Jazmine McMullen Ready to Elevate Volunteer Impact as New Volunteer and Program Coordinator
In April this year, we were thrilled to welcome Jazmine McMullen to the team as GVP’s new Volunteer and Program Coordinator. In her new role, Jazmine is excited about the opportunity to support volunteers in contributing their strengths to GVP’s work and finding fulfillment in their service. Jazmine brings a wealth of expertise to the…
Read MoreLily Tova, Therapy Dog, Visits Virtual GVP to Read with Students
This month Lily Tova came to visit GVP! Lily Tova is a certified therapy dog and GVP’s would-be mascot. She and her owner, Cindy Zeldin, visit campus often to help students with guided reading. This time, she joined Ms. Danielle’s STEAM class. Her presence in this virtual class was a welcome addition, something to distract…
Read MoreStudents Stand Up, Speak Out Through Rights Unit
This semester, our integrated unit of study is “Rights.” In this unit, all of our core subject areas explore questions like “What are our rights?” and “How can we be human rights defenders?” In Ms. Katie’s Social Studies class, this involves studying the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the founding document for international human rights…
Read MoreMaker-Centered Learning Prepares Students for 21st Century Challenges
How would your education have looked different if you were encouraged to take risks and learn from your mistakes? If instead of worksheets and tests, you were given a problem for which you had to create and test a solution? If your classroom sometimes looked like a woodworking shop or a robotics lab? For Global…
Read MoreRestore Our Earth: The Shared Histories and Futures of Mass Displacement, Climate Change, and Gender Inequity
With the passage of Earth Day this month, I have been thinking and reflecting on the inseparable links between forced migration, climate change, and gender equity, particularly with respect to girls’ education. Having been at Global Village Project for a year and a half now, this year’s calls to protect our planet pushed me to…
Read More“My Community,” A Reflection by Alumna Meh Sod Paw
After graduating from college in 2020, taking a transitional year has helped me reflect on all dimensions of my life. Ruminating has helped me realize the importance of not forgetting to acknowledge my different feelings while maintaining hope for the future. In reflecting on the relational aspects of my life, I feel grateful to have…
Read More“Why I Serve”: Han Pham, Vice Chair of GVP’s Board, Shares Her Story
The story of why I serve on the board of Global Village Project begins with my mother. My mother and father were just 18 years old when Saigon fell in April 1975. Running for their lives, they each ended up, through their own long and circuitous journeys, here in America to start a new life.…
Read MoreExploring DEI with GVP’s Board
For the past two years, Global Village Project has been on a journey to incorporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) into our organizational DNA. This season, we began an exciting phase of extending the strategic discussions and heart strides we have made as a team thus far to other stakeholder groups within the GVP community,…
Read MoreEvelyne Ombeni, Congolese Lawyer, Shares Her Story with GVP Students
As part of our ongoing journey as a school to advance equity in education, GVP is constantly exploring ways to better equip our students for success, removing barriers to their learning and amplifying their voices as young leaders. One of these avenues is through exposure to role models, opportunities, and experiences that reflect theirs in…
Read MoreGVP Launches Volunteer Support Network to Maximize Impact
GVP is excited to introduce the Volunteer Support Network (VSN), a new internal structure and model for our dedicated and long-standing volunteer corps. Watch the video above for a brief introduction of the VSN from Volunteer Liaison Natalie Huyghe! Since our inception in 2009, volunteers have played a critical role in supporting GVP, expanding the…
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