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?

Sustainability Education at a Green School​

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.​

Global Village provides students with opportunities for sustainability education in a number of ways. Our Environmental Science curriculum 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.

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

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 sustainability curriculum. 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.

Come Alive with Global Village School!

​"Thank goodness I've found you. I love the concept of your school! Every city should have a school with a concept like yours where peace education is not just an odd word and where mother earth is honored and respected. But since most cities do not have schools with your concept, it is good that you offer homeschool curriculum and support."                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           A prospective HS parent 

Want to know more?

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.

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

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