Welcome to the new alumni who have joined the Tiger's Pride this graduation season. This newsletter is sent out twice a year to share WAB highlights and alumni stories with our global alumni community. We love to hear your stories! Our Tiger Tales section is always ready to share your news with fellow WABbies. |
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Update your profile's Education section with Western Academy of Beijing and connect with all your fellow alumni throughout the years. See where they live, work, what their job skills are and more! |
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Jourdie Godley (WAB ‘10) transitioned from diplomacy to fashion. In 2015, he founded the fashion website East & West and consulting agency East & West Studio. Jourdie promotes cultural exchange and disability inclusion through fashion. He helps Asian brands expand to the US and trains luxury brands on disability engagement. His work has been featured prominently and he represented WAB at the 2023 AAIE conference. Jourdie remains an ardent supporter of WAB.
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Annie Wang (WAB ‘14) joined Google after studying engineering at USC. As Google for Education’s North America Strategy & Operations lead, she transformed education using technology. In July 2022, Annie keynoted the IB Global Conference, sharing insights on innovation. In February, Annie and alum Jourdie spoke at the AAIE conference on alumni voices in education. Driven to lifelong learning, Annie left Google after 5 years for a Cambridge master’s, studying technology and society to shape edtech's future.
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Photo Highlights: Alumni Reunions 2022-23 |
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Rachael Andrews
Noah Bajc
Logan Bobb
Sophie Borchert
Victor Bouteiller
Devin Brindle
Luke Carberry
Cecilia Cervell
Jennifer Chan
Kenneth Chan
Tommy Chen
King Cheung
Sophie Cheung
Darryl Chew
Jae Min Cho
Jerry Chung
Frederik Clausen
Zayd Dadiego-Ackroyd
Lou Dietz-Henderson
Olivia Eggleston
Ben Ferrer
Jonathan Gao
Kevin Guo
Dong Yoon Han
Gustav Harborn
Jessica Ho
Vivian Ho
Ronan Hochart
Audrey Hu
Juliana Hudson
Sami Huhtala
Jessica Hwang
Asbjorn Jacobsen
Sohanya Jones
Oscar Jonsson
Anni Karvanen
Danny Kim
Inez Kjellman
Maria Krul
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Sean Kwon
Crystal Lam
Ysbrand Lamers
Danny Lee
Jung Seok Lee
Seo Young Lee
Raphael Lee
Simon Lentz
Andrew Li
Angela Li
Kun Li
Jessica Li
Jin Qi Lim
Andrew Liu
Ben Lu
Nicole Lundell
Jack Luo
Liam Lynch
Johnson Ma
Sambhav Malhotra
Isabella Mekker
Anita Meng
Sunny Miao
Victoria Michel
Einav Mimram
Irene Min
Siobhan Morrell
Angie Nam
Claudia Ng
Nanami Ota
Andrew Park
Duncan Paulissen
Andrew Peng
Lukas Petersson
Jessy Pojman
Mie Rasmussen
Vivian Rhone
Andrew Robinson |
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Victor Sandegardh
Andrea Sebastio
Jonatan Sepp
Ronnie Shum
Yun Song
Lucy Stevenson-Yang
Jesse Suderman
Guohao Sun
Marcel Tan
Hannah Teng
Jovin Teng
Magnus Thomsen
Dennis Tian
Jacqueline Tien
Arisa Tomitaka
Joe Von Stanke
Inoue Vong-Seguy
Annie Wang
Jiakai Wang
Jiajia Wang
Iana Weingrad
Kevin Wu
Jordan Yang-Eaves
Annabel Ye
Justin Ye
Cynthia Zeng
Angela Zhang
Eemil Zhang
Freda Zhao
Lily Zhao |
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| Class of 2014 Ten Year Reunion Rep: Annabel Ye |
Annabel chose Art as an IB subject at WAB, steering her to art and design. She studied Interior Architecture at RISD, focusing on adaptive reuse and sustainability.
Influenced by WAB’s ethos, Annabel envisioned transforming spaces, preserving history yet avoiding excess. She aimed to contribute to sustainability and social responsibility.
Annabel now manages high-end healthcare clinics in China, focusing on health management and preventive care, an underserved area.
Though a major change, her WAB education guided her. WAB’s mission inspires her to challenge norms, connect across fields and make a difference. Her ability to adapt skills to new initiatives in varying disciplines enabled her career transition. |
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Have you come across any hidden WAB treasures in your homes? An old WAB event T-shirt, a PE kit, activity photos, or any WAB memorabilia? Join our exciting treasure hunt and help us uncover these forgotten gems to enrich the WAB archives!
The WAB archive serves as a valuable repository of our history, showcasing our cherished artefacts and sharing WAB's remarkable stories with our current students and community.
If you have any items that you would like to contribute to the WAB archive, simply snap a photo and send it to [email protected]. Your contribution will be greatly appreciated and cherished for years to come.
Let's come together to celebrate the WAB legacy and preserve our unique journey! |
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Farewell and Thank You Laura and Melanie |
I will remember the WAB 'gong he' spirit and the opportunities to try new things, learn, and grow. And I remember the WAB mission - to connect, inspire, challenge, make a difference - especially since I had to sing it many times over the years! |
To me, WAB has always been a place where we can be exactly who we are and feel welcome. When times are hard, people take care of each other. WAB also gives us permission to have fun. The hallways here have always been filled with laughter, from the first time I visited through my 10 years here - and love to laugh. WAB has also been a place which has supported my growth, both as a leader and as a person. I've learned so much here. As a parent, I have been thankful for all of the teachers who inspired Zoe to find her passions and continue to explore widely.
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