IB Prospectus 2026_paperturn_2 - Flipbook - Page 8
THE CORE
Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS)
Because the IB believes that education should include every aspect of life an important part of the Diploma Programme core consists
of Creativity, Activity and Service.
Students complete a programme in all three areas. CAS activity hours are not formally timetabled. Some take place during the college
day, such as team sports, creative writing or crochet. Others take place at times convenient to you. Personal tutors meet students
individually to help them to organise their CAS programmes. Students keep a personal log in which they record what they have done
and re昀氀ect upon what they have learned as they progress in each activity.
Crochet (Misa Hayamizu-Dennis)
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Bouldering
(Nyx Cook-Hayward)
Rugby
(Adam Alexander)
There are many service opportunities available.
Some IB students are active in the students’
union; a considerable number volunteer in the
NHS in Brighton; some have worked with the
elderly; others volunteer at the Link College or
local primary schools. Whatever you do, the
CAS programme is a crucial part of the core of
the Diploma Programme and its commitment
to a complete and principled education.
For activity, students
have played in the
College’s netball or
rugby teams, taken part
in 昀椀tness programmes,
including running, hillwalking, zumba, skiing,
yoga, ballet and pilates.
Henna Tatoo
(Jia Atkins)
Ballet (Tisa Sinanagic-Djola)
IB students at Varndean have
undertaken a wide range of CAS
creative activities: acting in plays;
designing video and board games;
baking; learning an instrument; taking
part in the college’s creative writing
programme. There has even been an
IB knitting group!
