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Meet Musical Theater Director Zoe Swenson-Graham

Parent Linda Woo sat down with Musical Theater Director Zoe Swenson-Graham. Read on to learn how Zoe got her start in theater, what her role at Nueva looks like, and why The Addams Family was selected as this year's middle school musical. 

Mavericks Making Waves: February 2023

Mavericks Making Waves is our latest roundup of exceptional student and faculty accomplishments and activities happening beyond Nueva's walls. A special congratulations to our physics team for winning the US Invitational Young Physics Tournament! 

Building a Present Tense of the Ohlone People

Second graders spent weeks researching the Ramaytush Ohlone to understand their culture, history, and impact on the land before culminating their learning by writing their own land acknowledgements and turning them into posters to be displayed around the Hillsborough campus. 

Introducing Athletics Director Brett McCabe

At the start of the new year, Nueva welcomed Brett McCabe as Nueva’s athletics director and newest member of the Extended Leadership Team. We sat down with him to learn more about his journey to Nueva, his excitement about this new role, and why he decided to move back to Northern California, the first place he called home. 

Photo Walk Series: Intersession at the Lower and Middle School

Last week, lower and middle school students participated in a myriad of Intersession courses, exploring new areas of learning and digging deeper into areas of passion. Take a look at a sampling of offerings our lower and middle school students participated in last week.

Lee Fertig

Head of School

"Nueva is more than just a school for gifted learners. It’s more than just a place where students focus on design thinking and social emotional learning. It’s a beloved community, inclusive and compassionate, collectively embracing diverse perspectives and empowering everyone to make choices that benefit the world."
 

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