Getting to The Nueva School

Nueva Stories

Every now and then we post interesting stories about Nueva and its Alums. If you have one, please email it to Matt.

This story comes from Lynne Greene: During the summer after our daughter's freshmen year in high school, she was still best friends with her lifelong Nueva friends. She invited her three best friends from Nueva to visit us on vacation. Each girl got off the plane with something creative and new to share with the others; a silk screening kit, a bag of recycled material from SCRAP in SF, and a sewing machine.

The four girls spent the week learning skills that none had ever tried before. They laid out the fabric, silk screened their own designs to create new fabric, figured out how to make an original pattern for clothing they designed themselves (yes, applied math was fully discussed), and then taught themselves to sew their own clothes. They were, and still are, simply amazing, talented can-do and will-do creative kids. Typically Nuevan!

As icing on the experiential cake, they sang in four part harmony while working together. They called a local restaurant that had an open mic night and asked if they could perform. They were told no, but decided to arrive in their new clothing and ask again. When they came up to the stage, the audience was clearly viewing them as young teens who had no business interrupting their evening entertainment. By the end of the first song, there was a hush over the crowd. They were awestruck at their talent and maturity. They sang several songs and left the stage to wild applause. The owner of the restaurant asked them to return again.

It is in juxtaposition to our next group of visiting friends that the Nueva influence on these girls was so clearly shown. A few weeks later, two new high school friends came to stay with us. As they came down the airport corridor to meet us, they were already plugged in to their iPods and texting on their cell phones. When asked about what to do during their stay, they wanted to go rent a video. They were both smart, nice girls, but the spark and gusto and creative life-force of the Nueva group was nowhere to be found.

Nueva Stories

Getting to The Nueva School

From San Francisco and the North:

A. Via 101: Travel south on 101 to 380 West. Take 380 West to 280 South. Follow directions below (B).

B. Via 280: Traveling south on 280, take the Trousdale Drive exit, which is approximately 3 miles south of the junction of 280 and 380. At the bottom of the ramp, make a left onto Trousdale Drive and then an immediate right onto Skyline Boulevard. After 1.6 miles, you will see Butternut Drive on your left. Nueva's entrance is less than a quarter mile farther, on the left.

From San Jose and the South:

C. Via 101: Travel north on 101 to 92 West. Take 92 to 280 North and follow directions below (D).

D. Via 280: Take 280 North to the Black Mountain Road exit. At the end of the off-ramp, take a right heading east on Hayne Road. At the first stop sign, a four way intersection, take a left onto Skyline Boulevard. After one mile you will pass Rowan Tree Lane on your right. Nueva's entrance is immediately past Rowan Tree Lane on the right.

From the Airport:

E. Follow signs for 380 West. Take 380 West to 280 South and follow directions above (B).

From the East Bay:

F. Via 80: Cross Bay Bridge and continue to 101 South. Follow directions above (A) and (B).

G. Via 92: Cross San Mateo Bridge and continue on 92 to 280. Follow directions above (D).

Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, The Nueva School is a nationally recognized independent school serving gifted students and emphasizing integrated studies, creative arts, and social-emotional learning. For more than 40 years, Nueva has remained committed to its original vision: to inspire a passion for lifelong learning, foster social and emotional acuity, and develop a child's imaginative mind. Nueva creates a dynamic educational model to enable gifted children to learn how to make choices that will benefit the world.