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Do Students Still Need to Complete 150 CAS Hours?

No and yes. IBO wants your students to come close to earning 150 hours but they don’t want students to focus on earning hours but rather on completing the 8 Learning Outcomes. This is from page 6 of the New CAS Curriculum that went into effect in 2010: “This focus on learning outcomes emphasizes that [...]

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Learning Outcome #8

The focus of IB students and their CAS activities is to meet the 8 Learning Outcomes at least once. Learning Outcome #8 is stated as: Developed new skills. Clarifying explanation: As with new challenges, new skills may be shown in activities that the student has not previously undertaken, or in increased expertise in an established [...]

Learning Outcome #7

The focus of IB students and their CAS activities is to meet the 8 Learning Outcomes at least once. Learning Outcome #7 is stated as: Considered the ethical implications of their actions. Clarifying explanation: Ethical decisions arise in almost any CAS activity (for example, on the sports field, in musical composition, in relationships with others [...]

Learning Outcome #6

The focus of IB students and their CAS activities is to meet the 8 Learning Outcomes at least once. Learning Outcome #6 is stated as: Engaged with issues of global importance. Clarifying explanation: Students may be involved in international projects but there are many global issues that can be acted upon locally or nationally (for [...]

Learning Outcome #5

The focus of IB students and their CAS activities is to meet the 8 Learning Outcomes at least once. Learning Outcome #5 is stated as: Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities. Clarifying explanation: At a minimum, this implies attending regularly and accepting a share of the responsibility for dealing with problems that arise in [...]

Learning Outcome #4

The focus of IB students and their CAS activities is to meet the 8 Learning Outcomes at least once. Learning Outcome #4 is stated as: Worked collaboratively with others. Clarifying explanation: Collaboration can be shown in many different activities, such as team sports, playing music in a band, or helping in a kindergarten. At least [...]

Learning Outcome #3

The focus of IB students and their CAS activities is to meet the 8 Learning Outcomes at least once. Learning Outcome #3 is stated as: Planned and initiated activities. Clarifying explanation: planning and initiation will often be in collaboration with others. It can be shown in activities that are part of larger projects, for example, [...]

Learning Outcome #2

The focus of IB students and their CAS activities is to meet the 8 Learning Outcomes at least once. Learning Outcome #2 is stated as “Undertake new challenges.” Clarifying explanation: a new challenge may be an unfamiliar activity, or an extension to an existing one. I interpret Learning Outcome #2 as “Students need to stretch [...]