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Keep up to date with the latest news and events happening in and around the Western Academy of Beijing.
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Season 2 of The WAB Podcast is back. Start your weekend with new episodes every Friday!
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Nearly 200 WAB parents joined the in-person and virtual welcome events on Wednesday
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Student leaders recruited members to join their service, academic, athletics, and arts groups.
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WAB is enhancing the way we support student safeguarding.
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Their Teen Takeover issue was released to the community today!
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On top of their trophies, all WAB teams qualified for the Tournament of Champions hosted at Yale University.
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Summer camps featured sports, arts, culture, academics, and community service.
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The Class of 2021's scores soared above world averages across all subject areas and the Diploma Programme core.
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Welcome to school year 2021-2022 at WAB!
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Campus will serve as a community center and as the home of our first-ever summer activities program!
In the Season 1 finale, our Head of School & Director of Innovation for Learning and Teaching reflect and look ahead.
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Students engaged with our host country in new ways -- both explicitly and within their academic subjects.
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The week-long internship program is a highlight for WAB's Grade 10 students.
![The WAB Podcast: Student-led Strategic Planning]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1623210589/wabedu/vptdu86aiw4ifbx22gwx/DSC_6235.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1623210589/wabedu/vptdu86aiw4ifbx22gwx/DSC_6235.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1623210589/wabedu/vptdu86aiw4ifbx22gwx/DSC_6235.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1623210589/wabedu/vptdu86aiw4ifbx22gwx/DSC_6235.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1623210589/wabedu/vptdu86aiw4ifbx22gwx/DSC_6235.jpg","width":1344}])
Students are taking the lead in developing our school's new strategic plan. Find out why.
![Make a Difference with Art: Auction for Change is June 19]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622609732/wabedu/j30nwfifdaj3uvie90p7/ScreenShot2021-06-02at125445.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1622609732/wabedu/j30nwfifdaj3uvie90p7/ScreenShot2021-06-02at125445.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1622609732/wabedu/j30nwfifdaj3uvie90p7/ScreenShot2021-06-02at125445.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1622609732/wabedu/j30nwfifdaj3uvie90p7/ScreenShot2021-06-02at125445.png","width":988}])
The student-led event will support a EGRC, a charity focused on educating young women in China