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Sep 04

Making connections

By apelissero | Thought Leadership

On Monday, August 31, we officially started our GVP online distance learning program for the 2020-2021 school year. We met with our 20 newcomer students and their families via Zoom...

Aug 30

Creative Advocacy and The Power of Our Voices

By Jai Simpson-Joseph | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion | Inspiration | Thought Leadership

Advocacy [n.]: any action that argues or speaks in favor of, in support of, or in defense of a cause, person, or group of people. I have always been a...

Aug 28

Remote Work Brings New Opportunities for Innovation and Connection at GVP

By Jennie Jiang | GVP News

Since the pandemic began, many employees across the country have found themselves on their couches on Zoom, attending the meetings they once had in conference rooms. Pre-pandemic, only about 3%...

Aug 28

GVP Alumna Gives Back through Summer Internship

By Jennie Jiang | Inspiration | Student Stories

Wise, soft-spoken, and determined, Niza Vang is actively working to better the world around her. This summer, the 2014 graduate of Global Village Project returned to intern at her alma...

Aug 28

Jasmine Verreen, Newcomer Teacher, Jumps Into New Role at GVP

By Jennie Jiang | GVP News

From left to right: Dr. Cassie Leymarie, Katelynn Villari, and Jasmine Verreen. With her love for adventure and willingness to dare greatly, Jasmine Verreen could be bringing no better approach...

Aug 28

GVP Begins Twelfth School Year Amid Pandemic

By Jennie Jiang | Teaching

On Monday, August 17th, Global Village Project began its twelfth school year, transformed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Like many schools across the country, Global Village Project decided to continue...

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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.

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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.