Grade 12 student Ming Wei is featured this week in an ongoing series of articles about the Extended Essay, one of the major requirements of the IBDP.
Extending the Essay
Grade 12 student Ming Wei is featured this week in an ongoing series of articles about the Extended Essay, one of the major requirements of the IBDP.
Art College Information Session
All HS students interested in studying art in university are invited to attend an information session, along with their parents, on Tuesday November 25, 3:45pm - 5:15pm in the HS Amphitheater.
Solar Students
In keeping with our international day theme and the guest speaker series on climate change the Grade 12 Physics classes have been investigating solar cells.
Young Musician of the Future
Battle of the Books
The 2008/2009 season of the Battle of the Books is about to be launched in Beijing. This year it will be even bigger and better, with the “Friendly Competition” now open to a wider age range of students to include all those interested in reading from Grades 8 to 11.
HS PTA Coffee Morning
HS parents are invited to a PTA Coffee Morning with Jenny Pollock, IB Coordinator, Wednesday December 3, 9:00am, Wild Ginger Cafe.
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HS Students Receive ECIS Grant for Migrant School Renovation Project
Congratulations to Grade 12 students Cathy, Ming Wei and JJ, leaders of the Migrant School Sustainability Group, upon receiving an ECIS grant to renovate classrooms at the Taoyuan and Yuying Migrant Schools, where they've run a Saturday teaching program for the past two years.
A Topic of Her Own
All Grade 12 IBDP students have recently completed their Extended Essays, one of the mandatory requirements of the IB Diploma. At 4,000-words, this original research paper is the culmination of almost a year of independent research on a topic of the student's choice.
WAB's First APAC Strings and Choir Concerts
On Saturday November 15, sixteen WAB HS students will join students from five other APAC schools to form a 96-voice APAC Choir. The WAB community is invited to this free concert, 6:00pm, at ISB. Also on the 15th, five of WAB's HS strings players will perform at the APAC Strings Concert in Shanghai.
Reflecting on the MYP Personal Project
Grade 11 student Monica talks to Lianxi about her Grade 10 MYP Personal Project, which was recently selected for publication by the IB in a compilation of model projects for MYP students around the world.
WAB Rocks 11
The 11th installment of WAB Rocks hits the Link stage Friday November 7, 6:00pm - 9:00pm,
with an all new line-up of WAB rock and rollers, in addition to guests
from ISB.
The Geography of Change
Grade 12 student Hannah reports on the Grade 12 IBDP Geography field trip to a small village alongside the Great Wall, where they carried out research for their IB International Assessment, which comprises 20 - 25% of their final Geography IBDP grade.
A Day of Color, Culture, Education...and Food!
On Monday, over 100 students and 8 guests will lead 59
different workshops related to the UN Millennium Development Goals.
TOK Retreats
On Friday October 31 - Saturday November 1, all IBDP Theory of
Knowledge students from WAB joined with peers from BCIS, BISS and
Harrow at the BCIS campus for a TOK retreat.
WAB Wild Family Trek
MS and HS students and their parents are invited to pack a picnic, don a fleece and discover the beauty of the Miyun Mountains on a
WAB Wild MS HS Family Trek on Sunday November 23.
HS Interim Reports
HS Interim Reports will be released Friday October 24, 4:00pm, on PowerSchool.