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![A Festival to Celebrate Innovation in Education: FOEN2019]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575595761/wabedu/pjralc0ll20dwofzwig3/WAB_1084.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575595761/wabedu/pjralc0ll20dwofzwig3/WAB_1084.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1575595761/wabedu/pjralc0ll20dwofzwig3/WAB_1084.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1575595761/wabedu/pjralc0ll20dwofzwig3/WAB_1084.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575595761/wabedu/pjralc0ll20dwofzwig3/WAB_1084.jpg","width":1344}])
![New Spaces Ready to Enhance the WAB Experience]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1565918367/wabedu/ya0ogepahgkawsl5alud/Blu2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1565918367/wabedu/ya0ogepahgkawsl5alud/Blu2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1565918367/wabedu/ya0ogepahgkawsl5alud/Blu2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1565918367/wabedu/ya0ogepahgkawsl5alud/Blu2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1565918367/wabedu/ya0ogepahgkawsl5alud/Blu2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1565918367/wabedu/ya0ogepahgkawsl5alud/Blu2.jpg","width":2200}])
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The donation continues WAB's long history of supporting the EGRC charity organization.
![Race Cars Drive Toward the Future of Education: The WAB Podcast]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1617765485/wabedu/vq2xlqenokankkjbricc/DSC_4497.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1617765485/wabedu/vq2xlqenokankkjbricc/DSC_4497.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1617765485/wabedu/vq2xlqenokankkjbricc/DSC_4497.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1617765485/wabedu/vq2xlqenokankkjbricc/DSC_4497.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1617765485/wabedu/vq2xlqenokankkjbricc/DSC_4497.jpg","width":1344}])
Middle School students put their race cars to the test this week at Formula WAB.
![Student Group Finding New Ways to Spread Sunshine]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1617689410/wabedu/zaaeznzvowrcrufh9tpu/NewSunshine1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1617689410/wabedu/zaaeznzvowrcrufh9tpu/NewSunshine1.jpg","width":434}])
The group is planning virtual hang-outs and English lessons for young cancer patients.
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Campus will open to parents for student-led visits for the first time since January 2019.
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The team was chosen as winners in a unanimous decision over their 12 competitors.
![Grade 4s Discuss Baking, Gardening, and Creating on The WAB Podcast]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1617267332/wabedu/gbxcbzpymx7hk0gemexj/MicrosoftTeams-image15.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1617267332/wabedu/gbxcbzpymx7hk0gemexj/MicrosoftTeams-image15.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1617267332/wabedu/gbxcbzpymx7hk0gemexj/MicrosoftTeams-image15.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1617267332/wabedu/gbxcbzpymx7hk0gemexj/MicrosoftTeams-image15.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1617267332/wabedu/gbxcbzpymx7hk0gemexj/MicrosoftTeams-image15.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1617267332/wabedu/gbxcbzpymx7hk0gemexj/MicrosoftTeams-image15.jpg","width":2200}])
A circuit of experiences in Grade 4 gets students excited about learning in different ways.
![Watch: Grade 2s Explore Artifacts on Scavenger Hunt]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1616723831/wabedu/cqk8isukwvcgzk5bdxpz/DSC_2485.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1616723831/wabedu/cqk8isukwvcgzk5bdxpz/DSC_2485.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1616723831/wabedu/cqk8isukwvcgzk5bdxpz/DSC_2485.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1616723831/wabedu/cqk8isukwvcgzk5bdxpz/DSC_2485.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1616723831/wabedu/cqk8isukwvcgzk5bdxpz/DSC_2485.jpg","width":1344}])
It was part of a launch of their "Where We are in Place and Time" Unit of Inquiry.
![Delicious & Nutritious: PHE Students Get Cooking]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1616719992/wabedu/oq7wxdygvapvmf6pskfp/thumbsupcooking.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1616719992/wabedu/oq7wxdygvapvmf6pskfp/thumbsupcooking.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1616719992/wabedu/oq7wxdygvapvmf6pskfp/thumbsupcooking.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1616719992/wabedu/oq7wxdygvapvmf6pskfp/thumbsupcooking.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1616719992/wabedu/oq7wxdygvapvmf6pskfp/thumbsupcooking.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1616719992/wabedu/oq7wxdygvapvmf6pskfp/thumbsupcooking.jpg","width":2200}])
"People often forget that PE (physical education) is now PHE (Physical Health Education),”
![The WAB Podcast: Students Unpack the MYP Personal Project]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1616572721/wabedu/m1anqun6a674o78r7gca/DSC_1749.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1616572721/wabedu/m1anqun6a674o78r7gca/DSC_1749.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1616572721/wabedu/m1anqun6a674o78r7gca/DSC_1749.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1616572721/wabedu/m1anqun6a674o78r7gca/DSC_1749.jpg","width":1195}])
"With the Personal Project, you get to lead your own way, you get to create your own path," Debo said.
![Wow! Students and Teachers Celebrate the New Atrium's Grand Opening]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1616115821/wabedu/wh69acssjpuawhda86bc/AtriumArchitectural2_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1616115821/wabedu/wh69acssjpuawhda86bc/AtriumArchitectural2_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1616115821/wabedu/wh69acssjpuawhda86bc/AtriumArchitectural2_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1616115821/wabedu/wh69acssjpuawhda86bc/AtriumArchitectural2_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1616115821/wabedu/wh69acssjpuawhda86bc/AtriumArchitectural2_1.jpg","width":1344}])
The new space can accommodate learning activities, community gatherings, and presentations.
![Strategic Planning in the Post-COVID Era]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1616055664/wabedu/uerep2ep5qytvtmwh4bq/MicrosoftTeams-image12_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1616055664/wabedu/uerep2ep5qytvtmwh4bq/MicrosoftTeams-image12_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1616055664/wabedu/uerep2ep5qytvtmwh4bq/MicrosoftTeams-image12_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1616055664/wabedu/uerep2ep5qytvtmwh4bq/MicrosoftTeams-image12_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1616055664/wabedu/uerep2ep5qytvtmwh4bq/MicrosoftTeams-image12_1.jpg","width":1229}])
The student-led process will involve parents, faculty, staff, alumni, and board members.
![The WAB Podcast: Reconnecting with Nature through Outdoor Ed]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1615949119/wabedu/hkhwalce1svtuqxrvlcw/IMG_2804.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1615949119/wabedu/hkhwalce1svtuqxrvlcw/IMG_2804.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1615949119/wabedu/hkhwalce1svtuqxrvlcw/IMG_2804.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1615949119/wabedu/hkhwalce1svtuqxrvlcw/IMG_2804.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1615949119/wabedu/hkhwalce1svtuqxrvlcw/IMG_2804.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1615949119/wabedu/hkhwalce1svtuqxrvlcw/IMG_2804.jpg","width":2200}])
We discuss the value of experiential learning and outdoor education's role in the future of learning.
![WAB Wraps Up Season 2 with Winter Blast Tournament]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1615451823/wabedu/stiazetarhq1hemqcphk/IMG_9876.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1615451823/wabedu/stiazetarhq1hemqcphk/IMG_9876.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1615451823/wabedu/stiazetarhq1hemqcphk/IMG_9876.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1615451823/wabedu/stiazetarhq1hemqcphk/IMG_9876.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1615451823/wabedu/stiazetarhq1hemqcphk/IMG_9876.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1615451823/wabedu/stiazetarhq1hemqcphk/IMG_9876.jpg","width":2200}])
Volleyball and table tennis athletes enjoyed a festival of sport and a celebration of their accomplishments.
![The WAB Podcast: A Student-Directed Pathway to Graduation]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1615521951/wabedu/hvg1oxfugn4d0foqocfh/CapstoneArtforThumb.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1615521951/wabedu/hvg1oxfugn4d0foqocfh/CapstoneArtforThumb.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1615521951/wabedu/hvg1oxfugn4d0foqocfh/CapstoneArtforThumb.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1615521951/wabedu/hvg1oxfugn4d0foqocfh/CapstoneArtforThumb.png","width":986}])
How students at WAB can build a customized program to drive their professional interests and expertise.
![WAB Set to Resume Outdoor Experiential Learning]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614837348/wabedu/yjicvgqtykdycsoxg1b0/ML.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614837348/wabedu/yjicvgqtykdycsoxg1b0/ML.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1614837348/wabedu/yjicvgqtykdycsoxg1b0/ML.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1614837348/wabedu/yjicvgqtykdycsoxg1b0/ML.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1614837348/wabedu/yjicvgqtykdycsoxg1b0/ML.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1614837348/wabedu/yjicvgqtykdycsoxg1b0/ML.jpg","width":2174}])
Later this month, students will trek to WAB's outdoor education campus near the Great Wall of China.