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Meet a Maverick: Director of Environmental Citizenship Tanja Srebotnjak
Mitzi Mock
Meet Tanja Srebotnjak, Nueva’s first Director of Environmental Citizenship. How will her work support our future environmental stewards? Hear from Tanja herself! She describes what her new role and Nueva’s forthcoming environmental center will mean for our students.
Before coming to Nueva, Tanja was the Hixon Professor for Sustainable Environmental Design at Harvey Mudd College, where she also launched the Hixon Center for Sustainable Environmental Design. She holds a PhD in environmental statistics and policy from Yale and previously worked at the United Nations, the National Resources Defense Council, and a German environmental think tank. She is passionate about advancing environmental literacy at every age and in every community!
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Imagine being in a (Zoom) room with some of the most successful and influential sports management professionals, getting to absorb the knowledge and insights they have to share. That’s exactly what the audience experienced at the upper school Nueva Sports Management Club’s first-ever conference, “Sports in 2021: An Inside View.”
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Next week, Nueva middle and upper school students will be transported around the world via Zoom, as they meet with an array of experts to explore museums, cuisine, history, and current events. We “sat down” with a few of grade-level deans for a roundtable discussion about their hopes for trips week and the programs they are most looking forward to. We also learn about the intentionality behind planning the week's itineraries to ensure we preserve the values of this important part of the Nueva experience.
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Nueva Athletics has been able to bring back a number of offerings this spring, as the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) provided guidance to schools across the state. We sat down with Nueva Athletics Director Chris Wade to learn more about what this means for our student-athletes.
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On March 15, a group of socially-distanced students sitting in hula hoops gathered on the upper school lawn to watch the first live music performance at Nueva since March of 2020. While campus might have been quiet over the past year, the music never stopped playing—thanks to the adaptability and flexibility of our students and music teachers, Jason Muscat and Jim Munzenrider.
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Last week, Nueva was recognized by the United States Department of Education as a California Green Ribbon School. Director of Environmental Citizenship Sarah Koning noted that Nueva students have been working hard on environmental issues all month.
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I am thrilled to share that the Nueva School has been named a California Green Ribbon School in recognition our exemplary practices and achievements in three areas: resource efficiency, health and wellness, and environmental and sustainability education.
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We are delighted to welcome Nueva’s new Director of Environmental Citizenship Sarah Koning, who can’t wait to share her innovative ideas with the community. In the following Q&A, Sarah shares her enthusiasm and vision for the months ahead.
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Mavericks Making Waves is our latest roundup of exceptional student and faculty accomplishments and activities happening beyond Nueva's walls.
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Over the past 14 months, the Nueva Business Office rolled up its sleeves, successfully managing a range of new and unexpected challenges, as its people quietly and effectively supported students, staff, faculty and parents.