Global Village Project

In this time of online learning and virtual connections, I often see hearts and heart-filled emojis showing up in our emails, texts, and chat messages, even in those for school and work. In fact, some of the most joyful moments in my days occur when a chat message from a student pops up to say,…

This weekend GVP released a beautiful video from Nasteho, one of our incredible and inspiring GVP alumnae. She was recently recognized as a Posse Scholar and was accepted at George Washington University in D.C. Nasteho had originally agreed and planned to speak at GVP’s Tribute to Education event that would have taken place this past…

This week we learned of the DeKalb County School District’s (DCSD) plan for the end of the school year. In general, GVP aims to follow their lead and calendar because all of our students and their siblings live in DeKalb County and attend DeKalb County public schools. We want to make things easier in any…

In the fall of 2014 and in my second year as Head of School at GVP, I was introduced via email to Susie Purcell and Synchronicity Theatre’s Playmaking for Girls (PFG) in-school residency program. Sometimes I still can’t believe what a wonderful gift that virtual introduction was to me and our school. PFG is an…

Our school took a much-needed and well-deserved Spring Break last week. I heard this morning from our School Support Specialist that students were not ready to even hear about returning to our virtual school when he delivered food to their families on Friday. I have to admit that I felt very much the same way…

People often ask me about why GVP is exclusively for girls or, alternatively, whether we intend to do something similar for boys. This topic is almost certain to arise on any given tour of the school and whenever I go out to talk about GVP. No matter how many times I hear and answer the…

I have seen several posts online recently about how March feels like the “never-ending” month. Today, March has finally come to an end, and we begin the month of April, which is likely to bring many of the same challenges as March did alongside some new ones. My hope is that we are able to…

My husband and I were talking on Saturday morning about the books we’ve been reading during this time. It has been really important for us to turn off and tune out the news at night before going to bed. Reading has always been a respite for us both. I have almost finished bell hooks’ All…

I’ve been thinking a lot about learning today. I happen to be a person who loves learning new things. I always loved school—no doubt why I find myself leading one—and my teachers (or at least most of them). Even after finishing my Ph.D., I find myself often thinking about all the new things that I…