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| Parents: Buy Kids' Legos, But Throw Away The Instructions Guest post written by Steve Vassallo, reprinted with permission from Forbes.com When I was 10 years old, I built a monster truck out of Legos. It ha... |
| Nueva Experience Animations The students of fifth grade recently created animations that represent different aspects of the "Nueva Experience." Using the program Animation-ish, t... |
 Featuring Fabulous Musician and Alumnus David Ko
Nueva alumnus and extraordinary pianist David Ko, class of 2006, played the piano and also accompanied some of Nueva’s student musicians during a sp... |
 A Week in the Life
Nueva is a progressive school for gifted and talented children. Our slogan is "Learn by doing, learn by caring." But what does that mean in the day-to... |
 2011 Eighth-grade Graduation Speech Excerpts
"The reason I know Nueva was the right place for me is that I have developed so much as a person, emotionally and intellectually. Nueva has allowed me... |
| The Teal Project by Aliya Weiss '04 As a Nueva student matures, she finds her way from the pre-K slide, to the kindergarten lawn, to the Mansion courtyard and, finall... |
Important Dates 11-12
The complete official school calendar will be in your Directory Blue Books and online after you log in. In the meantime, here are the major school holidays and vacations for the rest of 2011.
| 2011 | |
| June 20 - July 29 | Nueva Summer |
| August 1 | Proof of Immunizations due |
| August 8-11 | SEL and Design Thinking Institutes |
| September 2 |
PK-4 Meet and Greet |
| September 6 |
First Day of School; Tea on the Plaza |
| September 30 | Nueva Cup Golf Tournament, Fun Run, and BBQ |
| October 20 & 21 | The Innovative Learning Conference |
| October 27 & 28 | Parent-Teacher Conferences |
| November 23 | Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day; noon dismissal |
| November 24 & 25 | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 16 | Holiday Concert; noon dismissal |
| December 19-30 | Winter Break |
| 2012 | |
| January 2 |
Professional Day |
| January 3 |
Classes Resume |
| January 16 | No School: Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| February 3 |
No Classes: Parent-Teacher Conferences |
| February 10 | No Classes: Parent-Teacher Conferences |
| February 20 |
No School: Presidents’ Day |
| February 21-24 |
Winter Break: Offices Open |
| March 31 |
Benefit Auction |
| April 9-13 | Spring Break: Offices Open |
| April 16 |
Professional Day |
| May 28 | No School: Memorial Day |
| June 8 | Last Day of School; noon dismissal; graduation at 4 pm |
| June 11 & 12 |
Parent-Teacher Conferences |
| June 13-15 |
Faculty/ Staff Work Week |
| June 18 |
Camps begin |
| July 4 |
Offices Closed; No Camp |
| August 20 |
New Faculty and Staff Orientation |
| August 22 |
All Faculty Return |
| August 27 |
MS Orientation |
| August 31 |
LS Meet and Greet |
| September 3 |
Labor Day |
| September 4 |
First Day of School; Tea on the Plaza |