Institute Spotlight:

🇺🇳 Global Issues & Youth Action 🇺🇳

Let's hear from our change makers at the

Global Issues & Youth Action Institute!

📍 Landmark College

⚖️ Activities with legislators and senators

☘️ Joined by international Irish students

🤯 Invigorating discussions

🪧 March in local parade

📸 Tons of photos

🤩 55 students

😎 14 staff

Students at the Global Issues and Youth Action (GIYA) Institute take on the political, environmental, and social justice issues they care about through education, discussion, collaboration, and action. Sessions focus on social movements, transforming justice, climate activism, creating systemic change, and the role of media in global issues.

Students this summer were visited by local activists, and legislators including Senator Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Becca Balint 🫨

"[My favorite activity was the] discussion groups. We got to create a strong bond through hard conversations."

- 2023 Global Issues & Youth Action Student

Interested in attending?

Applications will open in January for the summer of 2024!

Photograph by Timothée Nalet

Hilary Gerardi set the Fastest Known Time (FKT) for Mont Blanc!

An alumna of the Global Issues & Youth Action Institute, Hillary ('03) is now a professional athlete living in the French Alps and Director of Social and Environmental Responsibility at Run the Alps. She uses her voice (and her whole body, tbh) to raise awareness and action about Climate Change.

We asked Hillary about her experience at GIV:

"I definitely think that my time at GIV (even if it feels like the distant past now!) impacted my trajectory, both in terms of my studies and my convictions about the role that individuals can and should play in effecting change. While I definitely did not picture myself becoming a professional athlete, I have always known that I want to be able to participate in change, and the really positive energy and enthusiasm that I experienced during the collaborations at GIV stuck with me!"

Congrats on setting new records, Hillary!

Read more about it in Trail Runner Magazine, Follow Hillary to keep up with her accomplishments and see what it takes.

🙏 Shoutout to the GIYA Institute Sponsors 🙏

We're grateful for the generous donations of the Global Issues & Youth Action Institute sponsors who help make this happen:

Vermont Afterschool

VSECU

Vermont Humanities

Union Bank

Limited Spots:

One Day Adventures 2023!

This November, the Governor’s Institutes of Vermont is hosting two first come first served experiences for local high schoolers - including seniors!

These adventures are FREE!

To learn more: Click here!

We hope to see you at Next Stage Arts 👋🏼

Learn more about how GIV helps Windham County students thrive with educational adventures! Hear from GIV alumni, connect with community leaders, and discover new opportunities. Free snacks, drinks, games, and photo booth! All are welcome.

Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

15 Kimball Hill, Putney, VT 05346

To learn more: Click here!

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