What Tech Inspires & Empowers Learning?
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Ok parents, admit it, you would have LOVED to have the resources that your kids have access to today. Stay tuned with us as we take a closer look at the coolest clubs, classes, and gadgets that are available to your kids at Beijing’s international schools.
Let’s start with a tour of Western Academy of Beijing (WAB).
WAB is a leading non-profit, independent IB World School. Serving Early Years to Grade 12 students from 51 different countries, WAB offers a rigorous, innovative approach to learning through the full suite of International Baccalaureate programs, as well as bespoke pathways to graduation recognized by universities worldwide. The WAB campus features six clean-air school buildings, as well as world-class athletics and arts facilities, all of which are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and materials. With a focus on empowering students to make a positive impact in their communities, WAB is inclusive and lives its mission to Connect, Inspire, Challenge: Make a Difference.
WAB is a leader of international education around the globe and has been recognized internationally for its community-wide initiative for innovation. The school is known worldwide for its delivery of the International Baccalaureate programs from Early Years through High School students, including the Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme, and Diploma Programme. The Early Years curriculum is based on the Reggio Emilia approach to learning. WAB offers a rigorous, innovative approach to learning, as well as a wide variety of flexible pathways to graduation, in which individual students can work with their parents, teachers, and counselors to create a program that fits their specific learning needs and are recognized by universities worldwide.
WAB believes that “Learning is a transformative process which is intentional and iterative, challenging and joyful, and serves an authentic purpose.” Learners have access to world-class facilities and tools for learning, creating, and communicating. All students have access to Apple Mac devices (iPads in ES, MacBooks in MS-HS), with a rich range of software and tools, and its teachers really help bring them to life.
Here are two ways that technology at WAB excites and enhances learning.
WAB Learners Are Designers & Creators
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With dedicated Design classes from upper ES to High School, all learners have the opportunity to develop design thinking and technical skills to solve problems and to bring their ideas to life. From the onboard Apple software to online design and creation applications, all the way up to full access to Adobe’s Creative Cloud professional tools, students are given opportunities to create art, film, music, and 3D CAD designs. Students even have access to Virtual Reality design tools, using headsets and Gravity Sketch. These designs are brought to life in our exceptional makerspaces and workshops, featuring 3D printers, laser cutters, tools, kitchens, and textiles. Students learn a range of techniques to work safely and creatively in the workshop, and use design thinking to evaluate and improve their outcomes. They can even 3D-scan their creations to bring them into the virtual and augmented reality world!
WAB Learners Are Engineers
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WAB learners have access to great robotics and coding opportunities, supported by expert teachers and top-quality resources. Building on their initial experiences of Makeblock and Scratch in ES Design, learners in Middle School use LEGO Mindstorm to create and code robots through their Day 9 projects, Maths-Design interdisciplinary unit, and through the opportunity to compete in the First LEGO League. With the introduction of VEX Robotics in High School, learners can go even further, taking their learning to higher-level competitions and projects. They also have the opportunity to explore machine learning and artificial intelligence through our Amazon DeepRacer autonomous car club and local competitions.
Find it:
10 Laiguangying Donglu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区来广营东路10号
WeChat: WAB_ChatContact: 5986 5588, wabinfo@wab.eduWeb: www.wab.edu
Images: Western Academy of Beijing
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