Restoring Hope, Making Home
My story is the story of many refugees around the world. I never chose to flee my country. I had a dream, but I could not fulfill it. Many refugees have been in the same situation. Families have been obliged to flee and to leave everything behind without knowing where they are going. Families don’t…
Read MoreStudents Learn about Entrepreneurship
Marketplace Authors’ Tea | May 5, 2023
Read MoreForm Three Graduates: Celebrating GVP’s Class of 2023
Heels clanked on the hardwood floor. Little siblings skipped to their seats. Parents held bouquets of daffodils and tulips. Saffron rice, salad, desserts, and more were gently placed on long, rectangle tables. As guests made their entrances, there were smiles and excited eyes to witness an important milestone for GVP girls. Our school hosted the…
Read MoreStudents Find Their Voices
On Friday, May 12, our school community gathered to watch “GVP Performs: World Tales”, a live stage play written by students through the Playmaking for Girls program. Behind the Scenes On the Stage GVP is grateful to Georgia Council for the Arts for their generous support of our STEAM programming.
Read MoreForm Three Students Prepare for High School Algebra
Did you know that the recommended slope of a wheelchair ramp is 1/12? Ask any Form Three student, and she will tell you this means! If a ramp rises one foot from the lowest to the highest point, the length it covers should be at least 12 feet. Slope has been a part of their…
Read MoreStudents Take a Field Trip to Wahsega
Each year, GVP students and staff take an overnight trip to either the beach or mountains to learn about ecology and grow as a community. This year, 32 students trekked to the Wahsega 4-H center in Dahlonega, Georgia. Amidst the rain and mud, they took classes on reptiles and amphibians, insects, and benthic stream invertebrates.…
Read MoreLearning Blossoms in Spring
A poetic description of a typical GVP school day It is April: a season of cool mornings, warm afternoons, and a sudden expansion of life. This spring, we embrace a season of growth and new possibilities. It is morning: Sitting in a circle, among students and staff, we all close our eyes and center ourselves.…
Read MoreReady for Takeoff: Form One Students Explore Career Opportunities with Delta Air Lines
Form One students had the incredible opportunity to learn about the job of a Delta Air Lines flight attendants during Career Week. With their chairs lined up in rows like an airplane, the girls were transported to a new learning environment. Delta’s team of flight attendants began with introductions and captured the girls’ attention instantly.…
Read MoreAlum Returns as Teaching Assistant
“I still feel that when I first started my job here, I was like, ‘wow, I’m back in that room when I started my life. This is the very first step here. And it brings back so much memory, so much emotion too,” said Ehsoe. That feeling of things being different is what Ehsoe Moo,…
Read MoreAlumni Come Back to School
Three GVP alumni visited the school this month to record videos for the upcoming Tribute to Education Gala, which takes place on April 23. The alumni: Rita Sui Par, Khatera (Khaty) Bharati, Sufia Salim and Tirhas Tewolde talked about their lives before, at and beyond GVP. They told stories of their educational journeys from their…
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