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Guest CAS Blogger 4: Since when are video games CAS?
In this weeks blog post, Arina, a IBDP student from Helsinki, gives her opinion on CAS and how it can be one of the best parts of the DP program. Since when are video games CAS? “Does it count for CAS?” Oh yes, we’ve all heard those words before. Every time a teacher announces the…
Guest CAS Blogger 3: The UAE’s first Junior CPR Program
In this week’s blog, Kira, an IB student from Abu Dhabi, writes about her experiences setting up the UAE’s first ever junior CPR program for her CAS project! The UAE’s first Junior CPR Program: Where it Came From, Where it’s Going Arghhhh CAS… Let’s admit it, we’ve all said it, or at least thought it…
Guest CAS Blogger 6: Drugs, Drinking and Today’s Teenagers
This week’s blog post is by Ingrid, an IB student studying in Malmö, Sweden. She writes about her experiences of CAS, using her project to address key issues that affect teenagers in today’s society. Drugs and Drinking: The Perspective of Today’s Teenagers It’s not a secret that teenagers drink, do drugs, party and generally do…
Guest CAS Blogger 5: I followed my dreams for CAS
We asked students to send us articles about their CAS and we received so many amazing pieces. This week Clara takes the stage to talk about her experiences of rebooting the school newspaper for CAS. Writing is the only thing that when I do it, I don’t feel I should be doing something else…
IB Exam Stress (and how to conquer it)
Exams are approaching fast, and with exams comes stress. I don’t think I have ever met someone who is completely chill when it comes to exams. People might appear so on the outside, but on the inside everyone has some anxieties. Stress in small doses is not a bad things: it can motivate you to…
Confessions of an IB Grad: Exam Edition
As exam season approaches, I thought I might delve back into my bygone IB days and write about an instance where something went REALLY wrong in an exam. It’s okay- things still panned out alright, but I thought it might be a nice reminder that things don’t always go to plan. And you know what-…
Guide to the IB – Part 3: Group 2 subjects
If you’ve been following this series of blogs, the you will know I’ve been trying to demystify the IB. This week I am looking specifically at group 2 subjects: language acquisition. What is on offer? There are 3 different types of group 2 subjects: Ab initio Language B Classical Languages While this may seem a…
Things to keep you going during exams
As exams get nearer, it can be hard to keep yourself motivated. In the run up to my final IB exams, I distinctly remember having several moments of self doubt. I would think to myself- what am I doing this? What is the point? Am I even going to get the grades I want? …
The New 2018 Extended Essay Structure
The extended essay is changing! There are some significant changes to the EE syllabus that from this year onwards you have to bear in mind. In this blog I’m going to break down those changes, and give you some helpful hints for EE success. Out with the old, in with the new? While I began…
