Our Middle School (Grade 6-8) Curriculum follows the International
Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP).
A summary of subjects covered in the IBMYP in the Middle
School at WAB includes Language A (English), Language B (English
for ESOL students, Mandarin, French and Dutch), Mathematics,
Science, Health and Physical Education, Humanities (History
and Geography), Information Communication Technology (ICT)
and The Arts (Music, Art and Drama)
High School (Grade 9 - 12)
The High School Curriculum Grades 9-10 follows the International
Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP) while Grades
11-12 follow the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP).
Students in Grades 9-10 study eight course groups including
English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, Language B, Design
Technology and ICT, The Arts, Health and Physical Education.
Students in Grades 11-12 have three options to choose from:
the IB Diploma Program; a combination of IB Certificate Courses
and WAB Courses; or WAB Diploma Courses. Course selections
may include Language A (IBDP English, WAB English); Language
B (Mandarin, French, Spanish, English), Humanities including
Economics, Geography, History, WAB Humanities; Science including
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, WAB Environmental Science; Mathematics
HL, SL and WAB Mathematical Investigation and Applications;
The Arts; Technology including Computer Science.
These curriculums are designed to meet the needs of our globally
mobile students. The curriculum is designed to promote critical
thinking and enquiry based skills and to provide students
with the opportunity to realize their full potential as individuals
and as members of the global society.
Active Participants In The Learning Process
The Middle School Center and the HUB Sports, Arts and Technology
Center provide excellent shared learning environments for
both Middle and High School students, in which students are
active participants in the learning process. Both facillities
are purpose built to provide a warm, caring environment, enabling
each student to stand out as an individual.
Our Middle School / High School staff are specifically trained
in the area of adolescents and young adults, and are advocates
to the needs of their students, are sensitive to their individual
differences and respond positively to the diversity present.
An important component of our Middle School / High School
program is the integration of community service and Chinese
Culture. Community Service is done both in our school community
and in the wider Beijing community. Our students will have
many opportunities to study aspects of Chinese culture, including
week long residential field trips to various areas of China.
These trips are very much an actualization of the WAB philosophy
of integrating the academic program within the Chinese environment
and of developing, "the intellectual, social and emotional,
physical and aesthetic potential of each child."
Our Middle School High School Student Council promotes leadership
for all students in a variety of areas. Their main focusses
are: Student initiated activities and ideas; having a meaningful
voice at WAB; contributing to WAB; contributing to China and
developing further respect for China and Chinese culture,
coordinating class fund raising efforts and organizing dances.
They have been instrumental in starting a paper recycling
scheme and give support to various charity events and educational
activities within the school.
As part of the WABX Extracurricular Activities Program, there
are many specific opportunities for Middle School / High School
students to be involved in music, choir and drama productions,
intramural and inter-school sporting competitions with other
international schools and our Chinese Sister Schools.
