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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.

Mar 30, 2023

Executive skills or executive functions refer to a set of skills that enable us to plan, focus attention, remember, self-regulate and juggle multiple tasks. In other words, executive functions are essential for everything from school achievement to positive behaviors to future success in the workforce.

While these...


Mar 23, 2023

On Sunday, March 26, the WAB community is invited to the IB DP Visual Arts exhibition or “Passage” as it is also known, a culmination of theoretical, practical and curatorial art skills that students have been building up since Grade 11. The exhibition is curated by the students themselves and promises to be an...


Mar 16, 2023

WAB is a big advocate of holistic education, which means students are not only given the chance to thrive through rigorous academics where every learner is supported but also through the many extracurricular activities that all students have access to.

But how do students balance good academics with their...


Mar 9, 2023

Language is a powerful tool for inclusion. As an IB World School with a diverse student body, WAB is committed to championing multilingualism as a fundamental part of increasing intercultural understanding, international-mindedness and I-DEAS: Inclusion through Diversity, Equity, Anti-racism, and Social justice.  

In...


Mar 1, 2023

In the High School, students can take Nature of Science, a course that seeks to engage students in authentic scientific exploration based on a topic of their interest. In this course, students have the freedom to direct their own learning but within a structure, and the teacher becomes more of a guide.  

In our latest...