Green Education at a Green School

Global Village School provides sustainability education in the broadest sense of the word.

Global Village School was founded in 1999 to address deep concerns about violence, discrimination, and the environment. We are an international K-12 homeschool diploma program that empowers students to cultivate their gifts and passions by engaging them in a creative, flexible educational process grounded in the principles of peace, justice, diversity, and sustainability. We partner with schools, groups, and individual families to provide the kind of education that prepares students to be wise and capable stewards of the planet and each other.

Global Village provides students with opportunities for green education in a number of ways. Our Environmental Science course introduces students to important ecological concepts, the various interactions within ecosystems, and the interconnectedness of life on earth. Course topics include the biosphere, major biomes, ecosystems, chemical cycles, and the role of living things in ecosystems.  Not only do students learn about common environmental problems such as land, water and air pollution, overpopulation, and habitat destruction, but they also explore constructive solutions for protecting the environment and moving toward a sustainable future.

Our Planetary Stewardship course teaches students how to make a difference in the world by changing the way they, their friends, family, and neighbors live their everyday lives. It covers topics such as socially responsible investing, travel, shopping, and transportation. Global Village developing a Green Gardening course and new curricular standards based on the four major principles of the Earth Charter.

 

How our program works:

Global Village will be the official “school of record,” maintaining student files, providing written evaluations, issuing official transcripts, and providing diplomas upon graduation. We will provide curriculum (regular or customized) and individualized teacher support. Families can also choose to purchase curriculum only, or to work with Global Village teachers on selected courses. Other families may wish to have us develop a customized curriculum for them, and then work with it on their own. Families can also use our learning styles profile, whether or not they wish to enroll.

Global Village families choose between structured text and online curriculum; fully customized curriculum based on their individual interests, needs, and learning styles; or – for those who are already experienced homeschoolers – using their own curriculum. We offer a wide variety of classes, including green education courses. Core subjects such as English, history, math, and science often contain peace, diversity, and environmental themes. We also offer specialized courses such as The Buddhist Path to Peace, Planetary Stewardship, Reflections on Peacemaking, Peace & Diversity Studies Seminar, Global Spirituality and Activism, and a variety of other classes that address current issues in the world and provide students with role models and examples of peaceful, sustainable social change. GVS teachers assist each student individually and provide feedback, support, and documentation.

Students can earn elective credit for many different kinds of life experiences, such as travel, participating in cultural events, performing in community theater productions, pursuing a career in athletics or the film industry, or starting their own business. Global Village youth engage in a wide range of activities for credit, including: studying science at local national parks and wilderness areas, volunteering at botanical gardens, investigating organic farming or learning about herbal medicine.

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If you want to be a part of a green school, please take your time and explore our site. Feel free to contact us with any questions or ideas that may come to mind. We look forward to partnering with you as we continue in our mission of educating for a better world, one person at a time.