Category archive: GYV Blog
Win a Week at Camp!
Give your kids a summer camp experience they will never forget. Win a free week of camp, July 13-20. Global Youth Village (GYV) offers a unique summer camp for kids age 14-18 that enables young people the opportunity to learn how to become develop themselves through courageous action, personal example and selfless leadership. At GYV,…
Diversity in Unity
At Global Youth Village in 2013, we anticipate to once again have a diverse group of young people attending our international summer camp. Youth will be coming from all over the U.S. (California, New York, Montana Maryland, Utah etc) as well as Russia, Iraq, Tunisia, Spain, etc. As we celebrate our diversity, we strive to…
Every Day is Earth Day at Global Youth Village!
Millions of people around the world gather to celebrate Earth Day with the goal of educating and mobilizing people about environmental issues. The first Earth Day celebration was held on April 22, 1970 and was pretty much responsible for giving birth to the modern environmental movement. At Global Youth Village, every day is Earth Day…
GYV Summer 2013: Visiting Artists and Performers
GYV 2013 is proud to present some wonderful artists in residence and performers. Charles Williams is a vocalist and musician and has been teaching at the Global Youth Village since the 1980′s. He is looking forward to returning this summer. Louisiana-born Williams has also performed at Carnegie Hall, The Barns at Wolf Trap, The Smithsonian,…
Tips for Starting YOUR Organic Garden
Tom Taylor has been the master gardener at GYV for the past 20 years. He often invites GYV youth to join him in the gardens for community service and is a featured guest speaker in the Green Your World Workshop offered in previous years. Right now at GYV, we have lettuce, arugula, parsley, and green…
Spring Around the World!
Spring is here and its arrival is celebrated in many different ways around the world. At Global Youth Village, we encourage and appreciate looking at everything from a global perspective. Diversity and cultural understanding and appreciation are key elements of our program. Check out how spring is celebrated in Iran, Ethiopia and Peru. In Iran…
Project U&I promotes Cultural and Environmental Awareness
Michelle Mann (GYV 2012), travelled to Indonesia, last summer, as a participant in the Indonesia-US Youth Leadership Program, one of Legacy’s hands-on environmental action planning and leadership development programs. When she returned to her school in Illinois, she established “Project U&I”, to promote greater cultural and environmental awareness in the St. Charles area amongst teens and young…
GYV: An Investment
As the popular song goes, Summertime, and the livin’ is easy… So, is summertime just a time to blow off steam and relax? Although most people look forward to doing just that, summer at the Global Youth Village can offer so much more. In addition to chilling at the pool, playing a game of ping-pong…
Public Health Trip to Egypt!
Legacy Founder and President Mr. J.E. Rash, Legacy staff member Mitra Nafissian-Rash and a delegation of educators and leaders in field of public health recently traveled to Egypt where they further explored the possibility of opening Public Health Centers of Excellence in Egypt and Morocco. Over the past two years, Legacy International has welcomed,…
January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month: Justice for the Bottom Billion
In December 2011, President Obama designated January as Human Trafficking Prevention Month to draw greater awareness to this serious global issue. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people (mainly women and children) are illegally sold into slavery and forced into a life of prostitution and forced labor. Ludwig “Tarzan” Fainberg, a convicted trafficker, said, “You…