International Day at the Primary School

International Day at the Primary School As an international school, we take very seriously our duty to promote cross-cultural exchanges and learning opportunities. In an era when isolationism appears to be taking hold globally, we want our students to be those who will reach out and themselves be the bridge across the waters of disdain and insensitivity.   As Chinese President Xi […]

Every Day is Earth Day

Every Day is Earth Day The 22nd April was the 51st Earth Day. This year, the theme was ‘Treasure the earth, people and nature living in harmony’. As we continue facing the worldwide impact of an epidemic, it was a great opportunity to think about our relationship with nature, and how we can help. In […]

Debate Spirit at BWYA

On Saturday 7th December, seven international schools’ speech and debate teams gathered at BWYA to speak, perform, and debate against each other. The competition was fierce; each round of performances was stronger and more brilliant than the last. But in the end, BWYA prevailed – our middle school and high school teams both won first […]

Ideas worth spreading with TEDx at BWYA

After the recent TEDx event hosted at our performing arts centre, we had some time to meet up with the four event organisers, Hannah Xu, Natalie Fang, Esther Yang, and Spring Xia – all students in the final year of the DP programme.   The event, first organised by Hannah last year, brought together a number of students and staff from international schools around Beijing, as they grappled with the […]

BWYA’s Scholarship Winners | Cherry Yan: Balancing Academia and Interests

BWYA’s Scholarship Winners Cherry Yan: Balancing Academia and Interests In the second part of our new series focusing on the Special Talent Scholarship winners, we had a conversation with DP1 Student, Student Council President, member of countless clubs and recent winner of both Academic and Special Talent Scholarships, Cherry Yan, as we seek to learn […]

BWYA Community’s Generosity

At this year’s May Fair, thanks to all your openness and generosity, an amazing amount of 180,000RMB was raised – 50,000RMB more than last year. This money was passed on to our two long-term charity partners, Roundabout Special Fund, CCAFC, and Chunhui Children’s Foundation. On the 11th and 17th October, our PTA Liaison Officer Ms. Pauline Wong, alongside representatives […]

BWYA’s Scholarship Winners | George Gao: Robotics, Engineering and More

BWYA’s Scholarship Winners George Gao: Robotics, Engineering and More After our recent scholarship award ceremony, we had time to catch up with some of the award winners. In this new series, we will be focusing on the Special Talent Scholarship winners, learning more about what our students have been doing in, as well as outside […]

Mid-Autumn Fun with K Class!

As part of BYWA’s Classroom Without Walls Programme, the Lower Primary School will be enjoying seven trips throughout this academic year. The CWWP aims to encourage the BWYA community to explore new ways to teach, experience and learn within and beyond the school. Recently, on Wednesday 12th September, K-Class had an exciting time making mooncakes, […]

Welcome Back

It’s been a beautiful first week back at BWYA, with a lot going on for our new and old students alike. Monday 19th was a particularly joyful day for our youngest learners. In total we have 81 new students in our K-Classes. Our primary school has some exciting new plans this year, particularly with Science and Drama classes, we’ll be sure to keep […]

Family Fun at the May Fair

The annual BWYA May Fair was held last Saturday (25th May), in the stunning summer sunshine. Along with the weather, the whole event had a very warm family feeling, with teachers, students and parents all taking the opportunity to sell handicrafts, home-made food and drinks, and even showing off their talents on the stage! As […]