This morning, I enjoyed breakfast at the Academy for Global Citizenship with several talkative children and Sarah Elizabeth Ippel, the school’s founder. After reading an article in Mindful Metropolis about her (see link below), I realized this was a woman I wanted to know. Her passion, commitment and enthusiasm are infectious and in her I see what it looks like to manifest your big vision.

Her big vision is to show the world just how well a child can be educated. Kids attending AGC start their day with a wholesome breakfast  and then spend the day in the garden, practicing Yoga, and experiencing subjects in an integrated fashion based on the International Baccalaureate program.

While we ate our breakfast (all food served at the school is 100% organic made from scratch on site), the children excitedly shared stories about what they will be planting in the garden - watermelon! strawberries! Cherries!  Spinach! and pointed to the butterflies living in the cafeteria next to images of Yoga poses pasted to the wall.

For more information on her inspiring work visit these sites:

http://www.agcchicago.org/

http://www.mindfulmetropolis.com/Archive/August_2009/Article/It%E2%80%99s_a_Small_World_After_All_/34

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQplkevjzcw

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