A Reflection must be completed within 1 week of the completion of the CAS Experience. Reflection needs to be developed. It should not be assumed that it comes naturally; your reflections will improve over time. Reflections and the process of showing evidence of your activities should be about the quality of the evidence and reflection that demonstrate your learning process. The fundamentals are simple. Of any experience, it is appropriate to ask the following questions. 

 *Note - These are guiding questions, but should be used to help guide your reflecting and expressions thereof.

1. Summarize what you/your group did in this experience/project and how you interacted with others.

2. Explain what you hoped to accomplish through this experience/project.

3. How successful were you/your group in achieving your goals? What difficulties did you 

encounter and how did you overcome them?

4. What did you learn about yourself and others through this experience/project?

5. What abilities, attitudes, and values have you developed?

6. Did anyone help you to think about your learning during this experience/project? If so, who helped and how did they help?

7. How did this experience/project benefit others?

8. How did your experience reflect the IB Learner Profile?

9. What might you do differently next time to improve?

10. How can you apply what you have learned in other life situations?

Reflections can be more than just answering these nine reflection questions. 

You are encouraged to keep a journal, a scrapbook, a blog, make CDs, take pictures, create photo essays, videos/DVDs, or weblogs, or make up varied portfolios. The type of evidence chosen should reflect the learning outcomes met, and the experience gained over the course of the experience. And all must be uploaded or linked to CAS class in Toddle to show the completion of your CAS experience.