NuVu brings creative education to students around the world. Our mission is to empower the next generation of young designers, entrepreneurs, makers and inventors who will impact their communities and world through their work and ideas.

Our Core

Mission

We are more engaged when we are solving meaningful problems.

We should actively pursue new ideas and diverse perspectives.

Students thrive when they set their own personalized learning goals.

Collaboration is key to addressing complex challenges.

Our Core

Beliefs

؜A place co-created by our Students and Coaches and Team.

It’s their creativity, curiosity, and engagement that form the foundation of our hands-on culture. Each person contributes, and the result is a dynamic space where everyone plays a role in shaping the learning culture.

SABA GHOLE

NuVu Co-founder, Chief Creative Officer

MIT | SMarchS Cal Poly SLO | BArch

JOSELYN McDONALD

MADDIE JOHNSON- HARWITZ

NuVu Summer Assistant Director | NuVu Alum + Design Coach

MassArt Industrial Design

High School

Partner School Network

؜Design-based micro high school for 60 students/year in Cambridge, MA USA

؜Empowers K-12 schools around the world to deliver innovative learning experiences

Partner Network

؜Hands-on program for middle & high school students to gain creative problem-solving to collaboration skills

SUMMER

2026 Participant Schools

American Community School Abu Dhabi

American University of Beirut

The American School in London

Carroll School, Lincoln, MA

Kafka Community Program

Fayston Prepatory at Suji

Fessenden School, Newton

Firebrand Education

Kindle School, New Jersey

Moses Brown School

Ocean Studies Charter School,

Portsmouth School Department, NH

Revere High School,

The Space

The Pedagogy

The Curriculum

What is "STUDIO"?

At the heart of NuVu’s curriculum are studios, a series of immersive, interdisciplinary, multi-week projects.

You'll be participating in a studio during NICE!

Studios

Studios involve real-world topics, and focus on both conceptual and technical skill development

SCHEDULE

؜Welcome to NICE

Start Studio

Lunch Break

Lo-Fi Prototyping

Feedback

Reflection

Optional MIT Tour

9:00

9:30

12:00

1:00

2:00

2:45

3:00

؜Wednesday

9:00

11:00

12:00

1:00

2:00

2:45

3:00

Digital Fabrication

Start Hi-Fi Prototyping

Lunch Break

High-Fi Prototyping cont'd

Storytelling & Documentation

Reflection

NICE Social Hour!

Thursday

SCHEDULE

Presentations

Introducing Studio Concepts to Your Classroom

Curriculum Speed Dating

Reflection and Prizes

Group Picture

9:00

10:15

11:00

11:30

12:00

Friday