A little glimpse of what happens when curiosity takes over the studio.
At NuVu, middle schoolers explore a challenge, sketch possibilities, build prototypes, and keep improving—with guidance from expert coaches.
Robotics & invention
Explore robots, rovers, and mechanical inventions. Build a mechanism, test how it moves, and improve your next prototype.
Product design
Turn an everyday challenge into a hands-on design. Sketch ideas, shape materials, and make a prototype you can test.
Architecture & environments
Explore how spaces work through models and materials. Build a miniature environment and experiment with its structure and layout.
The Summer 2027 Program at NuVu takes place over 3 sessions.
Each session is two weeks long, with a variety of unique studios to choose from.
Students can only register for one studio per session.
Students can attend one, two, or all three sessions.
$2,390
Fee includes:
Tuition is non-refundable after June 30, 2027.
Monday–Friday for two weeks
9 AM–12 PM
12–1 PM
1–3 PM
The creative process
Students learn to think through making: ask better questions, work through uncertainty, and use each experiment to decide what to try next.
Coaches guide the exploration without handing over the answer. Students leave with a project—and more confidence in their own ideas.
Ideas grow through conversation, shared experiments, and hands-on coaching. Hear how one student describes the experience.
“I really liked working with a partner and bouncing off our ideas together. And our coach helping us figure out how to make these ideas. It was so cool using the laser cutter and 3d printers to make our solar-powered cooling vest”
Financial aid & scholarships
We believe every child should have the chance to explore, create, and make. Financial aid and scholarships help more families experience NuVu Summer.
Students need to bring their own laptop. Materials and tools for studio projects are included.
Studio runs from 9 AM to noon, followed by lunch and outdoor time from noon to 1 PM. Afternoon studio runs from 1 to 3 PM, Monday through Friday.
Yes. Daily lunch is included in the program fee.
