Sarah Elizabeth Ippel

Sarah Elizabeth Ippel is the founder and executive director of the Academy for Global Citizenship, a Chicago Public Elementary School on a global mission that serves 96% minority children and families. AGC is developing the next generation of critical thinkers and mindful leaders to positively impact their communities and the world beyond.

In 2008, the Academy for Global Citizenship (AGC), a public elementary school in Chicago, opened on the city’s underserved Southwest side, where Ippel serves as its founder and executive director. AGC was established with an ardent commitment to environmental sustainability and is internationally recognized for its model green school initiatives combined with unprecedented academic results. As an international learning laboratory and incubator of scalable innovation, AGC is dedicated to transforming education, with an unwavering vision to impact 20 million students. Since earning an MA in philosophy from the University of Cambridge in England, Ippel has traveled to over 80 different countries across six continents, extensively immersing herself in educational philosophies and world languages, as well as creating international alliances that have informed the design and culture of the Academy for Global Citizenship.