On a rainy Tuesday afternoon, students embraced the cozy weather in their favorite jammies for Pajama Day. The Lower School classrooms buzzed with activity, filled with the sounds of questions, songs, and collaborative learning.

Fourth grade humanities teacher Sharmistha Ghosh was so moved by the documentary On The Way to School that she wanted to find a way to bring it into her classroom.

At a Nueva in fall 2024, Maya Chawla ’21 reflected on Nueva’s lasting influence on her, including the lesson of “the power to enact change.” This is an edited version of the remarks she gave.

Eighteen eighth graders and 11 Upper School students attended the National High School Model United Nations (NHSMUN) conference in New York City March 6–10. They returned home, having spent more than 15 hours in committees, with the conference’s most coveted prize.

In his reflection on the Upper School exchange trip to Japan, Jackson H. ’26 shares how ten days of cultural immersion transformed his initial worries into lasting memories. From exploring Kyoto’s historic sites and experiencing the structured rigor of Japanese schools to finding common ground with his homestay family, he reflects on both the differences and shared experiences between cultures. The trip concluded with a visit to Hiroshima, where meeting an atomic bomb survivor left a profound impact, reinforcing the importance of remembrance and the ongoing pursuit of peace.

Lisa Daniels’ passion for the Spanish language began as a child while living in close proximity to the Mexican border in San Diego, hearing norteño and mariachi music in the air. Being raised by a Jamaican mother who immigrated to the United States and a Black man from the American South, Lisa’s biculturalism has made her appreciate bilingualism, saying that “learning another language is like getting a dual experience of the world.” Get to know her as part of our "Five Questions For" series.