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Global Visionaries' Mission
Empowering young people to become global leaders in creating a just and sustainable future.

GV at a Glance - We invite you to view our 2010-11 report. Click to view.

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You can help empower youth to become global leaders through community service and innovative leadership training in the United States and in Guatemala. Support Global Visionaries to provide low-income high school students with these valuable opportunities.

Life Back in Seattle
A student essay on culture shock & returning home

Read the full essay here

Molly Freed: Bezos Scholar
Among Elite Company
Global Visionaries is proud to congratulate Molly Freed, a GV student at Chief Sealth High School, for being selected as a 2010 Bezos Scholar by The Bezos Foundation, an independent educational foundation.

Calling All GV Alumni!
This is an exciting time for Global Visionaries as it is growing strategically, serving more participants, and strengthening its programs. Highlights include initial efforts in establishing the first-ever GV Alumni Network and conducting a study this summer to measure the impact of GV programs on past participants. Now is the time to reconnect and get involved!

GV Cafe!

Coffee is now available in the Global Visionaries office. Next coffee shipment arrives on October 4, 2011
Global Visionaries purchases GV Cafe directly from Espresso de Esperanza, a youth-run business just outside of Antigua, Guatemala that roasts and exports the coffee. Espresso de Esperanza is directly tied to the seven-family San Miguel Cooperative that grows and processes all of the coffee.

Events
Amy Lyman: Discusses THE TRUSTWORTHY LEADER Global Visionaries Author Series 2012 at Seattle University Wednesday, Feb 22nd at 5:30pm Read More Global Visionaries’ 11th Annual Auction Saturday May12th at 5:30pm Read More

GV Youth Programs 2010-11

Seattle Leadership Program
& Guatemala Trip
An exciting one-year, experiential program
for high school students to learn about
leadership, cross-cultural understanding,
and social action--culminating in a cultural
immersion journey to Guatemala in the
spring or summer of 2010.

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Please send us your Registration forms only after your Application is accepted.

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Intensive Leadership Program
A condensed version of our year-long program, the Intensive Leadership Program is designed for students to explore issues of social justice, grow in their leadership, participate in international service opportunities, and expand their Spanish language learning.

This program requires that students will be available for a four day stateside workshop (July 31 - August 2, and August 26, 2011) and a 14 day trip to Guatemala (August 4 - 18, 2011)

News

WEA Article 2009 (pdf: 2MB)

Academic achiever: Chief Sealth's Greg Wilson

Listen to Youth Board leader, Jan Nicolas and Executive Director, Chris Fontana on Rick Steves' NPR (KUOW) radio show. Courtesy of www.ricksteves.com from radio show "Castles in Europe; High School Visionaries" aired on Saturday, May 23, 2009 9:00 PM.