No two NOVA kids are exactly alike.
Here are just some of the words that best describe our highly capable students.
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Not all of these qualities exist in every single gifted student, of course.
Many NOVA kids are a complex blend of these personality traits and competencies.
Does your child:
- Crave deep learning and big questions and seem years ahead in academics but is still figuring out social skills?
- Get intensely curious and hyper-focused but is also disorganized?
- Achieve highly in some academic areas but underperforms in others?
- Strive for perfection but struggles with anxiety?
Maybe your child is:
- Smart and spacey.
- Sophisticated and naive.
- Quirky, creative and easily frustrated.
- Independent and insecure.
Any of these combinations might also be a good indicator that you have a NOVA kid!
What About Twice Exeptionality?
Twice exceptional (2e) students are gifted students who have an additional developmental or learning difference that impacts them in the classroom. This may include those with ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, or those along the autism spectrum or with processing or emotional disorders.
While we are not a specialized school for 2e learners, we do have students that are 2e.
Check out our accommodations in FAQIf you have a 2e child and are unsure whether or not to apply to NOVA, you can make an appointment to have a private conversation with our school counselor and find out more details about what accommodations we do and don't provide.
Make an appointment (link coming soon)One NOVA Family’s Story: From Disengaged to All-in
Despite interventions throughout elementary school, one student’s parents said their daughter entered NOVA as a seventh grader who was “withdrawn and dissatisfied.”
“We enrolled in NOVA for seventh grade based on an accidental, random chat with an acquaintance. Honestly, we didn’t really know of any good school options by then, but we were looking for something that might make a difference for our daughter. Going to NOVA for us involved a one-hour commute each way, 6:00 a.m. wake-up times, and a lot of carpooling and planning...But, wow, the effect was almost immediate. Her smile came back! That spark in the eyes and her interest in new things returned!”
On the first snow day of the year, when their daughter found out that the school was closed, she tried to get her parents to take her to school anyway. “That’s what NOVA meant to her. It was her school, it was her time, it was her place. It was offering something so special, something so worthwhile, that she was willing to go even on a snow day!”
Your Kid's Found Their People
They will share a classroom with other engaged and vibrant middle schoolers and be invited to explore new topics and deepen their experiences by skilled teachers.
Not only will they absorb information and cultivate their own unique expressions of ideas—they will do so in a safe place with people that "get them."
This is where the magic happens.
The NOVA School believes that every person has the right to educational and workplace surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination. It is the NOVA School Association’s policy that no person will be subjected to unlawful discrimination based on race, color, gender, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or any other basis prohibited by law. NOVA School’s non-discrimination policy applies to all facets of its administration.
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