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The WAB Podcast

Join members of the Western Academy of Beijing community for conversations about innovative learning, activities, and community initiatives.

Jan 26, 2021

Last week, Chinese authorities closed schools throughout Beijing.

As WAB returns to remote learning, our Elementary, Middle, and High School principals discuss our strategies to ensure continued high-quality learning, what's changed since WAB was last learning remotely, and how the school is supporting students...


Jan 19, 2021

Even WAB’s youngest students are empowered to make decisions about their learning.

Twice a week in Junior Grade 1, teachers host a dedicated time during which students can choose what, how, where, and with whom they learn. Guided by a big-picture question related to their PYP Unit of Inquiry, students have the...


Jan 12, 2021

Mathematics is one subject that many people think may be better suited for a conventional educational model: a teacher at the front of a class, demonstrating the next principle. 

Teachers in WAB's Middle School Math Department would disagree. On today's episode, the team of math teachers discusses how a new space, team...