Global Village Project announces advancements

Global Village Project, a school for refugee girls in Decatur, has made recent advancements during this school year, according to Elizabeth Elango, the school’s CEO and Head of School.

Among them are:

graduation of seven students to go to high school.
a summer camp.
welcomed 43 new students, taking them on excursions and field trips such as to Stone Mountain Park, Tybee Island and the North Georgia mountains.
offered weekly instrument classes.
added a new classroom.
welcomed a new math teacher.

Elango said GVP alumni have graduated from colleges all across the nation.

Founded in 2009, GVP “has developed a holistic, innovative model to make education accessible, equitable and empowering for refugee girls who have recently arrived in the U.S.,” according to the GVP website.

Learn more at GlobalVillageProject.org, bit.ly/GVP2022YearEnd or apogee123.org.

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