NOVA Middle School

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NOVA School

Name

NOVA School

Address

2020 22nd Ave SE

Town

Olympia, WA 98501

Established

1992

Community

Suburban

Type

Independent middle school

Religion

Secular

Students

Coeducational

Enrollment

Grades

6 to 8

Newspaper

The NOVA Random

Website

Link

Email

Link

Main Office Phone

(360) 491-7097

NOVA is an independent middle school in Olympia, Washington. Founded in 1992, it offers a specialized curriculum designed to meet the needs of academically talented students. Their goal is to prepare students to take honors and AP classes, and excel in them, once they return to the public high schools after graduating.

NOVA also realizes that middle school is a difficult time for people and works hard to provide a safe and comfortable work environment.

1 History
2 Mission Statement
3 Classes
4 Extracurricular
5 External links

[edit] History

NOVA School began as a small, two-story house with only a few rooms and enrollment below 10 kids. Over the years, it expanded in the same space to have an annual enrollment of roughly 60 students. Then, in 2002, they opened in a new location at 2020 22nd St. SE. They renovated a church, and expanded their enrollment to 90 students to where it is now.

[edit] Mission Statement

NOVA School is an independent middle school for academically talented students, offering a rigorous curriculum in a uniquely personal environment, designed to challenge, motivate, and stimulate capable learners. The program also guides the social and emotional development of each student, emphasizing respect, responsibility, and citizenship.

[edit] Classes

NOVA offers unique and interesting classes. In 6th grade, students take a core curriculum of language arts (English), geography, math, and science. In 7th and 8th grade, students are in mixed grade classes, and take a core curriculum of advanced language arts, alternating years of either Pacific Northwest History or US History, alternating years of either chemistry or human biology, and math.

NOVA also offers specialty classes which include Spanish all three years, visual arts, physical education, computers, advisory, silent reading, and drama. They also offer life skills to 6th graders and exploratory to 7th and 8th graders.

[edit] Extracurricular

NOVA, despite being small, has a jazz band and string ensemble. The band practices before school, while strings takes place during regular school hours. They also have basketball and soccer teams and they offer MathCounts and Science Olympiad, two academic clubs.