Alums Gather for Winter Mixer
Over the holidays, alums gathered in Clarkston at Amani Women Center for an evening of fun and dream building into the new year. A graduate of GVP’s very first year, some recent grads, and alums from every year in between were there to share their stories and add a hope or dream for 2023. Surrounded…
Read MoreStudents Share Migration Stories
Migrations Unit Authors’ Tea | December 9, 2022
Read MoreGVP Visits Zoo Atlanta
It was a beautiful day as the GVP buses filed into the Atlanta Zoo parking lot. The students fluttered out to find their groups and prepare to see all the animals hidden inside. Once inside, there was so much excitement over what they would see. They wanted to take pictures of the animals’ every move…
Read MoreInside Migrations Learning Unit
The Migrations Unit, one of GVP’s integrated units of study, is now fully underway. Across all forms, students are studying varying aspects of migrations. In this unit, students examine human migration and animal migration as adaptations to changing ecosystems. They study push/pull factors as reasons living things migrate. Some students will study animals such as…
Read MoreThe High Museum Comes to GVP
The High Museum of Art came to GVP this month. As part of a long-term partnership between the two institutions, visiting artist Tanya Aguiñiga came to teach an art class to GVP Students.All three forms gathered in the Form One classroom for this class. Miss Tanya is an artist who grew up on the US/Mexico…
Read MoreForm Three Explores Native American Culture
The loud, deep pounding of the drums and deep rhythmic chanting from the drum circle welcomed us as we entered the Native American Festival and Pow Wow. As the drums played, dancers wearing traditional clothing, adorned with colorful beads and feathers, moved in motion to the beat of the drums. During the Eagle Dance, one…
Read MoreMentors Meet and Match
GVP mentors had their first in person meeting since the pandemic began. The meeting took place at Decatur Presbyterian Church and was led by Mentor Coordinator, Michelle Kuperman. During the meeting, they discussed upcoming mentors events including matching Form Three students with their mentors, the success of the Welcome Walk, the annual mentor/mentee trip to…
Read MoreGlobal Village Welcome Walk 2022
Thank you to our volunteer photographers: Sheena Collett and Niki Murphy.
Read MoreWelcome Unit Authors’ Tea 2022
Insight Global Shares the Light
Staff of Insight Global visited GVP on October 27 to serve lunch to the students. Their visit was a response to GVP’s lunch program which welcomes individuals and groups on Wednesdays to sponsor and lunch for and serve meals to the girls during their lunch break. Insight Global (IG) is a staffing agency that provides…
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