Voices from the Village
October 18, 2011
Youth at our international summer camp reflect on their experience at the Global Youth Village. Arielle Korman, 16, from New York City took the Crossing Cultures Through the Arts workshop this summer. Jacob Trump, 16, from Northern Virginia took the Green Your World workshop. They both participated in the Dialogue and Peace Building workshop. In this video, they reflect on what they learned and what they took away from their time at GYV.
Heading to Medical School in Vancouver!
August 24, 2011
Ayumi gets goofy
Ayumi Yatsuhashi S’10
wrote to let us know that she has been accepted to and will be attending Boucher Institute of Natuopathic Medicine in Vancouver! She is very excited about becoming a doctor who can be a good listener and help people feel better. She is grateful for her GYV experience and looks forward to visiting someday. Best of luck, Ayumi!
Discussion Night
July 22, 2011
Tonight is Discussion Night at GYV. Youth are split into 7 groups of 7; they are given an opportunity to use the ground rules they learned in their Dialogue Workshops. Here are the 7 discussion topicss: Food and Diet, Dating and Marriage, Recreation, Politics, Environment, Religion & Spirituality, and Gender. More details on the new perspectives that are gained during Discussion Night to be shared later.
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- getting ready for discussion night
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- taking a photo break from discussing gender
Folktale Night
July 21, 2011
We have many traditions at Global Youth Village international summer camp. Folktale Night is a long-time tradition and a popular part of our evening programs. Villagers are divided into small groups and are handed costumes and a written folktale. After just an hour, they are asked to act out the folktale for the rest of the Village. There usually a lot of laughter and everyone gets a chance to act a little silly and express their creativity. Folktale night emphasizes cooperation and everyone learns something. Check out this short video of The Story of Colors, a Mexican folktale.
New Friends from Around the World
July 20, 2011
Fifty more youth are now at Global Youth Village international summer camp for Session B! After a 48 hour break, the campus is buzzing again. So, what is it like to have new friends from around the world? Five participants take a shot at answering that question in this video:
30 Ways to Build Peace
August 21, 2010
This summer, 107 young people participated in our Peace-building Workshops. Our experienced staff led them through a series of exercises that helped them develop communication and cross-cultural skills. “How do you build peace?” GYV 2009 participants came up with these 30 ways. THIS VIDEO WON 3RD PLACE IN A TECHSOUP COMPETITION. Feel free to add to their list by writing a comment and start building peace in your communities.
