The sounds of crashing waves and the tangy smell of the sea spray made their way up to the freshmen, as they descended the rocky stairs towards the beach. A rainbow of surfboards was quickly arranged in a large circle as the students began to stretch and practice their pop-ups. After a fifteen...
Math teacher Kathy Paur uses a simple survey to gauge her students’ workload. The form asks one question: How much time did you spend on the homework? “I want each kid to spend about 20 minutes on homework. So if the form tells me I’m hitting...
A year ago, director Zoe Swenson-Graham started thinking about Chicago. It was immediately after Mamma Mia, a cheerful musical bursting with joy and humor—the type of show they’d consistently done over the course of her time at Nueva. Chicago seemed...
In 2022, I joined a small group of students led by Houjun (Jack) Liu ’23 and former Nueva teacher Luke De. We were all interested in research...
While scrolling through social media, the two young-looking girls, no older than eight, doing skincare and makeup while sharing about their daily...