As the summer season fades and the air outside turns crisp, there's a certain excitement that comes with the start of a new school year. This time of the year is like opening the first page of a brand-new book: full of potential, stories to be written, and opportunities to grow. Whether you’re a student ready to dive into a new grade level, a parent organizing your family’s daily schedules, or an educator crafting lessons to inspire, we can harness this time to feel refreshed and re-energized.
Starting Tuesday, September 10th, we're all looking forward to welcoming our Scholars back!
Just as each chapter in a book builds upon the last, this school year is a chance to build on past experiences, embrace new challenges, and add to the chapter of our individual and collective stories.
This year feels even more special as we build on 20 impactful years of progress. In fact, we even published our very first magazine over the summer to celebrate our 20 year anniversary! Scroll down below for more information, and check out the digital copy on the front page of our website.
As always, our team here at NGS is here to support you every step of the way with our programs, our team, and guidance to help you flourish.
Below, you will find information for our upcoming Open House on Sunday, October 20th. Please save the date, and we hope you can join us at our headquarters in San Rafael, where the new coat of paint on our walls affirms that a fresh start is in the air!
Cheering you on for the new school year,
Nghiem
Executive Director
Introducing the first issue of NEXT Magazine!
To celebrate our 20 year anniversary, we published our first issue of NEXT Magazine to celebrate YOU, our community!
Download the PDF copy by heading to our website. On the icons below the magazine photo, click the three dots on the far right. Select "Download PDF File", and you'll receive it instantly.
Beating the "Summer Slide"
In case you missed it: this past summer, we welcomed our biggest group for our summer programs to date: 187 students from 1st to 12th grade across two sites, and 40+ summer staff worked together to overcome learning loss, aka the "summer slide."
Thanks to our summer programs, our participants are recharged and ready to slide into the new academic year!
Sending Off Our College First Years!
Back-to-School Season means sending off our recent HS senior graduates as newly minted first year college students. With a celebration at the local favorite Sol Food, our College First Years (aka "NGS C1s") were each gifted a book chosen by Ruben, our resident College, Career & Alumni Coach.
How to Become a Straight A Student is a book about studying smarter, not harder, and inspires readers to give themselves grace in the midst of new transitions.
Save the Date: Sunday, October 20th | 5pm
We have an exciting agenda for our upcoming Open House. For now, we are excited to share that US Bank will be sponsoring the event with a new, refreshed format. Stay tuned for more details to come.