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Liam Brady Liam, a Beaver Country Day School Junior (class of 2014), made the trek from Easton all the way to Nuvu each day during the winter term of 2011-12. Liam created many incredible projects within the brain theme as inspiration, but his favorite project was an interactive mat that is projected from the ceiling onto the floor. He loved writing code and programming the mat. As an intern, he is enthralled with his newest invention: The Music Box. This goal of this project is to create a musical instrument that uses active Infrared sensors to read the distance between itself and ones hand. Liam thinks that this is a fascinating project, as it has potential to become a truly successful project in the marketplace. In his spare time, Liam plays the piano, creates his own music, and listens to that of others. Next year, he will travel to Cuba for a week with a group of Beaver students to study jazz. Liam loves any outdoor activity, as he skis, hikes, bikes, and plans to run Varsity Cross Country this fall. Fun Fact: Liam has perfect pitch, meaning he can hear a song for the first time on the radio, sit down and play it!
Nora Demick Nora Demick, a recent graduate of Beaver Country Day School from Watertown, will matriculate at Smith College this fall. Nora attended Nuvu during the fall of 2010, and her favorite part of Nuvu as a student was everything!!!!! but, more specifically, she enjoyed having the opportunity to work with and learn from people who are experts in their fields. She absolutely loved working in the Fusion Energy studio with Ishvan. Nora created an intergalactic table that she was extremely pleased with. When Nora discovered that this summers theme would be Superheroes, she jumped at the chance to intern with the program. She has loved superheroes from a very young age, and helping to teach other children about them through comics and attire were the best things she could be doing this summer. Nora enjoys writing, reading, watching superhero movies on repeat, and playing field hockey (she will be a goalie on the varsity team at Smith!!!). She prides herself on her ability to interact with kids and to help them absorb information and stay focused. Nora is an expert at working with kids as well as costume design and construction. Fun Facts: Nora was a three sport Varsity captain in two seasons this year, and she is allergic to water.
Alex Fissler Alex is a rising senior at Beaver Country Day School. Coming from Boston, Alex was a student at NuVu in the spring of 2012 in the term of Government. The fondest memories she has from her time last spring are of an incredible coach, Raghava KK. Alex worked with Rags during the Shaking the World studio during which she and her groupmates created real world cartoons showcasing empty Central Square locations and fictional characters designed in Photoshop. Rags was immensely helpful to Alex and she describes him as passionate about his own work, interested in that of his students, and one of the nicest people youll ever meet. During that studio she discovered a passion for graphic design, and now spends much of her time as a summer intern doing just that. Her favorite aspect of working at NuVu this summer is having a chance to develop those same skills. She has been working diligently on a variety of Photoshop projects including designing fish for a light installation that will be shown in the courtyard outside of the NuVu Studio space. Additionally, Alex is interested in art, reading, and sports. At Beaver she is the varsity field hockey captain, a dedicated member of the Model UN team, and devotes much of her time to community service. Fun Facts: she is from Germany, has been chased by a cow, and has pink hair.
Neil Hildick-Smith Neil is a Beaver Country Day School Senior (class of 2013) who joins us from Winchester. He participated in NuVu in the spring of 2011. What he enjoyed the most about his time as a NuVu student was the independent project period. During those weeks, he made a t-shirt printer! He liked this project so much because of the innovation involved; he could experiment with its pattern of movement and invent his own way of making it work. This summer, Neil has spent the majority of his time working on the outdoor courtyard installation. He has been perfecting his plan for the overall design as well as creating aspects of it in photoshop. When Neil is not at NuVu, he still thinks he is at NuVu! He spends his time doing projects similar to those that would be done at NuVu such as building remote control submarines and an assortment of robots. At school he is on the robotics team, the cross country team, and the tennis team. Fun Fact: Neil is a lefty.
Carli Jaff Hailing from Newton, Carli is a member of the Beaver Country Day School class of 2012. In late August, Carli will make the trip out to Waterville, ME to begin her time at Colby College. Carli, like Nora, attended NuVu in the fall of 2010. As it was the first NuVu term ever, it was a nerve-racking experience to be a guinea pig. However, she immediately fell in love with the program and, in her second studio, had her all time best experience here. During those two weeks, Carli worked on a sci-fi film trailer made up of clips from other movies. The plot was intricate, and the final project was amazing! She credits much of her success to Alla Kovgan, her coach, and realized that she might want to go into film editing as a career. In addition to editing films this summer as an intern, Carli has been working with the students, writing blog posts, and documenting the summer through photography and videos. Carli is also interested in musical theatre, field hockey, and writing. She was the editor-in-chief of the Beaver newspaper in her senior year. Fun Fact: Carli has lived in 5 states and attended 18 different schools.
Nick Laycox A recent graduate of Beaver Country Day School (Class of 2012), Nick Laycox plans to move from Sherborn, MA to Portland, OR in order to attend Lewis and Clark College starting in August. A Nuvu alumnus from the spring of 2011, Nick is thrilled to be back working here! His favorite part of NuVu then was taking a broad idea or large project and transforming it into something that can be created or built. What he likes about this summer at NuVu is continuing to do just that, as well as helping the current students to do the same. In addition to doing this, Nick has been writing grants and putting his talents in design to good use. At Beaver, Nick ran cross country, works on the tech crew, and is a staff member of the school art and literary magazine. He also likes to ski, play with electronics, and spend time outdoors. Nick is also looking forward to taking his applied mathematics course this fall. Fun Fact: Nick is a huge nerd.
Emma Magidson Emma will be a senior at Noble & Greenough School Senior (class of 2013) this upcoming year. A native of Wellesley, Emma attended Nuvu during the fall and winter of 2011-12. Her strengths at NuVu are both design and writing. Emmas favorite part of NuVu as a student was being able to take ideas and turn them into functioning projects. She believes that NuVu gave her a great amount of confidence both creatively and academically. In addition to this, she also loved the resources that she had access to while studying here. She could get anything she needed from Harvard and MIT as well as the help of the brilliant coaches! Having the freedom to work on interesting projects in combination with helping out with whatever is needed makes being a summer intern exciting for Emma. She feels that she is gaining a wide range of experience through the position. At Nobles Emma is a leader in student admissions, the editor-in-chief of the schools art and literary magazine, and the Nobles-Nuvu liaison. In her spare time she enjoys drawing, reading, writing, and working with kids enrolled in various tutoring organizations. Fun Fact: Emma used to be an extremely talented gymnast before she fractured her spine.
Sam Polk Sam, a Beaver Country Day School senior (class of 2013) and Newton Highlands resident, attended NuVu during the fall of 2012. His specialty here is engineering. Sams favorite part of NuVu as a student was the reinventing breakfast studio. He liked how the project could be used in the real world and that he could play a role in something so real. Within the studio, he specifically had fun working the world renowned chef and expert molecular gastronomist Adam Melonas. His favorite thing about working as an intern here is meeting and working with all the younger children, which has made Sams summer much more entertaining! Outside of NuVu, Sam enjoys skateboarding, playing Scrabble, watching British Sci-Fi, and setting world records on the iPad game Cut the Rope. At school he participates in robotics, jazz bands, ultimate frisbee, and excels at writing. Fun Fact: Sam has broken every one of his limbs, and has undergone 103 X-Rays!!!