The Curriculum in CAS
The Diploma Program is a holistic program where the Learner Profile, the Core, and the Approaches to Learning and Teaching link together the subject groups. The core is seen as the heart of the Diploma Programme. The academic disciplines, while separate to the core, are nonetheless linked to it. The core relies on the disciplines to provide enrichment, and individual subjects should be nourished by the core. The CAS Program is therefore intrinsically linked to the Diploma Programme Curriculum.
IBO, ‘Creativity, Activity, Service Guide’ 2015, page 4
Students can take inspiration from things they encounter in class and turn it into a CAS experience (as long as they are not receiving credit for it in class!). Students should be able to see connections between CAS and the various subject groups that they are studying in the Diploma Programme. Below are sample CAS experiences and projects and how they may be tied to the Diploma Programme groups:
