Visit the Upper School (Grades 9–12)

Campus Tours

We hope you will join us for an Upper School Campus Tour. Upper School Tours are open to families who are interested in applying for the 2023–2024 school year. You will be able to register for a tour through your Ravenna Account. Please create a Ravenna account by clicking the "Visit the Upper School" button.

Tours offer an overview of Nueva curriculum and program highlights, an opportunity to visit different locations around our campus, as well as speak with faculty, staff, and students.

Spaces full? Please email admissions@nuevaschool.org to be added to our waitlist.

Program Preview

Upper School Program Previews are for families who are interested in applying for the 2023-2024 school year. Students participate in mini-lessons, while parents learn about our curriculum and programs. The lessons, along with the student and faculty panel, provide you and your family with additional insight into our Nueva classrooms and community. 

Registration for a Program Preview through Ravenna is required for attendance. Spaces full? Please email admissions@nuevaschool.org to be added to our waitlist.

Explore Nueva Through Events (All Grades)

Upon the creation of your Ravenna account, we invite prospective families to register for Nueva events to help you learn about the Nueva community. We offer workshops and panels such as "What is Diversity at Nueva?", "Life After Nueva", and "Financial Award Workshop". Check your Ravenna Dashboard for updates.

Visit the Upper School

Upper School Program Preview 2022

 
Saturday, October 15
1–3 p.m.
 
Saturday, November 5
9:30–11:30 a.m.
 

Saturday, November 5
1–3 p.m.

Saturday, December 10
9:30–11:30 a.m.

Questions? Contact us at:
admissions@nuevaschool.org

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Find out more about Nueva's upper school

Upper School Academics
Nueva at a Glance
Tuition and Financial Awards

Recent News from the Upper School

Truly Stunning: Capitalism and the Apocalypse

As someone interested in the humanities and social sciences, I have taken many history courses at Nueva. My Capitalism and the Apocalypse course—which I am taking this semester—is truly stunning, as it exemplifies the subtle interconnectedness of all of these courses, and how history is an ever changing-field.

Snapshots: Upper School

No matter the day of the week or the time of the day, there are always amazing things happening in the classrooms at the Upper School. Block 2 on Wednesday, September 21 was no exception. From discussing class consciousness to investigating bacterial lab results, exploring a variety of art media to critiquing forms of graphic design, Upper School students dove into their classes with excitement. 

Top Moments from the Upper School Grade-level Retreats

At the start of every school year, each Upper School class takes part in an overnight camping trip. These trips allow students to bond together and kick the year off, and is a great chance to for them connect or reconnect with their grade and advisory groups. We asked students to reflect on their top moment from the retreat. 

Upper School Art Explores Temporality and Permanence

This spring, Nueva Upper School art classes have been exploring the themes of permanence and temporality, and what this means materially, conceptually and visually. Students worked in 2D and 3D formats to investigate the full range of possibilities related to their unique experience and voice. They came to the conclusion that nothing is permanent, and many sought to challenge the human myth of control and static definition related to the industrialized and colonized world.

New Upper School Psychology Program a Hit with Students

Does digital technology change our thinking? Why do art and music affect people differently? Can we predict who a person will be attracted to? How does a person form an identity? Can trauma be inherited? What are the roots of prejudice? These are some of the questions explored by upper school students in psychology.

Photo Walk Series: An Afternoon at the Upper School

On a recent Tuesday afternoon, upper school students could be heard presenting to their peers, playing games in world languages, and oohing and ahhing as they discovered the molarity of chemical solutions. We invite you to learn more about a variety of Block 8 classes below.