On March 14, WAB hosted the first ever F1 in Schools Capri Sun National Championships to be held in China. High school students from WAB and ISB competed for awards including fastest model F1 car, best team identity and best engineered model car. Students from both schools are invited to ... Read more »

"Drift Away" by Krash

For those of you who haven't heard of Krash, then it's about time you did. Consisting of Alek Anichoswki (guitar, lead vocals), Jared Beckstead (bass) and Jake Anichowski (drums, vocals), the rock trio has played at WAB Rocks and Rocktober Fest and earlier this ... Read more »

As the youngest volunteer for the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), Lachlan, a Grade 5 student at WAB, has rubbed shoulders with Laurie Lawrence, Grant Hackett and hundreds of other Australian Olympic athletes, coaches and officials.

Lachlan's job? Helping to ensure that every Australian Olympic athlete receives a properly fitted ... Read more »

Among ISB's countless clubs, organizations, and publications, is the token high school newspaper: The Break. It comes in an eight-page, black-and-white magazine format and is published on a completely irregular cycle that approximates to a month. With only an hour on Monday afternoon for the publication staff to meet ... Read more »

After all the work of a school year, the time has come for ISB to recognize its students’ efforts in academics and extracurriculars. On the morning of Wednesday June 11, the High School Awards Ceremony gives parents and students a chance to rejoice.

The event starts off with a congratulatory ... Read more »

At the end of each school year, ISB students take part in a China Link trip to discover the country’s cultural diversity. One such trip takes a dozen of students to Jingdezhen, a small town where everyone, it seems, takes part in the traditional craft of porcelain-making.

Student expectations ... Read more »

Every year after the high-school-wide nervous breakdown that is exam week, ISB holds an event called 'China Links', intended as its cliched name would suggest to deepen students' appreciation of Chinese culture.

Among the eleventh grade's options was a student-led trip to Xi'an, an opportunity to build homes ... Read more »

With big leafy bunches of fragrant mint threatening to overshadow the pansies and tomato plants thriving in their learning garden, Kindergarten students at the Western Academy of Beijing knew they needed to take action.

For weeks they'd been carefully cultivating a flower and vegetable garden planted outside their classroom ... Read more »

For most of WAB's Grade 12 students, the conclusion of the IB Diploma and high school exams brought relief. However, one intrepid (and hungry) group of 20 students faced one of their most challenging learning experiences yet: a full day of cooking class with Faye Cowin, one of WAB ... Read more »

As the end of the school year approaches, one final event has captured the interest of many students: High School Prom, which takes place right after exam week. Open to only Juniors and Seniors, it is the cause of much excitement. Junior Laura Yang says that she's "excited for ... Read more »

Today at 2:28, a week after the earthquake, ISB made an announcement through the PA requesting three minutes of silence. Before the principal had even finished reading out the words, the peals of car horns had begun sounding across Shunyi.

As we all know, the Sichuan earthquake has hit ... Read more »

As the school year comes to an end, the ISB stress machine has reached new heights. Even with over a month left before summer vacation, student organizations have already begun preparations for next year. Each organization is swarming with opportunities for ambitious students - if they can beat the competition.

Students ... Read more »

The May SATs have just passed. In what was supposed to be a relaxing week of vacation, many ISB juniors and sophomores felt overwhelmed by the pressure of studying for the most important standardized test for students applying to US colleges.

Chris Krueger, a junior, says that he ‘destroyed his ... Read more »

With the impending reality of school's end, there has been a wealth of events intended to show off what the various ISB teams and clubs have accomplished this year.

Case in point: the Dance Showcase hit the theater on Thursday with a half-hour long set of performances that had ... Read more »

Most kindergarten students are taught that we should help others simply for the sake of helping others. But in a campus where competition thrives on the bent backs of stress-burdened, sleep-deprived ambitious teenagers, even community service can become tainted.

I started noticing competition between service organizations last year when Soobin ... Read more »

HS students from across Beijing are invited to rock out with talented bands from WAB and other international schools at the 2008 Rock in the Park, Saturday May 24. WAB's Peace Park will be transformed into a festival of the arts, with two stages for music, art exhibits, interactive ... Read more »

HS students from across Beijing are invited to rock out with talented bands from WAB and other international schools at the 2008 Rock in the Park, Saturday May 24. WAB's Peace Park will be transformed into a festival of the arts, with two stages for music, art exhibits, interactive ... Read more »

WAB's High School Badminton Team claimed the Team Championship at last weekend's ACAMIS tournament in Suzhou. WAB was one of the many international schools competing in this competition, which took place April 10 - 13 and included 16 teams representing 10 different schools from around China.

After winning three ... Read more »

WAB is holding a Chinese Film Industry Forum on Thursday night, April 17, 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Blu Theatre (HUB).

Distinguished speakers will include the following: 嘉宾简介：

Gu Changwei is internationally renowned as a cinematographer, director, actor and producer for works which include Farewell My Concubine, Peacock and The Invisible ... Read more »

The Western Academy of Beijing (WAB) welcomed over 300 students and teachers from over 40 schools in ten different countries for the EARCOS Global Issues Network (GIN) Conference, April 4 - 6. This global event, the first of its kind to be held in Asia, brought together young people from international ... Read more »

The JV Girls Soccer team played against YCIS this week in a thrilling match ending in a WAB victory. YCIS arrived with 8 players and in order to have an 11-a-side match as scheduled, WAB players volunteered to fill in the spots for YCIS. It was a good experience for ... Read more »

This week, WAB's Varsity Soccer Team secured their first clean sheet of the season against a young Dulwich College side, on account of a great peformance from Henri. Team player Arie opened the scoring in the first half before adding another in the second. Connor made it 3-0 with ... Read more »

At the tail end of WAB's spring holiday, a group of student athletes returned to school early for the opportunity to watch international level men's volleyball and to participate in a friendly match with all ten members of Mexico's Junior National Volleyball team.

Fresh off an intense ... Read more »