Seeing Sound: The Making of Soundscapes Our new mini‑documentary captures the heart of Soundscapes, following Iris’s journey and the creative process behind this ambitious multisensory production. From live painting on stage to original student‑composed music, the film offers an intimate look at how our performers and artists brought synaesthesia to life. Read our previous behind‑the‑scenes article. Watch the full documentary below.
Happy Chinese New Year! Happy Chinese New Year! Wishing our whole school community joy, good fortune, and fresh inspiration as we gallop into the Year of the Horse!
From Classroom to Career: Grade 10 Students Step Confidently Into the World of Work This winter holiday, our Grade 10 students stepped beyond the classroom and into the professional world through the Internship Programme–a hallmark of our school’s commitment to experiential learning. Over 5–10 days and a minimum of 50 working hours, students independently secured placements in industries ranging from architecture and marketing to physics, psychology, theatre, and community care. Supported by our University Counselling programme, each student met with […]
Tom Zhang attended BWYA from Grade 6 through DP2, completing both the MYP and the DP. After graduating from BWYA in 2014, he went on to achieve remarkable academic success at Johns Hopkins University, one of the world’s most prestigious research institutions, earning a Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology before completing a PhD in Biophysics.
BWYA Documentary: The Rise of the Candidates The Rise of the Candidates takes viewers inside BWYA’s student council elections with a documentary-style look at leadership in action. From campaign launches and speech rehearsals to debate day highlights and interviews with the hopefuls, the film captures the energy, ambition, and creativity that defined the start of the new school year. It’s an engaging glimpse into how BWYA students shape their community—one idea, one poster, and one vote at a time.
BWYA Documentary: Terrific Turbines In this behind‑the‑scenes mini‑documentary, BWYA students step into our MakerSpace for a reality‑TV‑style design challenge: building and refining their own functional wind turbines. From early sketches and 3D‑printed prototypes to real‑world testing and rapid iteration, the film follows their problem‑solving process, teamwork, and creativity in action. It’s an authentic look at experiential learning at BWYA—where curiosity meets engineering, and students push themselves to turn bold ideas into working solutions.
Jenny Ding joined BWYA in 2016 and spent four formative years at the school from Grade 9 through DP2. Now working as a trader in New York, Jenny credits her time at BWYA with shaping both her global outlook and personal growth.
This January, our interdisciplinary production Soundscapes invites audiences into the vivid inner world of Iris—a teenager living with sound-to-colour synaesthesia.
How do students learn to communicate ideas clearly and confidently in a second language? In Grade 8 Phase 4 English Language Acquisition, Ms. McAdams designed a lesson that placed speaking skills at the centre of learning.
A Semester of Growth, Creativity, and Community Semester 1 was filled with learning, laughter, and inspiring milestones. Enjoy this quick look at the memories we made and the stories that shaped our school community.
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Beijing World Youth Academy strives to provide members of our community with excellent learning opportunities that incorporate critical investigation, exposure to different cultural perspectives and assessment against objective criteria. Our mission is to develop principled, open-minded thinkers who are capable of integrating with diverse international communities and who are empowered to shape their environs for the improvement of quality of life for themselves and others.
