Students closely examine texts across a variety of media to better understand how language and literature molds and is influenced by identity and culture. Students will gain this understanding through the study of meaning and how it’s created in various forms of communication. Books, articles, and documentaries present opportunities to analyze literary theory, strengthen media literacy skills, and more.

Students research and discuss real-world topics, asking themselves, “How do I know that?” Students see where their knowledge comes from, how it is created, and try to become active participants in learning rather than passively accepting what they are told. TOK curriculum and class discussions emphasize asking good questions, using language carefully and precisely, supporting ideas with evidence, arguing coherently, and making sound judgements. 

The Creativity, Activity, Service or “CAS” program asks students to demonstrate attributes of the IB Learner Profile in real and practical ways, to grow as unique individuals, and to recognize their role in relation to others. Students will develop skills, attitudes, and dispositions through a variety of individual and group experiences that provide students with opportunities to explore their interests and express their passions.

CAS is organized around three strands.

• Creativity: Exploring and extending ideas leading to an original or interpretive product or performance.
• Activity: Physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle.
• Service: Collaborative and reciprocal engagement with the community in response to an authentic need.

According to the IB, the CAS project should involve purposeful and personally challenging activities with measurable outcomes and require long-term consideration, such as planning and reviewing work, and reporting and reflecting on outcomes.