First of all… via GIPHY Year 1 of my CAS journey is coming to an end… And honestly, I just feel extremely proud of my progress throughout the years. I have completed numerous activity, service, and creativity based experiences, and I HAVE to tell you… I have certainly become a better open-minded, caring, and balanced […]
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Eric Chen’s CAS Profile
Hello fellow IB Diploma learners! My name is Eric Chen, and I’m currently a junior (and IB Diploma newbie) at Kaohsiung American School. As a CAS newbie, I am extremely confused by the strands of CAS before the start of the IB Core lesson. For example, I was quite confused about the “S” part of […]
A Magical Journey in the World of Movies
In this unit, I watched two movies, Edward Scissorhands by the world-renowned director Tim Burton, as well as The Banker, a historical film that was among the first movies that were released on a brand new streaming platform Apple TV+. Even though these films were released 30 years apart from each other, there were some […]
The Full Truth behind The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Actually, this unit regarding The Immoral Life of Henrietta Lacks was extremely fascinating. The story of this book was already fascinating enough, but the tasks that were completed further enhanced this feeling. In fact, the most interesting task was the creation of a verbal analysis video to summarize the events of ILOHL and its connection to […]
Relationship & Identity of Sunny Lewin
In this blog post, I will be discussing the relationship and identity of Sunny Lewin, the main character in the book Sunny Side Up by Jennifer & Matthew Holm. As this story went along, she developed several important relationships between her family and her trip to Florida that have shaped her identity and defined who […]