Form 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…
Read MoreGVP 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…
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