Students Write, Create, Remix New Music in Songwriters’ Club
How do we deal with the many feelings we experience while stuck at home and living through a pandemic? For some GVP students, the answer is through songwriting. A new student-led Songwriters’ Club has flourished at GVP as a unique space for students to explore composing their own songs and remixing others’. Students meet weekly…
Read MoreFebruary is Black History Month. So is every month of the year.
I grew up in a small, predominantly white town outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I honestly don’t recall Black History being a part of what we learned in February, or the rest of the year. While most folks and schools are now aware of Black History Month, it is important to dig deeper and think critically…
Read MoreWhy Diversity Alone Isn’t Enough
“You can mandate diversity, but you can’t mandate inclusion. Inclusion is about behavior, relationships. You have to change hearts and minds.” – Esi Minta-Jacobs In this final installment of our mini-series breaking down and deconstructing the individual components of DEI (read previous months’ posts about Diversity and Equity here), we turn our focus to inclusion,…
Read More6 Ways GVP Mentors Support Alumnae’s Dreams
It can make a world a difference to have someone believing in you and rooting for you at every turn. GVP students’ families are all deeply committed to their daughters’ education, and as part of our holistic model, GVP mentors also help students remain connected to a community of support after they graduate. In honor…
Read MoreHonoring the International Day of Education in a Pandemic
“Our vision is to ensure that all refugee girls with interrupted schooling have access to the education necessary to pursue their dreams.” – Global Village Project In the midst of a global pandemic, today we are recognizing the International Day of Education with a renewed passion and commitment to protecting education as a basic human…
Read MoreRevisiting Equity at the End of 2020
“Equality says we treat everyone the same, regardless of headwinds or tailwinds. Equity says we give people what they need to have the same access and opportunities as others, taking into account the headwinds they face, which may mean differential treatment for some groups.” ― Dolly Chugh, The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People…
Read MoreGVP Alumna Bertha Nibigira Seeks to Solve Refugee Crisis
By the time Bertha Nibigira graduated from Global Village Project in 2012, she had already won two writing contests, interned at a hospital, and met the governor of Georgia. Bertha says the years she spent as a student of GVP marked a pivotal chapter in her life journey. She credits the school — and in…
Read MoreGVP Community Honors Dr. Amy Pelissero for her Departure
“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” For years, this quote by Malala Yousafzai has adorned the chalkboard in Dr. Amy Pelissero’s office at Global Village Project. Now, as Dr. Amy departs from GVP this month after more than seven years of serving as Head of School, GVP staff and…
Read More2020 Welcome Walk Goes Virtual, Raises Over $75,000 for Refugee Education
The tremendous success of the 2020 Global Village Welcome Walk, which went virtual for the first time in the event’s eight-year history, was a testament to our community’s profound belief in welcoming and inclusion. This year, GVP friends far and wide broke records with their support, together raising more than $75,000 to support equitable, empowering…
Read MoreCelebrating Our Habitat in GVP’s Second Virtual Authors’ Tea of the Year!
Global Village Project’s second Virtual Authors’ Tea of the year focused on the theme “Celebrating Our Habitat” in honor of GVP students’ completion of the Habitats integrated learning unit. During this virtual event, hosted live via YouTube and Facebook, we shared new songs written by GVP students and Ms. Elise Witt; a presentation by a…
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