The Roundtable: A Bite of Scandal – Students from The British School of Beijing discuss China’s food safety issues
Rat meat sold as lamb. Cadmium-tainted rice. Melamine-tainted milk. Gutter oil. Glow-in-the-dark pork. What food…
Browsing: Middle & High School
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The Official Visit: Checking out universities with your teen
If there’s anything that will test you and your teen’s ability to plan ahead, it’s…
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Learning Article: Mind the Gap Year – The how, what, and why of taking a year off before university
Franklyn Zhu, originally from Hong Kong and China, had an acceptance letter to Yale University…
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BWYA Reporting: As IB Graduates, We Ought to Say “Veni, Vidi, Didici”
The Beijing World Youth Academy (BWYA) graduation for the Class of 2013 was held…
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For Richer or Poorer: BISS students on the nuances of money, or the lack of it
Clockwise from top: Jiexi Zhao, China, 15 years old, has lived in Beijing for…
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BWYA Reporting: The Personal Project Experience
Even though numerous students stress over Personal Project (PP) during their last MYP year,…
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I Want to Be an Art Consultant : Jonathan Boehm knows art when he sees it
As an art consultant for Imagine Gallery in Beijing, Jonathan Boehm spends his days in…
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BWYA Reporting: The Ongoing Personal Project
In an IB school, all grade 10 students are required to undertake a…
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Charting Your Course: Understanding Beijing’s most popular education systems (Part 2 of 2)
Montessori The Montessori motto is “Help me do it by myself.” This approach is…
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Charting Your Course: Understanding Beijing’s most popular education systems (Part 1 of 2)
Advanced Placement Program (AP) The AP (Advanced Placement) program is a system of course…