Girl scouts may be something familiar to many expats. I’ve never known much about girl scouts, all I knew was that they sold girl scout cookies. I only recently found out that they have a location in Beijing, curious, we decided to interview them about what they do and how the program works.
“I never appreciated the phrase “the meat came right off the bone” until our server took the lamb leg in one hand, a spoon in the other, and separated tender meat from bone in one smooth stroke.”
Overall, having khan to practice math with has been great. It’s motivated me because of its features that allow you to acquire achievements, to track your own progress, and to master different skills. I would recommend Khan to anyone interested in practicing math outside of school to strengthen their understanding of math.
Community is a flexible concept. For example, I belong to a community of people from different cultures, but who all care for the environment, and who refer to ourselves as environmentalists. Being an environmentalist is not what you say but what you do: it’s a kind of attitude that keeps us living for a certain lifestyle standard that will protect the environment. But just like the others in my community, I didn’t start off behaving, or even thinking, like one.
The annual beijingkids Teen Takeover issue has been a part of the city’s international school community since 2017. What makes this issue extra special is that it’s completely created by Beijing teenagers.
Online learning programs have become increasingly popular since the “suspended class, ongoing learning” (停课不停学 tíngkè bù tíngxué) initiative, but XRS education (学而思), an online tutoring program based in Beijing, has recently got into trouble for displaying “vulgar videos, inciting puppy/early love among other issues”.
These students experienced a senior year unlike any we’ve ever seen before. But life goes on, and despite the chaos COVID-19 has caused, students at international schools all over Beijing are graduating in good spirits and high hopes for the future. Congratulations to the Class of 2020!
The Wehners moved to Beijing from St. Paul, Minnesota in the US in 2018. Mom Regina and Dad Matt both work for Western Academy of Beijing (WAB) and their daughters Nola and Ivy are Grades 5 and 4 students at WAB.
A graduate from WAB’s Class of 2020 shares her thoughts looking back on high school and her plans for the future.
Plogging Beijing is a group of waste warriors, waging war against the enemies of all that is cleanliness and goodliness.