Beijing World Youth Academy (BWYA) is an international school for students of all nationalities aged 5 to 18, offering programmes taught in English and Chinese with extensive language support where required. BWYA is authorized by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission to enroll both local and foreign students. In addition to the Chinese National Curriculum, they are fully authorized to offer both the IB Diploma Programme (DP) and IB Middle Years Programme (MYP), along with the Cambridge IGCSE programme. The younger learners follow the International Primary Curriculum (IPC). Furthermore, BWYA has also received full WASC accreditation, effective until 2025. The school motto is locally grounded, globally aware, and BWYA is committed to raising knowledgeable lifelong learners, who love their local culture, as well as being global citizens.
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