The Western Academy of Beijing, or WAB for short, is a school located in Beijing that was founded in 1994. The school provides education from Nursery to grade 12. WAB uses the IB PYP (IB Primary Years Program) until grade 5, IB MYP (IB Middle Years Programme) up to and including grade 10, and the IB DP (IB Diploma Program) for grades 11 and 12. Western Academy was an Olympic Educational Model School for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Out of the 500 schools across China who were awarded by Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games as an Olympic Educational Model School, WAB was one of the 120 schools awarded as an Excellent Example.
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