CAS (Creativity, activity, service)
The IB Diploma core component in which students take part in creative, physical and service activities.
- Stands for
- Creativity, activity, service
- Used in
- International
- Topic
- Curriculum
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Related terms
- IB Diploma Programme (IBDP / DP) International
- A two-year IB programme for students aged 16 to 19 with six subjects (three or four at higher level), graded 1 to 7, plus the core of Theory of Knowledge, the extended essay and CAS; the diploma is scored out of 45.
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