"Can I get CAS hours for that?"
Oh, the famous CAS hours. Every IB student knows you can't pass IB without CreativityActionService! Lets be honest, sometimes these CAS hours can be pretty time consuming and difficult to manage when there's a pile of homework waiting at home for you. The purpose of CAS hours is simple. They are there to give the IB some kind of dimension... They help students become 'well-rounded' people. I would say that makes a lot of sense because CAS motivates students to move outside of their comfort zone and try a new sport, take part in a different activity, learn new skills and develop as an individual.
Many students ask: 'Can I get CAS hours for that?' - You can answer that question yourself.
- Think about it - 1) Would it be a new experience for you? 2) Is this activity/responsibility helping you learn something new or are you helping someone else by taking part? 3) Is this activity something you're personally interested in? - (Because there is no point in doing an activity or taking part in something you have absolutely no interest in or wouldn't enjoy doing. If you are doing it for the sake of getting the hours done - It is neither an effective experience for you, neither for the people that you are doing it for/with because if you have no interest in that particular activity you won't be very motivated to give it your best effort. However if it is something that interests you or you would like the experience it is more likely that you will enjoy it and you will see it less as a 'task', a 'chore' or a 'must' but rather as a breather before homework and something you can feel good about doing.