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 2024, the middle school expedition program will be held at our Hillsborough campus and will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 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. Early Day (8-9 a.m.) and Extended Day (4–5:30 p.m.) services are available for an extra fee.
Summer 2024 Offerings
Campers sign up for two classes: one in the morning and one in the afternoon (we will accommodate half-day registration starting June 1). Course descriptions, times, and seat availability are on the registration site. Registration closes 1 week ahead of each camp.
Week 1: June 24-28
- AI-Enhanced Graphic Novel | Jason McEuin, Nueva Middle School Teacher
- Building Tiny Homes for the Bay! (7th–8th grade only, all-day intensive) | Morgan Snyder, Nueva Upper School I-Lab Engineering & Design Teacher
- Creative Writing: Developing a Screenplay (5th–6th grade only) | Courtney Krueger, Nueva Enrichment Instructor
- Embroidered Portraits | Cristina Veresan, Nueva Middle School Science & Elective Teacher
- Let There Be Drums! | Jim Munzenrider, Nueva Lower, Middle & Upper School Teacher for 20 years
- Mandarin Language and Culture Exposure (5th–6th grade only) | Jamie Gao, Nueva Upper School Language Teacher
- Mock Trial | Lee Miller, Professor at College of San Mateo & Nueva Summer teacher for 10+ years
- Science in Hollywood | Francine Farouz, Nueva Upper School Science Teacher
- Soccer: Elevate Your Game! | Nueva Coaching Team
Week 2: July 1-5 (July 4 off)
- Color Theory | Sophia Martinez, Nueva Lower School Teacher
- Cooking with Chemistry | Tim Varga, Nueva Middle School Science Teacher
- Eco Adventures | Zubin Mobedshahi, Lower School Teacher
- Fun with Fractals | Steven Chanan, Nueva Middle School Math Teacher
- Soccer: Elevate Your Game! | Nueva Coaching Team
- Writer's Workshop: What a Character | Lee Miller, Professor at College of San Mateo & Nueva Summer teacher for 10+ years
Week 3: July 8-12
- Animal Exploration | Gabriel Leggott, Nueva Middle School Science Teacher
- Basketball | Nueva Coaching Team
- Building Tiny Homes for the Bay! (5th-6th grade only, all-day intensive) | Morgan Snyder, Nueva Upper School I-Lab Engineering & Design Teacher
- Ecosystems of California | Tim Varga, Nueva Middle School Science Teacher
- Fashion Illustration | Sophia Martinez, Nueva Lower School Teacher
- GeoPolitics and Cartography | Addison Eftekhari, Nueva Middle School Teacher
- Let There Be Drums! | Jim Munzenrider, Nueva Lower, Middle & Upper School Teacher for 20 years
- Math & Card Games | Christine Nerney, Nueva Middle School Math Teacher
- Model UN | Lee Miller, Professor at College of San Mateo & Nueva Summer teacher for 10+ years
Week 4: July 15-19
- Cooking with Chemistry | Tim Varga, Nueva Middle School Science Teacher
- Mixed-Media Mash Up | Reenie Charriere, Nueva Middle School Art Teacher
- Painting | Rachel Dawson, Nueva Middle & Upper School Art Teacher
- Playing Politics | Lee Miller, Professor at College of San Mateo & Nueva Summer teacher for 10+ years
- Practical Mathematics using Lego Robots (7th-8th grade only, all-day intensive) | Roly Jones, Ex Senior Reliability Engineer at Amazon Lab126 & Nueva Enrichment Instructor
- Renewable Energy | Addison Eftekhari, Nueva Middle School Teacher
- Volleyball | Daria Dieva, Nueva Volleyball Coach
Week 5: July 22-26
- Basketball | Nueva Coaching Team
- Ecosystems of California | Tim Varga, Nueva Middle School Science Teacher
- GeoPolitics and Cartography | Addison Eftekhari, Nueva Middle School Teacher
- Improvisational Theatre | Keegan Huth, Nueva Lower School Teacher
- Knitting & Knot Theory | Jana Comstock, Nueva Upper School Math Teacher
- Let There Be Drums! | Jim Munzenrider, Nueva Lower, Middle & Upper School Teacher for 20 years
- Mock Trial | Lee Miller, Professor at College of San Mateo & Nueva Summer teacher for 10+ years
- Practical Mathematics using Lego Robots (5th-6th grade only, all-day intensive) | Roly Jones, Ex Senior Reliability Engineer at Amazon Lab126 & Nueva Enrichment Instructor
- Sculpture | Rachel Dawson, Nueva Middle & Upper School Art Teacher
Registration opens soon! The link to register will be posted on March 3 at 8:00 am.
ELL
The Nueva School supports families of English Language Learners. Please contact directly for more information.
Deals
Financial awards (FA) are available for families who qualify.
The option to apply for these funds and waive initial payment is available at checkout during the registration process; you then will be asked to upload copies of the first two pages of your 2024 federal tax return. Once an award amount is determined, you will be prompted to pay the remaining balance. Current Nueva students with an approved FA need to indicate that they are seeking FA but do not need to submit tax documents
