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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...

Apr 28

GVP Delivers Food to Families During Crisis

By Jennie Jiang | Inspiration

At 9:15 am on a bright Friday morning, Denise Reidy-Puckett and Crispin Ilombe Wilondja are loading over a hundred bags of food into the Global Village Project bus with help...

Apr 28

Team Effort and Tech Make for Remote Learning Success

By Jennie Jiang | STEAM | Teaching

In a game of charades via Zoom, Ms. Anne Garbarino mimes brushing her hair to evoke a character from the fairy tales learning unit. “Rapunzel!” come the triumphant shouts from...

Apr 28

GVP Family Sews Masks for Healthcare Workers

By Jennie Jiang | Inspiration | Student Stories

While businesses have shuttered and people are staying at home, Yaser and Barwin Musa have not been idle. The Syrian couple, parents to multiple current and past GVP students, have...

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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.