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![Five—ok, Six—Questions for...Jessie Dubreuil, Upper School English Teacher & 10th Grade Dean]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1729808765/nuevaschoolorg/fghuecbgpxkk2xdyb5gs/485.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1729808765/nuevaschoolorg/fghuecbgpxkk2xdyb5gs/485.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1729808765/nuevaschoolorg/fghuecbgpxkk2xdyb5gs/485.jpg","width":640}])
Jessie Dubreuil is fascinated by the permeable line between students’ academic lives and their lives outside the classroom, and her career has centered on the combination of the two. A member of the English faculty and the 10th grade dean, Jessie brings her experience and passion as both an educator and teaching and learning administrator to her work. Get to know her as part of our "Five Questions For" series.
![Pressure of Crafting the Perfect College Essay]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1729105513/nuevaschoolorg/blc8uhh4quzxptt78rhd/Josie.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1729105513/nuevaschoolorg/blc8uhh4quzxptt78rhd/Josie.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1729105513/nuevaschoolorg/blc8uhh4quzxptt78rhd/Josie.jpg","width":640}])
Josie B. '25 discusses the intense pressure high school seniors feel to write college essays about traumatic events in this piece originally published in the San Mateo Daily Journal.
![In Conversation: Rowan and Allen]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1728587711/nuevaschoolorg/ururyxl6lc1pdzvhpvbm/ICRowanAllen.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1728587711/nuevaschoolorg/ururyxl6lc1pdzvhpvbm/ICRowanAllen.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1728587711/nuevaschoolorg/ururyxl6lc1pdzvhpvbm/ICRowanAllen.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1728587711/nuevaschoolorg/ururyxl6lc1pdzvhpvbm/ICRowanAllen.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1728587711/nuevaschoolorg/ururyxl6lc1pdzvhpvbm/ICRowanAllen.jpg","width":1280}])
Our video series, In Conversation, features candid conversations between members of the Nueva community. In our fourth episode, Rowan B. ’26 sits down with english teacher Allen Frost.
![Snapshots: Middle School Adventure Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727826562/nuevaschoolorg/ebsrwdy6bjsnff019uun/IMG_1182-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727826562/nuevaschoolorg/ebsrwdy6bjsnff019uun/IMG_1182-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727826562/nuevaschoolorg/ebsrwdy6bjsnff019uun/IMG_1182-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727826562/nuevaschoolorg/ebsrwdy6bjsnff019uun/IMG_1182-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727826562/nuevaschoolorg/ebsrwdy6bjsnff019uun/IMG_1182-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1727826562/nuevaschoolorg/ebsrwdy6bjsnff019uun/IMG_1182-2.jpg","width":2200}])
On Friday, September 20, the entire Middle School went off-campus for Adventure Day. It’s a day of bonding as well as practicing the skills of traveling together as a group—behaving responsibly when off campus, taking care of your things, and listening to instructions—all in preparation for the May Trips.
![A Lesson on Joy and Resilience]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727379523/nuevaschoolorg/dz52z8csb4mgkcwjcu3g/IMG_1193.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727379523/nuevaschoolorg/dz52z8csb4mgkcwjcu3g/IMG_1193.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727379523/nuevaschoolorg/dz52z8csb4mgkcwjcu3g/IMG_1193.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727379523/nuevaschoolorg/dz52z8csb4mgkcwjcu3g/IMG_1193.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727379523/nuevaschoolorg/dz52z8csb4mgkcwjcu3g/IMG_1193.jpg","width":1343}])
"When I signed up for the first Nueva Community Service Learning (CSL) trip to the Philippines, I never imagined I would end up in a small coastal town singing pop songs while crafting with local boys—which would end up teaching me a lesson on joy and resilience. Yet, that’s exactly what happened in July this past summer," writes junior Kayla L.
![Redefining Giftedness]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726774806/nuevaschoolorg/t3j8aklnowufxf5radex/EllieKearnssq_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726774806/nuevaschoolorg/t3j8aklnowufxf5radex/EllieKearnssq_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726774806/nuevaschoolorg/t3j8aklnowufxf5radex/EllieKearnssq_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1726774806/nuevaschoolorg/t3j8aklnowufxf5radex/EllieKearnssq_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726774806/nuevaschoolorg/t3j8aklnowufxf5radex/EllieKearnssq_1.jpg","width":1315}])
Nueva alum Ellie Kearns ’24 contemplates the true meaning of "giftedness" in this opinion piece, encouraging her peers to reflect on the privileges and support systems that contribute to their success.
Originally published in the June 4, 2024 issue of the Nueva Current.
![Sprouting Leaders: Fourth Graders Transform Lower School Garden]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726086703/nuevaschoolorg/wtocbzcjwfebc7e1fpaq/IMG_1412_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726086703/nuevaschoolorg/wtocbzcjwfebc7e1fpaq/IMG_1412_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726086703/nuevaschoolorg/wtocbzcjwfebc7e1fpaq/IMG_1412_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1726086703/nuevaschoolorg/wtocbzcjwfebc7e1fpaq/IMG_1412_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1726086703/nuevaschoolorg/wtocbzcjwfebc7e1fpaq/IMG_1412_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1726086703/nuevaschoolorg/wtocbzcjwfebc7e1fpaq/IMG_1412_1.jpg","width":2200}])
Fourth graders spent a warm Friday afternoon working hard to clear out, clean up, and refresh the Lower School garden.
![Mavericks Making Waves: September 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725567740/nuevaschoolorg/xdfqnldjdfqgtpkercvw/SAWAwards.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725567740/nuevaschoolorg/xdfqnldjdfqgtpkercvw/SAWAwards.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725567740/nuevaschoolorg/xdfqnldjdfqgtpkercvw/SAWAwards.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1725567740/nuevaschoolorg/xdfqnldjdfqgtpkercvw/SAWAwards.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725567740/nuevaschoolorg/xdfqnldjdfqgtpkercvw/SAWAwards.jpg","width":1500}])
Mavericks Making Waves is our latest roundup of exceptional student and faculty accomplishments and activities happening beyond Nueva's walls. Poetry is the common thread for this roundup, with Nueva students having poems recognized by three different organizations.
![In Conversation: Kylie and Cristina]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724950190/nuevaschoolorg/dccerh3r3kem05crz0gr/KC_Thumb2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724950190/nuevaschoolorg/dccerh3r3kem05crz0gr/KC_Thumb2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724950190/nuevaschoolorg/dccerh3r3kem05crz0gr/KC_Thumb2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1724950190/nuevaschoolorg/dccerh3r3kem05crz0gr/KC_Thumb2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1724950190/nuevaschoolorg/dccerh3r3kem05crz0gr/KC_Thumb2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724950190/nuevaschoolorg/dccerh3r3kem05crz0gr/KC_Thumb2.jpg","width":1920}])
Our video series, In Conversation, features candid conversations between members of the Nueva community. In our third episode, Kylie E-M. ’29 sits down with science teacher Cristina Veresan.
Lee Fertig
Head of School
"Nueva is more than just a school for gifted learners. It’s more than just a place where students focus on design thinking and social emotional learning. It’s a beloved community, inclusive and compassionate, collectively embracing diverse perspectives and empowering everyone to make choices that benefit the world."
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The Nueva School is a member of many professional organizations and associations. We believe we become better because of our connections to and within these groups. The Nueva School is jointly accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS). We are also members of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), the Association of Independent Schools for Gifted Students (AISGS)*, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CAIS), the Independent School Data Exchange (INDEX), the California Independent Schools Business Officers Association (CAL-ISBOA), and the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (ATLIS).
*Nueva is proud to be a founding member of the Association of Independent Schools for Gifted Students (AISGS).