![EPisodes: Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age Special - 7 weeks of school closure. Insights from a teacher]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1585713064/wabedu/fq3tuzf5apdrb7ahti0y/ES.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1585713064/wabedu/fq3tuzf5apdrb7ahti0y/ES.jpg","width":376}])
Welcome to Western Academy of Beijing's online resource center for educators around the world.
During the Spring Festival break at the end of January 2020, we received notice that school campuses across China would be closed. WAB re-opened on Monday, February 3rd in “online mode” and we have been fully functioning ever since.
WAB is committed to continually providing the highest-quality learning experiences possible for our students and families. As school closures spread across the globe, we are often contacted to share our experience. This site is to help support the growing global community of schools affected by school closure.
Resources
School Section Online Learning Resources
Media Coverage
![14 Coronavirus Crisis Communication Tips From Schools On The Front Lines]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1585366093/wabedu/eudpgkjsxybokugiduju/KimWendt-8097.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1585366093/wabedu/eudpgkjsxybokugiduju/KimWendt-8097.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1585366093/wabedu/eudpgkjsxybokugiduju/KimWendt-8097.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1585366093/wabedu/eudpgkjsxybokugiduju/KimWendt-8097.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1585366093/wabedu/eudpgkjsxybokugiduju/KimWendt-8097.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1585366093/wabedu/eudpgkjsxybokugiduju/KimWendt-8097.jpg","width":2000}])
WAB Stories
![3 Things Oscar & Audrey Have Learned Away from Campus]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1585274300/wabedu/rrlgdkmmfxr5fkldq6zc/OscarAubrey3ThingsWWsize_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1585274300/wabedu/rrlgdkmmfxr5fkldq6zc/OscarAubrey3ThingsWWsize_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1585274300/wabedu/rrlgdkmmfxr5fkldq6zc/OscarAubrey3ThingsWWsize_1.jpg","width":716}])
Take a look inside the learning experiences of one WAB family while away from campus.
![Online Learning: Creativity & Flexibility Key in Art Lessons]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1585267372/wabedu/vxqmtoddxuvnxbezqbsd/Martha1L.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1585267372/wabedu/vxqmtoddxuvnxbezqbsd/Martha1L.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1585267372/wabedu/vxqmtoddxuvnxbezqbsd/Martha1L.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1585267372/wabedu/vxqmtoddxuvnxbezqbsd/Martha1L.jpg","width":870}])
What does art teaching and learning look like while away from campus?
![First page of the PDF file: GraphicDesignBrandGuidelines-VisualIdentity]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583994614/wabedu/zmhpb9wxzo1fvbhdkh0c/GraphicDesignBrandGuidelines-VisualIdentity.pdf","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1583994614/wabedu/zmhpb9wxzo1fvbhdkh0c/GraphicDesignBrandGuidelines-VisualIdentity.pdf","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1583994614/wabedu/zmhpb9wxzo1fvbhdkh0c/GraphicDesignBrandGuidelines-VisualIdentity.pdf","width":720}])
How do we manage a transition to learning without the labs, machines, and tools we're used to?
![Three Things Sam has Learned While Away from Campus]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1584064629/wabedu/yi1iqbsbwqieqvna14mw/ALSamWWsize_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1584064629/wabedu/yi1iqbsbwqieqvna14mw/ALSamWWsize_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1584064629/wabedu/yi1iqbsbwqieqvna14mw/ALSamWWsize_1.jpg","width":716}])
The WAB community is sharing three things they've learned while away from campus.
![Community Karaoke: Grade 2 Student's New WAB Song]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583454522/wabedu/b6l18usmqehibw1pqhlc/ScreenShot2020-03-06at082812.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1583454522/wabedu/b6l18usmqehibw1pqhlc/ScreenShot2020-03-06at082812.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1583454522/wabedu/b6l18usmqehibw1pqhlc/ScreenShot2020-03-06at082812.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1583454522/wabedu/b6l18usmqehibw1pqhlc/ScreenShot2020-03-06at082812.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1583454522/wabedu/b6l18usmqehibw1pqhlc/ScreenShot2020-03-06at082812.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1583454522/wabedu/b6l18usmqehibw1pqhlc/ScreenShot2020-03-06at082812.png","width":2200}])
Submit a video of you singing this song, and WAB will create a compilation to share with the community.
![WAB Community Sends Well Wishes to Wuhan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583452941/wabedu/omtpxlmhlgjwea4xry82/ScreenShot2020-03-06at074922.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1583452941/wabedu/omtpxlmhlgjwea4xry82/ScreenShot2020-03-06at074922.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1583452941/wabedu/omtpxlmhlgjwea4xry82/ScreenShot2020-03-06at074922.png","width":602}])
Watch a video compilation from our WAB community to the medical professionals in Wuhan and victims of COVID-19.