Why is CAS important?

Since the beginning of their grade 11 year, the IB students have been managing their CAS portfolio through Managebac. Unfortunately, when they graduate from IB and St. Robert, the students will no longer have access to Managebac and all the valuable information they've entered here.

As a result, in the final stages of CAS, students will be encouraged to create a digital ePortfolio that will follow them in post-secondary life. This digital ePortfolio will contain their most meaningful CAS experiences and examples of experiential learning that can demonstrate their knowledge, skills and experience to future employers.

In the past few years, several universities have encouraged their students to begin developing ePortfolios. Below are some links to articles and resources from Canadian universities about the importance of developing ePortfolios:

• Tracking the learning journey through eportfolios (McMaster University)

• ePortfolios Explained (UWaterloo)