GVP Chorus Hosts Spring Concert
March 28, 2023 at Agnes Scott College
Read MoreCelebrating a New School Bus
We have a new school bus! On a cold, windy day this month, students and staff interrupted their daily schedule to celebrate the arrival of Global Village Project’s new school bus. The bus, a 44 seater vehicle, was the result of a grant from the Ruth S. Coleman Fund at the Community Foundation of Atlanta,…
Read MoreVolunteers and Staff Mix Things Up
This month, GVP hosted a mixer for staff and volunteers. Volunteer mixers are opportunities for staff and volunteers to meet and get to know each other more informally. It’s also an opportunity for staff to thank volunteers for all the work they do to support the school and share stories of their motivations to serve…
Read MoreImagine a Circle of Women Who are Strong: Staff Reflect on Women’s History Month
As we close out Women’s History Month, I am pleased for the opportunity to share a little of my own family history and the women who shaped me. This first picture is of my paternal grandmother, Rose Edber, and was taken in 1947 as she and my grandfather sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe…
Read MoreAlums 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…
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