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Investing in Opportunity and Belonging: The 2022 Be a Maverick Benefit
Karin Storm Wood
In April, the Nueva community gathered to raise funds for student financial assistance at our virtual Be a Maverick Benefit. Streamed over YouTube Live, the event focused on “inspiring imagination and innovation.” Magician Justin Willman of the hit Netflix show “Magic with Humans” performed for a small studio audience—members of the Nueva Leadership Team. Terry Lee, associate head of school, and Karen Tiegel, middle school division head, served as perfect (and very funny) foils for Justin’s amazing tricks!
With a family-friendly count-me-in party—led by scientists at the California Academy of Sciences and offered only to live viewers—and a raffle for owner’s-suite tickets to a 49ers game in which all those who made a fund-a-need gift were entered, the year’s event offered something for every member of the Nueva community. The highlight of the evening was a video featuring Fiona T. ’22 and Jonathan T. ’22, speaking about their magical experiences at Nueva and the incredible impact that financial assistance had on their education and their lives.
We deeply appreciate our community’s amazing support of this event, which raised more than $1 million for financial assistance for Nueva students.
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On a typical Thursday morning, a cacophony of student and teacher voices could be heard in the hallways of the San Mateo campus. We invite you to learn more about a variety of Block 1 classes.
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In April, the Nueva community gathered to raise funds for student financial assistance at our virtual Be a Maverick Benefit.
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On the first day of school, laughter filled the air as students rejoiced at seeing old friends and meeting new ones. At Hillsborough, lower and middle school students could be found exploring the campus, getting to know one another, and setting up classroom norms.
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On Sunday, May 22, community members past and present gathered at Hillsborough and, through Zoom, around the world to celebrate 30 years of brilliant teaching and music-making by our very own Sin-Tung Chiu. If you were unable to attend, you can still enjoy the touching tributes and inspiring performances by the Nueva String Ensemble, current and former violin students, and Sin-Tung himself, accompanied by Nueva alumnus Dmitriy Cogan, on this professionally produced video. Log in to my.nuevaschool.org to watch here.
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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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Pre-kindergarten students have spent the last few months learning about the artist Dale Chihuly and the amazing sculptures that he creates. When they began to create their Chihuly-inspired sculpture using transparency paper, they asked, "What is the whole school made a piece of the art?"
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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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On a beautiful Tuesday morning, lower school students could be found across the entirety of the campus deep in their studies and enjoying their day.
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On Tuesday morning, Jim Morrison caught a glimpse of a number of engaging classes and projects going on in the upper school.