Upper School Writing Program@ The Nueva School

Facets of Writing @ NUS

All core classesElectives—creative & expository

Clubs—Newspaper & Literary magazineTrips—journals & travel writing

Quest—14 writing projectsPortfolio project—9th grade English & History

Writing & Research Center

The Newspaper Club’s First Edition of

The Nueva Current

NUS Literary Magazine

Trips: Travel Writing From Peru “As I approach…one of Cusco’s markets, I feel overwhelmed. I stand under a canopy of colorful tarps; below them a blur of motion and culture constantly move and unfold.” - Briana

“Along with the tsunami of color, a new wave of fruity scent replaces the sticky city smell from outside. The sounds of rapid Spanish and footsteps on the grimy cement, along with a flood of various white noise swirl around me. “ - Briana

9th grade students select and revise their 6 best English & history essays from the year.

30-minute portfolio “defense” with teachers– “Defense” = to explain, advocate, testify– Discussion of ideas and choices– Reflection on what the portfolio says about them as

learners and intellectuals

The future: all subjects?

Sample Portfolio

Portfolio Connections

Portfolio Reflections

“From finding myself as a writer, I also discovered more about who I was” - Jackie

“Every essay I wrote this year has, in some way, been arguing that ideas

make the fabric of the world” - Josh

Writing & Research Center

Inspiring writing as a way of life—a way to learn, think, communicate, and persuade

Developing skills for writing across the disciplines

Providing workshops, resources, & opportunities

Coordinating the NUS writing program

Writing & Research Center

Room for over 4,000 volumes, class and quest-related resources

Digital subscriptions to academic databases, such as JSTOR and PUBMED.

Historical artifacts: astrolabe, etc.

Writing Fellows Program—one school

A Sample of WRC WorkshopsWriting Across the Curriculum x 2 – how to adapt and transfer skills for disciplinary writing – all NUS students

Thesis statement creation and testing using design thinking – 16 students

Résumés, Cover Letters, and Professional Communications – 21 students

Procrastination – 44 students

Avoiding Plagiarism – all NUS students

WRC Future WorkshopsBrainstorming writing projectsOnline research: vetting sourcesOnline research: how to use academic databases like JSTOR, PUBMED, etc.Introductions & ConclusionsGrammar, style, and voiceHow to peer reviewPursuing publishing opportunities

Upper School Writing Program@ The Nueva School