Explore Nueva Virtually!

While we wish we could meet with you in person, we hope this page provides you with a clear introduction to our school and community. Through virtual tours, videos, and firsthand testimonials from Nueva community members, we hope you can still see and feel the joy of learning and teaching in a Nueva classroom, the limitless opportunities to explore and discover, and begin to understand the philosophy and value of a Nueva education for gifted children in PreK through 12th grade.

Once you have explored these and other pages on our website, you are encouraged to continue learning about Nueva’s program and sign up for various admissions events and meetings this season.

Please click here to register for division-specific virtual guided tours, information sessions, program previews, panel discussions, and more!

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Virtual Tours

We invite you to explore these self-guided virtual tours of our campuses. We hope these photos and videos help give you a sense of the vibrant spaces and warm community we have here at Nueva.

Lower School

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Welcome to the Lower School

The Nueva experience for children in pre-kindergarten through fourth grade sets young gifted learners on a trajectory of lifelong learning, advocating for themselves and others, and reflecting on and designing their own lives.

As you embark on this self-guided virtual tour of our lower school, we hope you see the students’ freedom as they explore the campus: the garden, the forts, the I-Lab, and more. We want you to feel how the students inculcate the trust of the adults around them who ask for their voices in choosing their projects and showing their mastery; and teachers who fortify their beliefs in the value of intellectual risks and a “bias toward action.”

Middle School

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Welcome to the Middle School

The Middle School experience at Nueva is unique, we believe that the MS years is an important transitional time for any student, and we understand and embrace gifted learners who are curious, thoughtful, and adaptable.

As you embark on this self-guided virtual tour of our Middle School, we hope you see that the Nueva's experience meets our students where they are, turning the forces at work on their bodies and minds into creative energy that unleashes ideas, passions, and most importantly, the confidence to become resourceful thinkers, problem-solvers, and intellectual risk-takers. This occurs in a community that values inclusion, empathic collaboration, and supportive care of all members. Enjoy

Upper School

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Welcome to the Upper School

The San Mateo campus. — The Nueva Upper School reinvents the high school experience by putting students first. With support from advisors, students select from more than 100 electives that satisfy graduation requirements and allow them to dive deeply into exciting subjects. Assignments center around authentic, real-world challenges, and are flexibly structured to allow students to be creative and incorporate their personal interests.

Surrounded by a community dedicated to intellectual pursuits, collaborative projects are dynamic and thought-provoking. From examining historical trends through unique lenses to writing code for mathematical processes, Nueva students are capable, adaptable, interdisciplinary thinkers.

Want to see more life at Nueva? Check out more videos from each of our divisions.

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Student Voices

At Nueva, student voices are valued and respected. We regularly document the reflections of our students and alumni on their learning, their school projects, and their feelings about our community. Hear some first-person testimonials about Nueva’s culture and our students’ opinions and experiences.

Illustrations by Thalia R. '22

A Place of Belonging

Above all, Nueva is a sanctuary for gifted learners. Our shared curiosity and love of learning bonds our community across every grade and division.

Student-teacher Relationships

Ask any of our students what they love most about Nueva and the most common answer you’ll hear is “The teachers!”

Learning Culture with No Ceilings

Our flexible, responsive learning culture rises to meet the interests and ambitions of our students. We’re here to help them go as far and as wide as they want to go.

NuevaFlex

As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, our community is as ambitious and committed as ever to providing our students with the best possible learning experience. Explore the many creative ways our school has adapted our classroom and community activities to meet this moment in time.

NuevaFlex Summer 2020 Pilot Programs

Nueva started the fall semester with remote learning, but we are already laying the groundwork for our “new normal” this year. In a series of NuevaFlex pilots, a volunteer team of students, faculty, and staff explored what learning on campus could look like in the near future.

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Quotes

Stories

Quintessentially Nueva: Nueva Teachers Learn by Doing in This New Remote Learning Space

Kindergarten Team Incorporates the “Nueva Way” into Remote Learning Space

Zoom Platform an Asset for Seventh-Grade Environmentalism Project

New Creative Biology Project Makes Lasting Impression on 10th Graders

#NuevaTogether: Nueva Steps Up to Support One Another and Greater Community

Teaching Art During Remote Learning

In Structured Word Inquiry, a Word's Meaning is the Key to Unlocking Its Spelling

Around the Campfire: Lower School Students Zoom under the Stars

#NuevaTogether

Our Nueva community came together to support one another in big ways and small ways. Take a look at what #NuevaTogether looks like to our community!