Going Coastal: Students Explore Tybee Island for Experiential Learning Field Trip
GVP students had a special field trip this month. We spent two nights at the Burton 4-H Center on Tybee Island to learn about the ecosystem of barrier islands. We observed a huge osprey nest where the parents share the job of sitting on the eggs to keep them warm and safe. We studied marine…
Read MoreStudents Celebrate National Poetry Month
By: Olivia McKellar and Johna Meldau National Poetry Month was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996. “National Poetry Month reminds the public that poets have an integral role to play in our culture and that poetry matters,” (poets.org). Olivia McKellar, English Language Arts (ELA) Teacher, and Johna Meldau, Newcomer Teacher, created…
Read MoreMs. Anne’s Guinea Pigs, Ivy and Brownie, Visit Guided Reading Class
“Two small and furry pets are coming to visit,” I explained as I introduced our reading for the day. The small group of girls were gathered for an alternative version of Guided Reading class. “Are they pigs? Because I can’t be around pigs,” one student asserted. “Will they bite?” a wise question to be sure. …
Read MoreTribute to Education Returns May 15, 2022
Tribute to Education is our annual gala created to honor the achievements of our graduating class, as well as mobilize funding to continue our support for the existing and continuing students. Our theme this year is ‘Coming Forward Together’, in recognition of the fact that the pandemic interrupted this event for three years and we…
Read MoreGVP Responds to Refugee Crisis in Ukraine
Thirteen years ago, the founders of Global Village Project made a commitment to meeting the educational needs of refugee young women and preparing them for high school. Their vision stemmed from a larger cause that still exists today. According to UNHCR, 84 million people across the world are currently displaced. We condemn the Russian invasion…
Read MoreGVP Alumni Receive Scholarships for College
Global Village Project is placing the spotlight and sending a shoutout to all our alum who have received scholarships to go to college, whether they be Mr. Ricky Scholars, named after GVP’s Founder, Asian Pacific scholarships or others. We especially wanted to highlight four of our alum who have recently received very prestigious, full ride…
Read MoreA Circle of Women: Honoring Those Who Made Us and Passing the Baton
“We are a circle of women, Willing to care Willing to share Willing to learn To be free. We are a circle of women.” Often in the first few weeks at Global Village Project, anyone walking the hall will hear this empowering refrain, now a staple in our Welcome Unit. From the first days on…
Read MoreHonoring through Giving: Roya Memarzadeh Raises over $7,000 in Personal Fundraiser Campaign
Roya Memarzadeh said no to the idea of receiving flowers in memory of her mother, Parvin Shahidi. Instead, in order to honor her mother’s life and legacy personifying girls’ education and women’s empowerment, Roya joined together with the other important women in her life – her sister Ramak Shahidi; her daughter Neeki, Duke University Law…
Read MoreCodes are Everywhere: Students Apply Coding to Multiple Subjects
“Codes are about much more than just coding.” For the past eight weeks, students have been participating in the Codes Learning Unit. The goal of this unit is to demonstrate the interdisciplinary nature of codes which can be found across subjects. “The codes unit is very integrated in its nature, and very multi-disciplinary. We love…
Read MoreAlum Returns as a Teacher Assistant Intern
Mu Ku graduated from Global Village Project in 2017. This semester, she returned once more to our school during an internship as a teacher’s assistant. Mu Ku’s first moments at GVP were spent very quietly. ‘When I first started at GVP, I was very nervous. I was very shy to speak because I didn’t know…
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