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In pursuit of this mission, the Academy for Global Citizenship is committed to:

Our MissionAGC develops mindful leaders who take action both now and in the future to positively impact

their communities and the world.

Our Model

Extended School Day & Year

International Baccalaureate Program

Family & Community Engagement

Environmental Stewardship

Health & Wellness

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International Baccalaureate

• A highly rigorous academic framework,

recognized by the world’s leading universities

• World language learning begins in Kindergarten

• Students learn to collaborate with others

internationally, essential for life in the 21st century

• An emphasis on asking challenging questions,

critically reflecting, developing research skills and

learning how to learn

• A worldwide community of educators sharing best

practices in 140 countries

IN LESS THAN FOUR YEARS, AGC HAS …

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Received the National

Green Ribbon Award from the

Obama Administration.

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Received an award from

Michelle Obama recognizing

exemplary nutrition initiatives.

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Presented to the United States

Department of Education on

fostering systemic change.

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Published a sustainability

handbook that has been

adopted by schools

across the nation.

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Welcomed over 4,000 visitors

from across the globe to study

our model.

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98% of parents participating in parent teacher conferences.

Raised literacy rates

by 53% in our first cohort.

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AGC’s students have grown 44% in three years, over 6 times the growth as the nearest Chicago Public School.

Current Funding Sources

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Current Funding Uses

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Our Financial Model

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AGC Spending

per Student $10,936

CPS Spending

per Student $12,500

CPS Funding Provided

to AGC$8,74

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Funding Gap per

AGC Student$2

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• AGC receives $3,754 less per student than district operated public schools

• AGC operates a more financially efficient public education model

405,000 Chicago

Public School

Students

public school students across the nation

81.5m

Our VisionTo revolutionize and inspire the way society educates our students by fostering systemic change.

To produce a replicable model for learning in the 21st Century, a system built upon the integration of sustainable practices in the environment that acts as a third teacher.

To be a prototype that will shift the way communities across the globe educate our next generation to excel in a world that depends on the state of the planet.

To ignite a movement to impact 20 million students by 2020.

Center for Sustainable Innovation

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The Academy for Global Citizenship (AGC) is developing an

11-acre campus on the Southwest side of Chicago that will include:

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