Academy for Global Citizenship

Urban with ample green space: 20 raised bed edible organic garden, greenhouse and chickens.

West Elsdon/ Archer Park

Student-centered, action-based curriculum. Our inquiry based learning curriculum provides an opportunity for students to construct meaning through concept-driven units of study. Students become environmentally and internationally minded by learning how their choices impact their community and ultimately the world.

Lap tops, desktops and promethean (smart) boards in each classroom.

Uniform shirt and khaki pants.

The Academy for Global Citizenship is an open enrollment, free public school for students living within the City of Chicago. We particularly encourage families in the LeClaire Courts, West Elsdon, and Archer Heights neighborhoods to apply, however, there is no neighborhood boundary or preference given based on residential area. We welcome students, parents, employees, and community members with disabilities. Our building and programming are fully accessible. The Academy for Global Citizenship does not base admission on academic performance. Admission is based on a lottery held each spring.

AGC develops mindful leaders who take action both now and in the future to positively impact their communities and the world beyond.

AGC will ignite a movement to create a better world. We will transform our educational systems by being an incubator of innovation. Using a foundation of academic knowledge and global-mindedness each student will create a life of possibility and contribute to a more peaceful and just society.

The AGC Roots:

Serving the whole child
Modeling academic excellence
Developing inquirers
Cultivating international awareness
Fostering environmental stewardship
Facilitating collaboration within the community

The Academy for Global Citizenship offers a relevant, engaging and challenging educational program for all children. Every child is held accountable for achieving rigorous academic standards. Our inquiry-based learning curriculum provides an opportunity for learners to construct meaning through concept-driven units of study. Students become environmentally and internationally minded by learning how their choices impact their community and ultimately the world. The Academy for Global Citizenship places an emphasis on the total growth of the developing child by addressing social, physical, linguistic, emotional and cultural needs in addition to academic development. As a community of learners; professionals, families, and teachers work collaboratively to ensure the learning environment supports high achievement.

AGC respects and embraces the innate curiosity of children, the natural systems of the world and the responsibility to make positive change.

The Academy for Global Citizenship is a learning laboratory that was founded to foster broader systemic change. Our larger vision is focused on extracting and scaling modules of innovation to change the way districts across our nation envision teaching and learning in the 21st century.

At the age of 23, Founder and Executive Director, Sarah Elizabeth Ippel rode her bike down to the Chicago Board of Education with a simple request; to reimagine what is possible in public education. The Academy for Global Citizenship opened in a former dental tool factory in 2008 with a mission to empower children to become active global citizens by positively impacting their community and the world beyond.

Sarah Elizabeth's life mission is education reform. Throughout her career, she has traveled to over 80 different countries across 6 continents, extensively examining educational philosophies and world languages, as well as creating international alliances that have contributed to the design and culture of the Academy for Global Citizenship. In addition to studying the application of the International Baccalaureate approach in various cultural contexts across the globe, her earlier initiatives included the development and implementation of globally cooperative literacy programs for orphan children in northern Tanzania.

Throughout her five-year term as Vice President of Education on the governing board of the United Nations Association, Sarah Elizabeth fostered

broader implementation of The Growing Connection, a globally collaborative organic gardening initiative established to cross-culturally connect children and educators.

In 2010, Sarah Elizabeth was recognized with Chicago Magazine's Green Award and was selected as a United States Delegate to Terra Madre, where she met with representatives from over 60 nations to discuss the sustainability of our local and global food systems. When she is not traveling around the world sharing the Academy for Global Citizenship's vision for systemic change, Sarah Elizabeth enjoys working on her plans to build a net-positive energy home in Chicago.

Environmental education, sustainable practices, daily wellness education, including nutrition education, fitness and social-emotional education, healthy & organic breakfast, lunch & snack.

It is the mission of AGC to create an environment for healthy, sustainable lifestyles. From integrating daily yoga and physical education opportunities, to teaching our students about the importance of environmental sustainability in our schoolyard garden, the Academy for Global Citizenship strives to foster a community where physical and environmental health positively influences our students' emotional, intellectual and social development.

AGC serves 100% organic breakfast and lunch, significantly benefiting our students, the environment and our local and global communities AGC's innovative food program provides nutrient-rich meals that support students' academic work in the classroom and encourage them to make positive food choices.

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