What if school introduced you to exciting new possibilities and you got to choose what to learn?
What if school was a place where you could be yourself?
What if school was joyful? What if school was kind?

A Place For Your Indigo Family

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. We use recycled materials in our printing whenever possible.​

How can parents of Indigo Children provide them with an education that supports their children in being who they are? We can help. At Global Village School, we have found that our methods work very well with the indigo child and all children who:

• Have a strong sense of who they are
• Are “different” than other children
• Are sensitive and compassionate, often with a strong sensitivity to injustice
• Are highly intuitive
• Often have trouble accepting authority, particularly when it’s without reason or choice
• Are wise beyond their years
• Are often identified or suspected of having ADD or ADHD
• Are considered to be frequent daydreamers
• Get bored easily with assigned tasks
• Have a strong determination to work things out for themselves
• Often see “better” ways of doing things at home and at school
• Are very advanced in their areas of interest

Our Approach

• We meet students where they are, adjusting our approach to meet their needs.
• We empower students to care for themselves, their communities, and work toward sustainability for the planet and all its' inhabitants.
• We focus on core academic skills, self-knowledge, and global citizenship.
• Each child is the author of their learning journey. Students outline their learning paths based on their individual passions, interests, and skills.
• We support creativity and connection.
• We provide a personalized, nurturing environment.

Our Mission,  Vision, and Values

• We support families shaping tomorrow's global citizens with an individualized, enlivening, and holistic educational experience.

• We envision a vibrant, diverse culture where people live authentic and meaningful lives, understand their deep interconnection and interdependence with the rest of the planet, and are inspired to tend to our global community and environment.

• We value connection and relationship.
• We will treat you with compassion and respect.
• We are a non-profit organization; we exist to be of service to children and the world.

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Our Proven Track Record

• Supporting homeschooling families for over 20 years, since 1999.
• We have earned accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) through a rigorous and continual self-study process
• Numerous colleges have accepted our graduates.
• Our teachers have many decades of experience.
• We are an international community of kindred spirits: we have served families in 48 states and over 50 countries. Global Village families care about supporting their children’s unique gifts and talents while striving to make the world a better place.

​"The parent and faculty partnership draws from a huge educational tool bag, pulling out strategies that best meet the individual learning needs for each subject area, at each development level, and for each family context."

Western Association of Schools & Colleges,  Accreditation Visit Report, 2017

How our program works

Indigo children are welcome to enroll in Global Village School. 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. 

How GVS and Indigo children partner together

We believe that school should be interesting, fun, relevant to each student's life, and respectful of who they are in their heart and soul. We also feel that it should provide them with the skills and information they need to become responsible and compassionate human beings and caretakers of our planet.

We know that children inherently want to learn and will do so on their own, provided they have the appropriate materials from which to choose. Global Village students work at their own pace and are encouraged to collaborate with their teachers to customize the curriculum to match their unique interests and needs. By providing a nurturing environment, we can cultivate a love of learning that lasts a lifetime.

We believe it is vitally important to recognize and respect the individual personality of each student. If our curriculum is not working for a particular student, we do not blame the child, but work with the family to come up with a solution.

We offer the A Self-Portrait learning style assessment, which helps the student (and their teachers and parents) to understand the student’s own individual learning style. The profile provides detailed information about their disposition, modality (tactile-kinesthetic, visual picture learner, etc.), interests, and talents, along with detailed suggestions for working with the various dispositions.

We believe in engaging students in studies that inspire inquiry, encourage communication, and foster cooperation. We endeavor to support the development of thoughtful, compassionate and aware people who will provide a constructive and hopeful foundation for future generations.

Come Alive with Global Village School!

​"I will not be sending her back to public school in January. The culture of verbal and emotional abuse in that system has taken a toll on her and I can't let them destroy my daughter's self esteem or the essence that makes her unique. I actually had a teacher tell me in a VERY negative tone that she is "unique".
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She is my old soul, and her sense of ethics and strong feelings of social activism are what make her - her...I was reading your site yesterday and was struck by your inclusion of how the curriculum appeals to UU's and Indigo children. I think I've read every book on Indigo's since she was 8 years old!!!                                                                                                                              Janna, K-8 parent
                     

Want to know more?

Please listen to the radio interview our Director, Sally Carless, did with The Star Child Network (opens in a new window)

Please check out this piece on learning from the Conscious Consumer Network which includes our Director, Sally Carless, speaking on educating indigo children.

If you want to be a part of our school family, 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.

Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do that,
because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
Howard Thurman

Learn more about Global Village School's accredited distance learning program

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Enrollment

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K-8 Curriculum

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High School Curriculum

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High School Curriculum