Weeks of June 26, July 3, July 10, July 17, and July 24

Each week, a team of Nueva educators will learn alongside our campers as we embark on thematic study designed to be immersive and fun. The program consists of five unique weeks of content, rooted in the Nueva Way: interdisciplinary, project-and-inquiry based, student-centered, led by expert faculty, and grounded by our principles. Join us for one week or for all five!

In Summer 2023, the lower school expedition program will be held at our Hillsborough campus and will run from 9am-4pm. Lunch will be provided to all campers each day. There are also several supervised and programmed recess blocks built into the day to help keep our campers active and engaged.

If you have questions, please email our team at summer@nuevaschool.org.

Themes From Past Years

Culture and Geography

Join us for a virtual, interdisciplinary journey around the world where students will explore the physical and human geography of various regions. They will study the history of different regions and explore the political, economic, and cultural characteristics of our world. Together, we will investigate maps, unique locations, and communities to help us deepen our understanding of what it means to be human.

Fact vs. Fiction

Calling all fact finders and myth busters: What are the tools that help us distinguish what is real from what is fiction? Join us as we explore the art of investigative research, science, and collaborative learning. With so much information coming our way each moment of the day, now is the time to develop our critical thinking lens and media literacy skills.

A Beloved Community

Imagine a world where all people are valued, respected, and treated with dignity. Poverty, racism, and militarism are barriers to our living in the Beloved Community. The Beloved Community is not a utopia; it’s a society based upon justice and love, that is realistic and achievable. What actions can we take to continue to strengthen our community and our connections with others? Over the course of the week, campers will discover the meaning of community, togetherness, and perseverance through shared readings, projects, conversations, and explorations.

Childhood and Identity

Do you ever wonder what your great-great-grandparents would do or say if they were across the table from you? Or what games they would  want to play? Which stories might they share about their childhoods? 

Join us as we explore the magic, creativity, and curiosity of childhood­–our own and those of our ancestors. Through games, literature, and historical explorations, we will work to find the connections between our shared and unique childhood stories.

Life Journals

Have you ever wondered about what a documentary of your life might be? Join us as we build a toolbox to document our daily tasks, wonders, and experiences. Journaling dreams. Breakfast highlights. Plant growth. New words. Our journals will inspire new questions, stories, and ways to move our bodies and minds and hopefully discover e new traditions and ways of navigating the world.

Weeks of June 26, July 3, July 10, July 17, and July 24

Our Middle School Expedition program is designed to be fun, rigorous and engaging, showcasing the best of Nueva's "learn by doing" philosophy. Each offering aims to provide campers unique opportunities to explore academic passions in greater depth while working with Nueva teachers and students. Campers will experience Nueva's constructivist, project- and inquiry-based learning environment, and cultivate new skills and interests.

In Summer 2023, the lower school expedition program will be held at our Hillsborough campus and will run from 9am-4pm. Lunch will be provided to all campers each day. There are also several supervised and programmed recess blocks built into the day to help keep our campers active and engaged.

Once the course for 2023 are released, please partner with your child to choose the classes that they would most enjoy.

If you have questions, please email our team at summer@nuevaschool.org.

See the 2022 offerings below. Many of these classes will be back for 2023, along with new options! Check back for our 2023 options in February, ahead of the March 1 registration opening.

We are thrilled to offer two weeks of our Parliamentary and Public Forum Debate Camps. The course will be held July 17–28 at our San Mateo campus. Participants can join either offering for one or two weeks.

July 17–28

Upper School Parliamentary and Public Forum Debate Camps

Sam Timinsky & Les Philips

What does our program offer? 

Our Upper School Parliamentary Debate Camp is designed for high school students (rising ninth through twelfth grade) who are interested in competitive parliamentary debate. Rising 8th graders are accepted on a case-by-case basis and require teacher approval. We welcome beginners — we delight in introducing debate to new students, and we give them our very best attention. We also welcome strong, experienced students who are ready to extend themselves and move to the next level, guided by our deeply experienced coaching staff.

We’ll provide rigorous training in debate research, the use of philosophical arguments in debate, debate theory, case writing, strategic thinking, and speaking tailored to both professional and lay judges. Newer debaters will spend more time developing foundational skills. This track involves a series of workshops, lectures, and practice sessions to drill specific skills, such as locating evidence and ad-libbing refutation. More advanced debaters will spend more time in sophisticated reading groups, writing sessions, and mini-debates. They will also take part in mini-topic lectures and practice debates that emphasize strategy development.

Ideally, students will attend for the full two weeks. However, the course is divided into two week-long blocks (five days of instruction), and students are welcome to sign up for either or both weeks.

The schedule for Upper School Expedition this summer will be Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

If you have questions, please email our team at summer@nuevaschool.org.