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Apr 29

Family Math Day Brings Community Together

By Danielle Ereddia | Events

Proudly wearing paper crowns that say Math Queen, students pose under giant "Math" balloons. When many people think of math, they don't think of fun, and they don't imagine a...

Apr 29

GVP Learning Gallery Showcase

By Staff | Events

This March, GVP students and teachers diverged from our traditional Authors' Tea programming, and piloted a new model we called a Learning Gallery. While we always include and celebrate student...

Apr 29

GVP Hosts the U.S. Soccer Women’s National Team

By Egypt Noboa | GVP News

The room buzzed with the students' feelings. Shyness, curiosity, and excitement flitted from one girl to another. They couldn't wait for the U.S. Soccer Women's National Team (USWNT) to arrive,...

Apr 29

Where Is She Now?

By Staff | GVP News

I was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2006. My first language is Swahili. I have five brothers and two sisters. In Congo, we had a...

Mar 22

Where Is She Now?

By Karen Montgomery | GVP News

"During my freshman year of college at Kennesaw State University, I discovered my passion for biological research. I applied and got into First Year Scholars, a research program for freshmen....

Mar 18

GVP March 2024 Board Retreat

By Karen Montgomery | GVP News

Once a year our Board of Directors comes together for their annual retreat. This year’s retreat took place at the Dunwoody offices of our sponsor, Insight Global. The day began...

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Dear Decaturish – To welcome refugees, we need inclusive education

Decaturish | 6/24/21

Like many students across the country, Lucia, a middle school student in Decatur, spent the past school year online. She worked with her classmates to solve the math problems projected across her screen.

What's New At GVP | GVP Updates & News | Global Village Project

Lily Tova the therapy dog comforts refugee girls in Decatur

AJC | 12/1/19

Lily Tova barked excitedly and shook her gray pom-pom-like tail when she arrived for her most recent visit at the Global Village Project, a middle school for refugee girls in Decatur.

What one group of refugee girls is thankful for this Thanksgiving

CNN | 11/27/19

Along a short hallway on the upper floor of Decatur Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, a blue banner stretches across the wall, packed with scrawled messages of thanks and words swelling with appreciation.