry in your Learner Passport that illustrates how you engaged with a different culture or language? How did this experience impact your international-mindedness?"

• "How did interacting with different cultures or communities through CAS / SL impact your worldview?"

• "How has engaging with different languages or cultures during CAS /SL helped you understand different perspectives, and how might this be useful in the future?"