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Read a compilation of the everyday moments that shape our school days and school year. We hope you enjoy reading about the strengths and the power of our girls, and the significance of the village that surrounds them.

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Dec 21

2020 Welcome Walk Goes Virtual, Raises Over $75,000 for Refugee Education

By Staff | Events

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...

Dec 21

Celebrating Our Habitat in GVP’s Second Virtual Authors’ Tea of the Year!

By Staff | Events | STEAM | Teaching

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...

Oct 28

Celebrate Global Diversity Awareness Month with us this October!

By Staff | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion | Thought Leadership

While often we speak of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as three essential and related parts of larger commitment, the significance of each value on its own should not be...

Oct 27

Virtual Authors’ Tea Showcases GVP’s Welcome to our Community

By Staff | Events | STEAM

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...

Oct 27

Teaching During COVID-19: A Q&A with Dr. Amy Pelissero

By Staff | Teaching | Thought Leadership

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...

Oct 27

Get to Know Your New CEO & Head of School

By Staff | GVP News

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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America's Only School for Refugee Girls Offers Hope

More To Her Story | 12/7/24

Olivia Bowdoin from More to Her story visited our school and spent the day with the girls, capturing the essence of what we do at Global Village Project. You won't want to miss this!

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.

Giving Thanks At GVP

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.