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2023-2024 Curriculum Guide

Juliette Noone

2023-2024 Curriculum Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZMxi153PQXNG4LvbsdTiU_cgIqYjsiMsTpGBWJQY4NY/edit?usp=sharing

Class of 2023 Graduation RSVP

Juliette Noone
Graduation 2023 Invitation.pdf

Class of 2023 parents can RSVP for graduation here.

Supplemental Coursework

Juliette Noone

NuVu families,

With the second half of the school year approaching, I wanted to share some info that might help as you're considering options for supplemental coursework.

First, here's an updated summary of the course providers that have been most popular with NuVu students over the past couple of years:

  • Virtual High School
    • VHS "credit recovery" courses (which are no longer named "flex" courses) continue to be the most popular choice, although a few of our students have had negative experiences.
  • Khan Academy
    • Free, self-paced courses in a variety of disciplines. Content is mostly delivered through videos.
  • Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
    • CTY courses are particularly rigorous and require that students qualify before enrolling.
  • Blue Tent Online
    • NuVu students have had mostly good experiences with their math, science and English courses.
  • Academy of Art University
    • A nice selection of free art and design courses are available through their PCAE program.
  • Art of Problem Solving
    • Rigorous math and science courses that have gotten good reviews from students who are looking for a challenge.
  • Harvard Extension School
    • A wide range of in-person and online (both synchronous and asynchronous) courses for students who are at least 15 years old.
  • Outlier
    • Earn credits through University of Pittsburgh. Reviews from NuVu students have been mixed.
  • Outschool
    • A network of tutors offering a variety of courses. Some NuVu students have had very negative experiences, so I'm inclined to discourage this option.

Second, I want to remind you that whatever approach NuVu students take to supplemental coursework, I'll do my best to support them all. The most common plan continues to look like this: one math course during the first half of the school year, one English course during the second half of the school year and one science course over the summer. That said, NuVu families take many different approaches to supplemental coursework; it's clear that this isn't a community where a "one size fits all" system is appropriate.


If you have questions related to supplemental coursework, you're always welcome to email them to me and/or request a phone/Zoom meeting.


Best,

Rob



Fall 2022 Final Exhibit Details

Juliette Noone


Dear NuVu Families,

We’re so thrilled with all the hard work and creativity our students have put into this trimester, and we’re excitedly looking forward to celebrating their achievements at our Fall 2022 Exhibit. 

We welcome parents to arrive after 1:15 PM and we will begin presentations at 1:30 PM sharp. When you arrive you’ll be greeted and have the option to create a name tag. 

Friday, November 18, 2022 - Fall Term Final Exhibition

1:30 - 2:40 PM    Keynote & Design Fair Style Presentations 

Six stand-out projects have been selected as Keynote presentations and will be presented in NuVu’s Lightbox. The remaining projects will be presented in the main space in a Design Fair format. We will be having two groups in a rotation. Group 1 will start in the Lightbox and hear three Keynote presentations. Group 2 will start in the Main Space and tour around the Design Fair. At 2 PM we will have a transition period when Group 2 and Group 1 switch. We will guide and direct families the day of and have included a list of the groups below. 


Parents who will be viewing only on zoom will be watching all six Keynote presentations on zoom.


2:40 - 3:00 PM       Mingle in Main Space

Join us as we celebrate the end of the Fall trimester! Take another look at a favorite project, talk with our students and staff, and enjoy your time in the NuVu space. 


Keynote Speakers Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/845895072?pwd=TlhSRjZxWkFOTlRFREU2Ui9TbHlTUT09


Group 1 Students & Families

Lightbox: 1:30 - 2:00 pm

Main Space: 2:10 - 2:40 pm

Group 2 Students & Families

Main Space: 1:30 - 2:00 pm

Lightbox: 2:10 - 2:40 pm

Lloyd 

Jer 

Verity 

Noelle 

Trey 

Eli 

Kody 

Kunal 

Munther 

Chloe 

Abby 

Amiyr 

Evan 

Coffy 

Sasha H 

Holden 

Lily 

Sasha L 

Nick 

Isa

Ari 

Jade 

Lane 

Max 

Bean 

Mercy 

Victoria 

Gabe 

Wyatt 

Schuyler 

Aveen 

Finn 

Will 

Trevor 

Teo 

Lalita 

Hide 

Hunter 

Miriam 

Siena 

Pete 

Amedeo 

Grayson 

Beckett 

Bodhi 

Cole 

Jasmine 




Winter 2022 Session 1 Studio Assignments

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Fall 2022 | Final Student Exhibit

Juliette Noone

Dear NuVu Families,

As a reminder, the Fall 2022 Final Exhibit will take place Friday, November 18. We have adjusted the time due to space availability and will be holding the Exhibit from 1:30-3:00 PM. Please RSVP by Tuesday, November 15, so we can have an accurate headcount. 

Due to our limited capacity, we ask that no more than two family members sign up per student. If more family members would like to come please email me by Tuesday, November 15.

Fall 2022 | Final Student Exhibit

When: Friday, November 18, 1:30 - 3:00 PM EST 

Where: 450 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 

RSVP: Reserve your spot!

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out.

Warm Regards,

The NuVu Team

Upcoming Workshops

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Check out our upcoming workshops and encourage your children to participate in anything that may seem interesting!

Tuesday, October 4: Character Rigging in Blender with Ryan

Thursday, October 6: Chess with Corey

Tuesday, October 11: Jobs- (Where did they come from and why?) with Sammy

Thursday, October 13: Origami I with Chris

Tuesday, October 18: Computer Graphics and Shaders with Keenan

Thursday, October 20: Origami II with Chris

Tuesday, October 25: Creative Writing with Sammy

Thursday, October 27: Advanced Adobe Illustrator Techniques with Ryan

Public Art Commission Tour

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Public Art Commission Tour, Tomorrow Sep 20 (5:30 - 7:00 pm): Public Art Commission is an advisory group that meets once a month and helps make decisions about public art projects in the City. The tour will start at the UD Playground, and then continue to see Fern Street, and end at the site of future Tobin Montessori & Vassal Lane Upper Schools Project.

With great enthusiasm, I share my recent discoveries of three public art projects within the relatively new  Louis A. DePasquale Universal Design Playground: 1. Mitch Ryerson's “Sensory Hilltop,” 2. NuVu Studio's “Pipe Dreams,” 3. Dominic Killiany’s paintings. Here I simply build on background in earlier ART Outdoors posts about Mitch Ryerson's playground design, but the other two were new to me: Nu Vu Studios, the Innovation School in Central Square Cambridge, and Dominic Killiany, an artist with autism. I hope the photos, quotes, and links add to your own explorations.

Accoya Acetylated Wood | High performance, long life modified wood
The Universal Design Playground in the Cambridge, MA features an Accoya play sculpture designed by students at NuVu Studio. 

NuVu 2022-2023 Student Handbook

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New Cambridge Staff

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New Staff Introduction

We hope everyone is having a great end to their summer. We are excited for the upcoming year and to share some information for the fall. We would like to introduce three of our newest staff members, Juliette Noone, Sammy Sass, and Paula Garza Gonzalez. They are all very excited to meet everyone and have provided a brief introduction of themselves for all of you.


Juliette Noone (Communications and Events Manager) will be joining NuVu as the new Communications and Events Manager. She is a UMass Amherst alum with a degree in English and Psychology. Before arriving in Boston,  she lived in Philadelphia working as an immigration paralegal and moved to Somerville in June. She enjoys going on hikes, playing with her dog, and is currently training for the Philadelphia Marathon. Juliette is excited about being in such a creative learning environment and cannot wait to be fully immersed in the day-to-day of NuVu.  

Paula Garza Gonzalez (Architecture & Design Coach) will be joining NuVu as the new Architecture and Design Coach. She is excited to become part of NuVu's community and learn from both the team and students. Paula is from a small town in Mexico called Tampico, and came to the US five years ago to study Architecture at Stanford with a minor in Education. She is now finishing her Master's in Education at Harvard. Her goal is to be a learning space designer, and she is excited that this position is guiding her closer to achieving that. She is eager to begin this journey alongside NuVu's community of innovators!

Sammy Sass (Director of Student Support) joins NuVu this year in our new position, Director of Student Support. She is an educator and psychotherapist with a background in arts and social justice education, non-profit leadership, and therapy with families and kids. She loves getting outside, hiking and exploring, and making ceramics in her home studio. Sammy sees hands-on creativity as the best way to learn and grow, and she's excited to work with NuVu students, staff, and families.