FACILITATES KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION
Knowledge must be approached holistically, promoting interactions between the sciences, creativity, engineering and art, as well as different views and approaches to relevant, complex problems our youth have to face.
PROMOTES HANDS-ON LEARNING AND LEARNING TO DO
Learning by doing, hands-on learning focused on students and project-based learning are very important methods and approaches to guarantee learning experiences that place students front and center and allow them to participate actively.
USES TECHNOLOGY FOR CREATIVE PURPOSES
In the XXI century, the use of technology, devices and programs requires more and more innovative and creative outlooks. Models and activities are promoted that focus not on the use of technology itself, but instead on its applicability and the impacts it can have on different aspects of daily life.
DEVELOPS DEEP THINKING
Deep thinking is the ability to approach issues relevant to the daily reality of one’s own environment and the world’s, in a critical, profound and reflective manner. We propose that these issues should also be linked to real solutions that have a positive impact on society.
DESIGNS AND ADAPTS TRANSFORMATIVE SPACES
Learning takes place inside and outside the classroom, and for this reason, learning spaces are designed physically and architecturally to facilitate the development of activities that are creative, engaging, exploratory, inquisitive and based on trial and error. Makerspaces for creation and collaboration are encouraged, such as museums, libraries, schools and community centers, among other organizations and/or institutions.
NuVu is a full-time innovation school for middle and high school students. They believe that creativity is a core part of a child’s learning. Fueled by creativity, students have the capacity to address large-scale problems and create solutions that have an impact in the world.
Derived from “New View,” NuVu is a school where students explore real-world topics, both locally and globally, and create new views of the world. Students learn how to use the design process to solve complex challenges using creativity, critical thinking and collaboration.
NO COURSES
Instead, they have “studios”. Around 12 students work closely with their 2 Coaches on solving big (and small) open-ended problems.
NO SUBJECTS
Instead, everything is fused together. Students find themselves moving between a studio that requires them to design a telepresence robot to another that requires them to re-imagine Boston with a cable car system.
NO CLASSROOM
Instead, they have an open space that changes all the time to adapt to the needs of every studio.
NO ONE-HOUR SCHEDULE
Instead, students spend two weeks from 9am-3pm solving one problem.
NO GRADES
Instead, they have portfolios that document students’s design decisions and show their final products.