the wab communications essentials guide 2017-2018
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THE WAB COMMUNICATIONS ESSENTIALS GUIDE 2017-2018
WAB Websitewww.wab.edu
parents.wab.edu WAB Parent Portal is a website that is specifically for WAB families. This is the best place to go for the most up-to-date information on the school, programs and any other community-related events. Visit the portal to access:• WAB Weekly, the school’s weekly newsletter, which is available on Fridays at 11am. A reminder e-mail with a link to the latest issue will be sent to you each Friday.• Calendar of School Events: parents.wab.edu/calendar• Staff Directory: parents.wab.edu/directory
www.wab.edu/newsSchool News features unique stories about students, events and activities. Students, teachers, parents and community members are invited to submit their own stories, ideas or media that may be published. Contact [email protected]
PowerSchool is our student information database and is only accessible with a special username and password. On PowerSchool, you can:• View&updatefamilyinfo• Accessyourstudent’sonline school reports• FindtheWABFamilyDirectory
wabx.wab.edu WABX is the team responsible for organizing all 400+ extracurricular activities at school, including sports, music, theater, art, clubs and volunteer organizations.
Registration for Parent Ambassador Team
www.wab.edu/experience/community/volunteerParents, staff and friends in the WAB community are making valuable contributions to the school experience. There are many ways to volunteer at WAB – find out which one speaks to you and join us!
parents.wab.edu/wab-photosWAB Photos allows the WAB community to view, share and download high-resolution photos from all school events. It is also hosted on MyWAB and the WAB Parent Portal.
WAB Community
You will receive all your essential information on school life through MyWAB and WAB Weekly, BUT for more fun news, photos and reminders, you can choose to connect and engage with the WAB community on your favorite social media platforms! Like and share photos, videos and news from WAB by following these accounts.
WeChat:WAB’sofficialWeChataccountisaone-stopshopfornews,photos and upcoming events at WAB. The WAB community can access tons of school resources and WAB Weekly by signing in with username:wabtigerandpassword:wabtiger.Don’tworry!Thisisnotagroup chat so you won’t be bombarded with tons of messages.
Facebook: Connect with WAB through photos, videos and stories of life on and off campus. Like, comment and share information related to WAB sports, arts, academics, community and events! (requires vpn)
Instagram: Share and contribute to a collection of WAB photos by uploading your photos with #mywab. See and share live updates from WAB events, highlights from WAB in the community, and day-to-day school happenings. (requires vpn)
Twitter: Follow a mix of media and up-to-the-second updates from WAB events. Twitter will be another platform where you can get live information from sports events, as well as see WAB’s posts from other social media. Mention @wab_live in your tweet and use #mywab to join the conversation. (requires vpn)
Linkedin: Visit LinkedIn and search for Western Academy of Beijing, which will bring you to a page dedicated exclusively to our school’s academic news, teacher initiatives and job openings.
YouTube: Visit Western Academy of Beijing on YouTube to see videos of school activities, WABTV productions, weekly highlights and more. (requires vpn)
Get Connected on Social MediaFacebook: Western Academy of Beijing | WeChat: WAB_Chat
Instagram: @wablive | Twitter: @wab_live | Linkedin: Western Academy of Beijing YouTube: Western Academy of Beijing
Glossary of WAB Terms and AcronymsACAMIS - Association of China and Mongolia International Schools
ACT - American College Test (can be required by colleges in the US) (http://www.actstudent.org/index.html)
APAC - AsiaPacificActivitiesConference
ARAMARK - WAB’s catering services
ASA - After School Activity
CAS - CreativityActionService.AnIBDPrequirementforGrade11/12studentsinvolvementin Creativity Action Service. Students directly making a difference within the community of WAB, Beijing and the world in which they live.
Capstone - An innovative new program designed to allow High School students to hone specificskillsrelatedtotheircareergoalsandpassions.
CASE - Council for Advancement and Support of Education
DSS -DistinguishedSpeakerSeries
DT -DesignTechnology
EAL - English as an Additional Language
ECC - EarlyChildhoodCenter(Nursery&Pre-Kindergarten)
ES - ElementarySchool(Kindergarten,Grades1,2,3,4,5)
EY - EarlyYears(Nursery-Pre-K)
GONG HE - WAB Spirit
HS - High School
IB - InternationalBaccalaureate(inclusiveofPYP,MYPandDP)(http://www.ibo.org)
IB DP - InternationalBaccalaureateDiplomaProgramme
IB MYP - InternationalBaccalaureateMiddleYearsProgramme(Grades6,7,8,9,10)
IB PYP -InternationalBaccalaureatePrimaryYearsProgramme(NurserytoGrade5)
ICLS - In Class Language Support Program
ICT - Information&CommunicationTechnology
IELTS - International English Language Testing Service (http://www.ielts.org)
ISA - InternationalSchools’Assessment(inMath,ReadingandWritingfromGrades3to10)
ISAC - International Schools Association of China
IT - Information Technology
LSC - Learning Support Center
MADDF - Music,Arts,Drama,Dance,Film
MOCK - PracticeIBexaminationsheldinFebruaryforGrade12
MOODLE - A virtual classroom site for MS and HS students. Parents, students and teachers have access to this site.
MS - MiddleSchool(Grades6,7,8)
Naviance - a resource used by counselors to keep information about students’ access to college and universities
NEOW - New Employee Orientation Week
PISA - Programme for International Student Assessment
Glossary of WAB Terms and AcronymsPSAT -Practice/PreliminarySAT
PSE - Personal and Social Education
Parent Link- WAB’s Parent Association
PSTC- Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences
SAT - Scholastic Aptitude Test typically required by colleges in the US (usually taken at the endofGrade11andagainifnecessaryinGrade12).Twotypes:SATReasoningTestandSAT subjects tests - http://www.collegeboard.com
SELT - Senior Education Leadership Team (Principals, Assistant Pricipals, Curriculum Coordinators,DirectorandDeputyDirector)
SLC - Student-Led Conferences
SMART CARD - Card used by all students, parents and staff to pay for photocopying, scanning and printing; food; and borrow library books. These cards have to be charged regularly to insure continuity of food service. Paying in outlets available throughout the school. (To check card balance go to http://food.wab.edu)
SST - Student Support Team
Standbench - A website with information related to HS curriculum
TA - Teaching Assistant
Tiger L’Air - WAB’sair-supportedstructurefeaturingfullyfilteredair,fivetenniscourtsandmulti-sports surface capability
TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language (http://www.ets.org/toefl)
WAB - Western Academy of Beijing
WABbie - Anyone who has been a part of the WAB community
WAB Weekly - Aweeklynewsletterwhereyoucanfindthemostimportantnewsandannouncements about school life at WAB.
WAB WILD - Outdoor Education department delivering outdoor education through the MYP HPE curriculum
WABX - WAB’s co-curricular activities program
WAN - The WAB Alumni Network (WAN) is dedicated to keeping our WAB alumni family connected.
WS - Whole School
Suzi Roberts DirectorofCommunicationsand Advancement [email protected]
Larry Foz Publications Manager [email protected]
Ying Shya Pee Admissions Manager [email protected]
Kun Jiao AdvancementOfficer [email protected]
Chris Clark PR&DigitalCommunicationsSpecialist [email protected]
Kyle Bueschlen Communications Specialist [email protected]
WAB Communications & Advancement Key Contacts
www.wab.edu