Emotional support dogs positively influence our mental health. So why not bring trained service dogs into schools? Our High School Counselor, Ian Lally, was featured in the Educators Going Global podcast to talk about Nido's Paws for Positivity program with two other international educators who have also started similar programs at their schools.

“Do you see yourself as more of a Connector, Thinker, Inquirer, Designer, or Changemaker?” This was the prompt given to all of our 1500 students last week during the visit by artist Adele Caemmerer. Instead of answering verbally, or in writing, students selected a color associated with each of the options and tied a ribbon of that color to a panel of wire mesh. Taken all together, the “data set” generated by the prompt has created a beautiful hanging exhibit just outside the entrance to the Media Center. 

The 4th-grade community-building activity brought together the concepts of teamwork, inclusivity, and unity for their UN NIDO, UNIDO initiative.

Ninth-grade students kicked off their First Year Seminar course with the challenge of designing a device to protect an egg during a fall into the children’s pool in the Nido Aquatics Center.

Join us for our first Eagle Fun Run next Saturday, August 26, at 9:00 am. These fun runs gained popularity last year as parents, students, and staff members all joined in. Don't miss your chance to enjoy our beautiful Nido Hills for the 5K or the 2.7K course.

Join us on Saturday, September 2, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm for the return of our "Fiesta Huasa 2023" event. After a three-year hiatus, this celebration is back with a fun day for the entire family and a great opportunity to celebrate the traditions and culture of Chile.

Thank you to the students from Nido and schools all over Santiago who attended! We hope to see you next winter!

Fourteen Nido High School students visited the United Nations Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) at the CEPAL Building in Santiago, Chile.

College acceptances are in, and this year’s 125 Nido graduates will attend top universities across five continents. Of the students studying abroad, 99% got accepted to one of their top five choices, our eagles will fly to Princeton, Duke, Columbia, University of Toronto, King’s College London, Universidad Europea de Madrid, University of Sidney, and many more. In addition, the students planning to study in Chile will take the Chilean University Placement test (PAES) this November and commit to a university in January. Bravo, Class of 2023!

Chile has some of the highest levels of UV radiation in the world, that’s why, as a community, we must take precautions to protect ourselves from sun exposure.

At Nido, we proudly observe Mental Health Awareness Month in May in order to build awareness and highlight what we do every day to ensure the well-being of our students, faculty and staff. As a learning community prioritizing mental health, we aim to support such initiatives during this month and throughout the year. We strongly believe that promoting mental health and wellness is critical to creating a positive and inclusive learning environment. We do this in many ways that are woven into the fabric of our school.

On Apirl 25th, the first ever Nido  Changemakers’  Celebration of Learning took place. The event clearly captured Nido's mission in action.  Grade 1, 2 and 4 students connected in multiple authentic ways with the learning, explored their Changemaker inquiries with enthusiastic curiosity, and acted with purpose in sharing their learning with their audience. 

Last week, 22 members of the Nido community, including 5 middle schoolers and 5 high schoolers, gathered together to begin an investigation into the ways that GAI will transform schools.