Founded in 1994, Western Academy of Beijing (WAB, ) is an international school located in

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. The school provides education from early years 3 to grade 12. WAB uses the IB PYP ( IB Primary Years Program) until Grade 5, IB MYP (

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) up to and including grade 10, and the IB DP (

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) for grades 11 and 12. WAB was an Olympic Educational Model School for the

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. Out of the 500 schools across China, who were awarded by

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as an Olympic Educational Model School, WAB was among the top 120 schools. In 2013, Mike Embley, the headmaster of the

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(BSB), stated that along with BSB and the International School of Beijing (ISB), WAB was one of the top three English-language international schools in Beijing, all having long waiting lists.Stefonek, Jonathan.
Passion for teaching English-style grows in Beijing suburbs

. ''

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''. 7 October 2012. Retrieved on 2 October 2015. Citing Embley's definition of two lower tiers of Beijing Anglophone international schools which have vacant student spaces, Tristan Bunnell, the author of ''The Changing Landscape of International Schooling: Implications for Theory and Practice'', stated that this was an instance of the idea of " 'superior' and 'inferior' schools" shared by teachers and parents.

WABX

WABX is WAB's extra-curricular program and offers more than 400 athletic, art, service, academic, and social options to students school-wide. WAB participates in multiple interscholastic sporting competitions, including the ACAMIS (

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), ISAC (International Schools Association in China), Tri-Cities (Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai), China Cup, EARCOS, and APAC (Asian Pacific Athletic Conference). Sports include rugby, football (soccer), tennis, badminton, cross country, track and field, volleyball, basketball, swimming, baseball, table tennis, and softball.

Notable Alumni

Accreditation

WAB is accredited by: * The

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(IBO) * New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) * The Council of International Schools (CIS) And is a member of: * International Schools Athletic Conference (ISAC) *

(ACAMIS) *

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(EARCOS) * Tri-Cities Association Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai (Tri-Cities 北京，广州，上海) *

Asia Pacific Activities Conference The Asia Pacific Activities Conference (APAC) is an extracurricular athletics and arts program for international schools in the Asia-Pacific area. APAC was founded in 1995 with the purpose of providing an "interesting, well-rounded extra-curricular ...

(APAC).

References

External links

Western Academy of Beijing

WABX - WAB's Extra Curricular Activities
{{DEFAULTSORT:Western Academy Of Beijing Private schools in China Educational institutions established in 1994 International Baccalaureate schools in China Schools in Chaoyang District, Beijing International schools in Beijing Association of China and Mongolia International Schools 1994 establishments in China High schools in Beijing