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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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Oct 27

GVP Alumna Becomes a U.S. Citizen, Votes for the First Time

By Staff | Inspiration | Student Stories

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...

Oct 27

London Runners Join The 2020 Global Village Welcome Walk!

By Staff | Events

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,...

Sep 21

A Special Message from Head of School Elizabeth Bintliff

By Elizabeth Elango | GVP News

Dear GVP Friends and Community Members, Memories of my boarding school in the Central African country of Cameroon are flooding back to me this week as I start a new...

Sep 18

Practicing Kindness

By Staff | Thought Leadership

Every now and then I see a few kind words come across my social media feeds, but most of the time these days, what I read there is not very...

Sep 04

Making connections

By Staff | 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 Staff | 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...

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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.