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May 06

Navigating a New Course

By apelissero | Thought Leadership

On Friday we celebrated our first ever GVP Virtual Community Tea. There were a few very minor hiccups, but it was a wonderful way to kick off the month of...

May 01

Building Resilience

By apelissero | Thought Leadership

Last week, I received a very interesting article from Georgia Center for Nonprofits (GCN) in my email inbox. We have come to rely greatly on GCN’s expertise and guidance in...

May 01

The Power of Reading

By apelissero | Thought Leadership

Last night in bed, I was looking over my Facebook feed and saw another great post from A Mighty Girl. I love seeing and reading what they put out on...

May 01

Farewell to Amy Pun, Form 1 Newcomer Teacher

By Jennie Jiang | GVP News

Written by Anne Garbarino in collaboration with Katie Fowler Amy naturally possesses a seemingly unending well of patience and love. She radiates a calm and positive, can-do attitude and transfers...

Apr 29

Credo for a Pandemic: A Call for Inclusion

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

Inclusion is an essential value during this pandemic time in our world. Inclusion is the valuing of the perspectives and contributions of all people and ensuring a safe, affirming, respectful...

Apr 29

Our Capacity to Dream

By apelissero | Thought Leadership

This morning I had a hard time getting out of bed. When my alarm went off, I was deep in a dream and wasn’t certain if the alarm was real...

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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.