Press & Awards
The Nueva School is a three-time winner of the US Department of Education National Blue Ribbon Award, winner of the American Institute of Architects Award for School Design and Sustainability, recognized as an Apple Distinguished Program, appointed an Ashoka Changemaker School, a co-founder of the Common Ground Speaker Series, sponsor of the Innovative Learning Conference, and was highlighted by the Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times best-selling author Thomas Friedman in his book That Used to Be Us in the chapter “Average Is Over.”
[The Nueva School] for gifted students is one of the most progressive in California, tailoring its curriculum to the individual needs of students. Nueva encourages discovery and experimentation through hands-on, project-based learning."
– The Mercury News
Media Inquiries
Please contact communications@nuevaschool.org for questions and media inquiries about The Nueva School.
Press & Publications
Peninsula Press
Lily Barnett, Peninsula Press. May 2019. Design-thinking trickling into elementary school classrooms.
South Bay Accent Magazine
Brandon Yu, South Bay Accent Magazine. February/March 2019. South Bay private schools put the A in STEAM.
San Francisco Business Times
Alex Barreira, San Francisco Business Times. March 2019. These are the best private high schools in the Bay Area.
The San Mateo Daily Journal
Terry Bernal, Daily Journal Staff. February 2019. Nueva Joins the D5 Elite
The San Mateo Daily Journal
Terry Bernal, Daily Journal Staff. February 2019. Athlete of the Week: Nueva's Kyle McGraw
Bay Meadows Blog
Editorial Team, Bay Meadows Blog. December 2018. Community Winter Gathering Sparkles
Los Altos Town Crier
Waldbusser, Samantha. December 2018. Los Altos Hills teen reflects on time in Morocco, cultural values
The Mercury News
Deruy, Emily. November 2018. Bay Area students take top 3 spots in national science competition
The San Mateo Daily Journal
Bernal, Terry. October 2018. Nueva, Summit Shasta share PSAL volleyball crown
PR Newswire
Society for Science & the Public. October 2018. Middle School Student Develops Novel Solar Panel System; Wins $25,000 Top Award in the National Broadcom MASTERS Competition.
The San Mateo Daily Journal
Daily Journal Staff Report. October 2018. Honor roll: The week's best performances
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Quinn-Szcesuil, Julia. September 2018. What Can You Do With a Gap Year? Jeremy Elan Trilling Has an Idea
Stanford Magazine
Foster, Christine. September 2018.
Radical Collaboration: How a design thinker inspired a community to save her life.
The Mercury News
Sciacca, Annie. September 2018. Hundreds of Bay Area students named National Merit Scholars semifinalists; see the list
South Bay Accent Magazine
Fancher, Lou. August 2018.
Edible Lessons: How students learn to play an active role in creating healthy school lunches.
The San Mateo Daily Journal
Austin Walsh, Daily Journal Staff, March 2018. "It's been super eye-opening:" San Mateo high school students design products for social good
The San Mateo Daily Journal
Swartz, Angela. September 2013. The Nueva School starts first year at San Mateo facility
San Francisco Business Times
Leuty, Ron. August 2012. Nueva to build $70M high school at Bay Meadows
The Mercury News
Gonzales, Neil. September 2010. Hillsborough school wins prestigious national award
Certificates & Awards
Member of Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Winner of the American Institute of Architects Award for School Design and Sustainability
Certified Leader in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Appointed an Ashoka Changemaker School
Recognized as an Apple Distinguished Program and Distinguished School of Technology
2017 National Merit Recognition
Three-time winner of the US Department of Education National Blue Ribbon Award
Member of California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)