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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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Apr 29

Our Capacity to Dream

By Staff | 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 Staff | 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 Staff | 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 Staff | 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...

Apr 28

Rising Scholars Engage in Service and Leadership

By Staff | Inspiration | Student Stories | Teaching

“People feel better and comfortable when they feel loved,” says a Global Village Project student. In a virtual meeting, the students of GVP’s inaugural Rising Scholars Society are brainstorming about...

Apr 24

Role Models and Trail Blazers

By Staff | Thought Leadership

In January 1986, I was a fourteen-year-old girl, almost exactly the same age on average as our students at GVP, and I can vividly recall watching the Space Shuttle Challenger...

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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.