# 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