The Americas
Equality – Driving Social, Racial and Gender Justice
20th – 21st March 2021
Register Here
Location
Zoom
Capacity
400 Students Max
Conference Fee
Early bird – $59
Regular – $79
Enrollment Closes
17 March 2021 22:00 PST
Theme
Equality
Partners
TBC
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; Equality – Driving Social, Racial and Gender Justice.
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 major international agencies
7 Learning Outcomes
Learn how you will engage in each of them here
Global Issues
Tackle Equality on a global and local scale
CAS and TOK
Workshops, Discussions and Experiences facilitated by IB teachers
CAS Project
Come away with a CAS Project action plan
The Itinerary
Saturday, 20th of March 2021
All times in Pacific time
10:00 – Welcome Speech
10:15 – 11:00 – Keynote Speaker on Youth Empowerment and Equality
11:00 – 12:00 – Breakout Session
12:00 – 12:05 – CAS Corner: Creativity and Activity at Home
12:05 – 12:45 – Keynote Speaker on the value of Student Activism
12:45 – 13:45 – Breakout Session
13:45 – 13:50 – CAS Corner: Spotlight on Student CAS Projects
13:50 – 14:00 – Hackathon Teaser
Sunday, 21st of March 2021
All times in Pacific time
10:00 – Welcome Back Speech
10:15 – 10:45 – Featured Charity introduction
10:45 – 10:50 – CAS Corner: Service Learning during COVID-19
10:50 – 14:00 – Charity Hackathon Project Planning in small teams
14:00 – 14:10 – CAS Corner: Reflections
