On April 3rd, 2018, a woman named Nasim Najafi Aghdam entered the parking garage at the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California and opened fire. She wounded 3 people before fatally shooting herself. It is believed that Aghdam was upset about the amount o... More »
On March 24th 2018, a march all over the United States took place to stand for tighter gun control laws. Ever since the school shooting that took place at Stoneman Douglas High School on February 18th, US citizens have been adamant about making a change in the... More »
People watching is the art of observing strangers as they interact with others or stroll past in a public place. This can be done at a park while sitting on a bench or at a restaurant while sitting at an outside table in a busy city. Some may believe that this... More »
Since we are an international school in China, we are given a two-week long break from February 10 to February 25 for Chinese New Year. This allows time to travel to places around the world. However, many may be looking forward to a vacation and a break right ... More »
Since we are an international school in China, we are given a two-week long break from February 10 to February 25 for Chinese New Year. This allows time to travel to places around the world. However, many may be looking forward to a vacation and a break right ... More »
Starting on Tuesday, this week was review week. Review week entails that there should be no new material, no summatives, and little to no assigned homework within our classes. This allows the students to take the time both inside and outside of class to study ... More »
In 2015, Snapchat released an update that changed the social media world. Snapchat streaks were a new feature included in this update. A “streak” is created when you and your Snapchat friend have been snapping for more than three consecutive days. Then, Snapch... More »
The Holiday Bazaar is an fun-filled event put together by the PTA each year to raise money towards their organization. Anna K. speaks of the past Holiday Bazaars saying, “It is fun because there is a lot of food and fun activities to do there!” This year, it w... More »
For the China trips this year, the 12th graders traveled to Lantau Island in Hong Kong for the week. This specific trip is shorter than the rest of the China trips as it is only 4 days and 3 nights. The seniors left on Monday morning and hopped on a three hour... More »
On Monday, October 16, Henry Evans, a scientist studying climate change and marine biology, visited our school. He spoke to our students about the solutions to prevent a large change in climate. He previously visited our school in 2014 and was back again to sh... More »
Every year, Western Academy of Beijing holds an event called WABX to the MAX that brings international students from the three major cities in China (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou) together to collaborate. Our very own APAC Dance team travels to Beijing to part... More »