3. 3
Our Mission
AGC develops mindful leaders who take action
both now and in the future to positively impact
their communities and the world.
In pursuit of this mission, the Academy for Global Citizenship is committed to:
4. 4
Extended School Day & Year
Our International Baccalaureate Program
Model Family & Community Engagement
Environmental Stewardship
Health & Wellness
5. 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
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Our Financial Model
CPS AGC CPS Funding
Spending Spending Funding Gap per
per per Provided to AGC
Student Student AGC$8,74 Student$2,
$12,500 $10,936 6 190
• AGC receives $3,754 less
per student than district
operated public schools
• AGC operates a more
financially efficient public
education model
18. 405,000
Chicago
Public
School
Students
public school students across the nation
19. Our Vision
To revolutionize and inspire To be a prototype that will
the way society educates our shift the way communities
students by fostering across the globe educate our
systemic change. next generation to excel in a
world that depends on the
To produce a replicable state of the planet.
model for learning in the 21st
Century, a system built upon To ignite a movement to
the integration of sustainable impact 20 million students
practices in the environment by 2020.
that acts as a third teacher.
Sustainability is core to our operations, school culture, teaching and learning . . .
This is not just about Maria. And it’s not just about the 405,000 students in Chicago Public Schools. It’s about the 81.5 million students that attend public schools in this nation.
