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Every now and then we post interesting stories about Nueva and its alums, stories that show some essential quality of Nueva students and education. If you have one, please email it to Matt.
Prior to a freshman World Religions oral exam with twelve potential questions, the teacher informed the class that the students would only need to answer five of the twelve questions, and that he, the teacher, would select the five questions randomly on the day of the test using a pair of dice.
Most of the students, simmering in a late spring stupor, were prepared to blithely follow these instructions. But one Nueva graduate's hand popped up.
"Excuse me Mr. Brown, this method will not result in random questions. We won't need to study question 1 at all, because it will not occur in a pair of dice, and we would concentrate our studies on question 7, as its probability of occurring is the highest.
"I have a 12-sided die at home and can bring it in if that would be of help to you."
Always thinking, speaking up and engaging in class, thinking mathematically, more interested in learning than in finding the easy way, and, of course, using those SEL skills to be helpful rather than confrontational -- several of the hallmarks of Nueva students.

Congratulations to Nueva Volleyball Team A1 for winning the League championship on Thursday. As the capper to their undefeated season, the Wave girls continued to show their dominance in the final game, winning in a straight set 2-0. The girls won their first set with ease 25-18, but were challenged by Highlands Christian School in the second set. Trailing by as many as 5 points, Nueva fought back and tied the score at 20. From this point the team cruised forward and won the second set 25-23. With the win, the 2010 Nueva Girls A1 team set a record for being undefeated and only dropping 2 sets the whole season. Congratulations to the team and Coach Glen Lee.

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Nueva Math Circles When: Friday, Nov. 12, 2010 at 5:00-7:30 pm Where: Nueva Cafe, Library, and I-Lab 6565 Skyline Boulevard Hillsborough, CA (see map belo...

Nueva Named Blue Ribbon School! For the third time (previously in 87-88 and 96-97), Nueva has been named a Blue Ribbon School, one of the top private schools in the nation. This aw...

Nueva's Volunteers You'll be astounded when you see all that Nueva's amazing volunteers do for our children and teachers. Click on the box below to see the video. ...

Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, The Nueva School is a nationally recognized independent school serving gifted students and emphasizing integrated studies, creative arts, and social-emotional learning. For more than 40 years, Nueva has remained committed to its original vision: to inspire a passion for lifelong learning, foster social and emotional acuity, and develop a child's imaginative mind. Nueva creates a dynamic educational model to enable gifted children to learn how to make choices that will benefit the world.