> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://guide.fariaedu.com/cas/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://guide.fariaedu.com/cas/about-the-author.md).

# About the Author: Tom Brodie

Tom Brodie has been involved in CAS for 20 years, as a teacher, CAS coordinator, IB Diploma Programme coordinator and education consultant. Tom has lived and worked all over the world including Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, Czechia and Switzerland. Tom was the first person to ever publish academic research about CAS and has since written a CAS textbook and contributed to the development of the IB CAS programme.

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"*I notice that when students look back on their school days they realise it is CAS they remember more than a Mathematics or Geography class. It was **helping someone** or **playing on a team**. They also learnt valuable lessons to help them in the rest of their lives.*"

Tom Brodie
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