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AGC's innovative and holistic approach to education aims to foster systemic change and inspire the way society educates our future generations.
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The Academy for Global Citizenship’s mission is to empower students to positively impact their community and world beyond. Rigorous academic expectations lie at the heart of achieving this mission. As an International Baccalaureate school, AGC employs an inquiry-based curriculum that challenges each learner to construct personal meaning from concept-driven units of study. Moreover, AGC teachers de

sign lessons and activities that prepare students to be environmentally and internationally minded by examining how their choices impact their community and the world. An AGC education also extends beyond the classroom. Organic, nutritionally balance meals, daily yoga, wellness instruction and ecologically sustainable practices throughout the school encourage learners to develop healthy and sustainable lifestyles for themselves. Ultimately, the Academy for Global Citizenship engages the whole child in an enriching educational community focused on fostering academic excellence, international awareness and environmental stewardship.

08/03/2026

The simplest way to live sustainably? Taking care of ourselves and each other. 🌿

At AGC, holistic health means our students show up more focused, have more energy, and take more positive action every day.

Wellness is our entire worldview, because individual well-being, community health, and planetary health are inseparable.

AGC is building the kind of environment the world needs, and the one every child deserves. 🌎

What's one way you'll prioritize your holistic health this National Wellness Month?

07/29/2026

When was the last time joy was on your agenda? ✨

On August 5, join us for a FREE retreat at our Chicago campus to reconnect with your inner child and prioritize self-care as part of your professional development with:

🌱 Breathwork, yoga, gardening, art, nature journaling, and more
☀️ Access to six acres of sustainable green spaces to wander, breathe, and just be
🥗 A delicious and nutritious plant-based lunch to fuel the fun

You deserve a day like this. Sign up and share it with an educator who could use one too!

https://agcchicago.org/wellness-world

07/28/2026

One of our biggest dreams just became reality.

Academy for Global Citizenship's Chicago campus is officially Living Building Challenge® certified by Living Future, achieving the world's highest environmental building standards! 🌟

This makes AGC the first project in Illinois, as well as the first whole school building in the world, to reach this bar.

Our values have always included action and audacity. We share this news on Nature Conservation Day to honor our unwavering foundational commitment to sustainability, innovation, and environmental stewardship as we continue working to advance both human and planetary well-being. 🦋

Thank you to everyone who helped nurture our campus into its full potential, including our Southwest Chicago community members and our visionary architecture partners SMNG A, Farr Associates, Trung Le, Urban Resolve, and Power Construction. Even the highest bar couldn't stop us!

🌱 Read the full press release featuring our key collaborators here: https://agcchicago.org/blog/agc-becomes-first-project-in-illinois-to-earn-living-building-challenge-certification

07/21/2026

AGC's impact is growing, and people are paying attention! 🎉

Last week, founder Sarah Elizabeth Ippel joined WGN's Daytime Chicago with Aidan Descourouez, founder and host of the All In Good Taste podcast, to talk about preparing our young students to lead with purpose.

AGC's reimagined approach to education rooted in nature, wellness, and sustainability continues to teach our students how to care for themselves, each other, and the world around them. 🌱

We are so grateful to our Chicago community for continuing to champion this work alongside us!

Watch the full segment here: https://wgntv.com/daytime-chicago/all-in-good-taste-academy-for-global-citizenship-introducing-young-people-to-hospitality-wellness-sustainability-and-service/

07/17/2026

Being a global citizen means we’re always in good company. 🌎

The Academy for Global Citizenship is proud to be featured on the newest episode of All In Good Taste Podcast filmed right here on our sustainable six-acre campus in Chicago!

Host Aidan Descourouez joins our Health & Wellness Educator Bryan Soto, our Culinary Director Stacey Whitney, and our founder Sarah Elizabeth Ippel to learn how AGC’s emphasis on wellness and sustainability nurtures more mindfulness, hospitality, and hope in our communities. 🌱

When humanity is our first priority, hospitality becomes second nature. Thank you to Aidan and Boka Restaurant Group for spotlighting the impact of food, nature, and service in shaping the next generation of leaders.

🎥 Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P7nwdGWbjE

07/15/2026

This is the season we wait for all year. ☀️

From lush rain gardens and thriving native plants to our Nature Sacred bench drenched in sunlight, AGC’s campus is glowing and growing with each passing day.

The next time you step outside, we hope you notice how much nature has to offer us right now. 🌱

07/13/2026

Chicago skyline + sunshine = picture perfect 📸

To kick off the start of summer camp, our Mariposas made their way to Lincoln Park Zoo for a full day of adventure and discovery, and new nature-filled memories.

Whether we're exploring the city or roaming our own sustainable campus on the Southwest Side, one thing’s for sure:

Being outside, curious, and fully present always helps us grow into our best, brightest selves. ☀️🌿

07/08/2026

Great teachers never stop being students.

At the Academy for Global Citizenship, our Innovation Fund supports educators in pursuing the passions that make them extraordinary in the classroom, and we're thrilled to share that AGC Language & Literature educator Grace Krueger has been accepted into the the Poetry Foundation's Summer Poetry Teachers Institute this July! 🌟

Grace will spend dedicated time alongside educators from across the country exploring how poetry opens up language, voice, and story for young people through immersive workshops, collaborative writing, and hands-on practice.

We can't wait to see how her experience this summer deepens how our students read, write, and find their own voices in the year ahead.

Congratulate Grace in the comments—she's the kind of teacher who reminds us all why this work matters. 👏

07/01/2026

It’s time to take a field trip to the future. 🚌

🌿 Introducing Wellness World—a FREE full-day Chicago retreat for educators to reconnect to their inner child and relive how we spent our favorite days at school: outside, curious, and fully present.

This event is about more than nostalgia; it’s how our teachers and students spend every day on AGC's sustainable campus.

On August 5, AGC becomes yours to explore so you can recharge and reimagine what's possible for the new school year. 🌎

Come prepared to play. Leave feeling renewed and ready for the year ahead.

🌱 Invite a friend and grab your spot today: https://agcchicago.org/wellness-world

06/26/2026

When we let nature lead, everything else falls into place. 🌿

This week, our sustainable Chicago campus welcomed educators, gardeners, artists, and community members across Chicagoland for a full day of inspiration and wisdom “Guided by Nature” to Reconnect, Restore, and Revolutionize as part of the 2026 Green Teacher Gathering.

AGC’s very own Kelly Brinson and Liz Fyffe were among the day’s facilitators, sharing the science behind intentional outdoor play and its impact on building focus, resilience, and joy for children everywhere—including our inner child. 💚

Thank you to Cultivate Collective, the Chicago Wilderness Alliance, and the entire Green Teacher Network for making this program so meaningful and memorable. We are so proud to be part of this movement with you!

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4942 West 44th Street
Chicago, IL
60638

Telephone

+17735821100

Website

http://www.agcchicago.org/

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