posts by Jennie Jiang

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Honoring the International Day of Education in a Pandemic

“Our vision is to ensure that all refugee girls with interrupted schooling have access to the education necessary to pursue their dreams.” - Global Village Project In the midst of...
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GVP Alumna Bertha Nibigira Seeks to Solve Refugee Crisis

By the time Bertha Nibigira graduated from Global Village Project in 2012, she had already won two writing contests, interned at a hospital, and met the governor of Georgia. Bertha...
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GVP Community Honors Dr. Amy Pelissero for her Departure

“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” For years, this quote by Malala Yousafzai has adorned the chalkboard in Dr. Amy Pelissero’s office at Global...
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2020 Welcome Walk Goes Virtual, Raises Over $75,000 for Refugee Education

The tremendous success of the 2020 Global Village Welcome Walk, which went virtual for the first time in the event’s eight-year history, was a testament to our community’s profound belief...
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Celebrating Our Habitat in GVP’s Second Virtual Authors’ Tea of the Year!

Global Village Project’s second Virtual Authors’ Tea of the year focused on the theme “Celebrating Our Habitat” in honor of GVP students’ completion of the Habitats integrated learning unit. During...
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Virtual Authors’ Tea Showcases GVP’s Welcome to our Community

In our October 9th Virtual Authors' Tea, we went live to welcome our new students, our new Head of School, and YOU! Watch the recording above to see footage from...
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Teaching During COVID-19: A Q&A with Dr. Amy Pelissero

We’re now more than two months into a school year that has been entirely reshaped by a global pandemic. While Global Village Project’s hybrid model includes one day on-site for...
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Get to Know Your New CEO & Head of School

We hope you’ve been following along as we’ve gradually introduced our new CEO & Head of School, Elizabeth Elango Bintliff. (In case you missed it, read our Press Release and...
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GVP Alumna Becomes a U.S. Citizen, Votes for the First Time

Voting this election cycle has taken on added importance and urgency for most of us - but even more so for 20-year-old GVP Alumna Khaty Barati, who recently cast her...
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London Runners Join The 2020 Global Village Welcome Walk!

For the past eight years, the Global Village Welcome Walk has brought our community together to make the journey from Clarkston, GA, where many of our students reside, to Decatur,...