The Americas
The Climate Crisis and COVID-19: Innovate, Act, Impact
November 14th-15th 2020
Register Here
Location
Zoom
Capacity
400 Students Max
Conference Fee
Early Bird: $59
Regular: $79
Enrollment Closes
12 November 2020 22:00 PST
Age Group
14-18 years
Partners
The UN and Extinction Rebellion
Join the Virtual CAS Conference
The Virtual CAS Conference will inspire collaboration between up to 400 students from around the world. The weekend event will feature keynote speakers from leading global organizations, such as Extinction Rebellion and the United Nations, addressing the most pressing global issues of today; The Climate Crisis and COVID-19.
In addition to providing a platform to compare ideas, the conference will challenge students to work together in a Hackathon format to develop a long term solution-focused Service project in response to a charity’s urgent, authentic need.
Why Participate in the Virtual CAS Conference?
Authentic Service
Develop solutions for a charity’s urgent need
International-Mindedness
Collaborate with students from all over the world
Global Organizations
Engage with The UN and Extinction Rebellion
7 Learning Outcomes
Learn how you will engage in each of them here
Global Issues
Directly tackle The Climate Crisis and COVID-19
CAS and TOK
Workshops, Discussions and Experiences facilitated by IB teachers
CAS Project
Come away with a full CAS Project plan
The Itinerary
Saturday, 14th of November 2020
All times in Pacific time
09:00 PST – Welcome Speech
09:15 – 10:00 – Keynote Speaker: United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network
10:00 – 11:00 – Breakout Session
11:00 – 11:05 – CAS Corner: Creativity and Activity at Home
11:05 – 11:45 – Keynote Speaker: Extinction Rebellion
11:45 – 12:45 – Breakout Session
12:45 – 12:50 – CAS Corner: Service Learning at Home
12:50 – 13:00 – Hackathon Teaser
Sunday, 15th of November 2020
All times in Pacific time
09:00 PST – Welcome Back Speech
09:15 – 09:45 – Hackathon Kick-Off
09:45 – 09:50 – CAS Corner: Hitting the 7 Learning Outcomes
11:50 – 13:00 – Hackathon Session in Breakout Rooms
13:00 – 13:10 – CAS Corner: Reflections
