Beijing World Youth Academy

Beijing World Youth Academy (Chinese: 北京朝阳区世青学校, romanized: Běijīng zhāoyáng qū shì qīng xuéxiào), or BWYA, is an international school that serves students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 located at Laiguangying of Beijing, China.

Beijing World Youth Academy Chinese: 北京朝阳区世青学校
Main campus of BWYA
Information
Established	2001; 24 years ago (2001)
Grades	K-12
Enrollment	c.1240
Publication	Wolf Bites (video series) The Magazine (magazine)
Website	www.ibwya.net

History

The school was founded in 2001.^[1]

The school moved to a new campus in 2021.^[2]

Structure

The primary curriculum offered is International Baccalaureate (IB), with the Primary Years Program (PYP) offered from grades 1 to 5, the Middle Years Program (MYP) from grades 6 to 10 and the Diploma Program (DP) offered in grades 11 and 12. The Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is also provided in G10.

The school has over 1240 students^[1] and teachers from over 60 countries and regions^{[citation needed]}. More than 200 Chinese and foreign students have been admitted to universities such as Harvard, Cornell, Princeton and Stanford, and more than 400 foreign students have been admitted to Chinese universities such as Peking University, Tsinghua University and Renmin University^{[citation needed]}.

Academic Performance

Beijing World Youth Academy has a reputation for high test scores, with a few students achieving an IB score of 45 out of 45 almost every year and an average of 37 in 2020 compared to the world average of 30 at the time.^[3]

East campus of BWYA

Clubs

Beijing World Youth Academy offers many student-led and teacher-led clubs,^[4] some of the popular and long-lasting clubs are the following:

Model United Nations Club (Student-Led), students investigate world issues and participate in debates that involve many other schools.

Issue 5 (2023) of: THE MAGAZINE

Wolfs Robotics (Student-Led and teacher-led), BWYA currently has two robotics clubs, one being the teacher-led Lego Robotics where students can prepare and compete in the FIRST LEGO League Competition (FLL), and the student-led MATE ROV underwater robotics club started in 2023 where students prepare and partake in the international MATE ROV competition.

Internal Media

The two major internal media platforms are a weekly student-run video series named "Wolf Bites" and the school magazine named "The Magazine".