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+# International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
+
+## Theory of Knowledge
+
+ - Presentation
+ - Essay
+
+ - Is a course
+
+## Extended Essay
+
+ - 4 000 word essays
+ - Letter grade
+ - 
+
+### Steps
+
+1. Select a topic
+2. Get matched with a mentor
+	- Mentor helps you out
+	- Mentor may be knowledgeable in the topic
+3. Formulate a research question
+4. Conduct research
+5. Write the paper
+
+### Timeline
+
+ - G11
+ - Feb/Mar
+	- Intro to EE presentation
+	- Declare topic and research question
+ - Apr/May
+
+ - Summer
+	- Write first full draft or extremely detailed outline
+
+- G12
+ - Oct-Nov
+	- Submit draft to mentor and edit draft
+ - Nov-Dec
+	- Final work due
+
+## CAS
+
+ - Expanded to Creativity, Activity, and Service
+ - Completion is requirement for IB Diploma
+ - CAS committee is a thing
+ - **All activities must be confirmed by a supervisor**
+
+### Learning outcomes
+
+Each of the following must be completed at least once:
+
+ - Increased **awareness** of strengths and areas for growth
+ - Undertaking **new challenges** and developing **new skills**
+ - **Plan and initiate** a CAS experience
+ - Showing **perseverance** and **commitment**
+ - **Working collaboratively** with others
+ - Engaged with issues of **global importance**
+ - Consideration of **ethical implications**
+ - Takes place over at least 1 month
+
+### Creativity
+
+ - Any art or experience that involves creative thinking that ends in a sharable product
+	- Organising a club
+	- Music
+	- School play/drama club
+	- Lessons in the arts
+	- Cooking classes
+	- Martial arts
+	- Creative writing
+ - Must be heavily supported by evidence
+
+### Activity
+
+ - Physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle with an end goal
+	- School teams
+	- Intermural sports
+	- Community sporting events
+	- Outdoor recreations
+	- Classes
+ - **Personal goals must be set**
+
+### Service
+
+ - Unpaid voluntary experience that has a learning benefit
+	- Volunteering at camps, hospitals, seniors' homes
+	- Fundraising
+	- Homework clubs/volunteer tutoring
+	- Online volunteering
+	- Student Council
+	- Red Cross, Cancer Society, etc.
+
+### Activity requirements
+
+ - 1 CAS project (at least 1 C/A or /S spanning at least one month)
+ - 1 primary commitment of each C/A and /S each year
+ - 2 or 3 additional shorter secondary activities in C/A or /S as available
+
+### ManageBac and CAS
+
+ - Propose an experience
+	- What do I plan to do and what do I hope to achieve?
+ - Engage in the experience
+ - Reflect on the experience
+	- What evidence is there that I achieved my goals?
+ - Once the experience is finished, request a supervisor review via ManageBac
+
+## ManageBac
+
+ - Submit documents here
+ - Track CAS progress
+	- Supervisor review, evidence of experiences, and personal reflections
+	- Activities must be reviewed here before it begins
+ - Track EE progress
+ - Communicate with IB staff
+	- CAS advisors
+	- EE supervisors
+	- Teachers
+	- IB Coordinators