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History of the Center for Critical Environmental and Global Literacy (CCEGL) |
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An organization that supports innovative educational projects and activities that embrace and infuse a critical, social justice and humanistic approach to education, thinking and action The initial concept of the Center for Critical Environmental and Global Literacy (CCEGL) emerged in Spring 2008, following the termination of a popular education program, at a small college in San Francisco, California. Several faculty members, program graduates, community activists and friends of the program came together to create a new educational organization that could continue to build on the program's many accomplishments. The goal of the center is to be an umbrella organization that will support innovative educational projects and activities that embrace and infuse a critical, social justice and humanistic approach to education, thinking and action.
CCEGL was incorporated as a Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation on October 14, 2008 and is organized and operated exclusively for charitable educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501 (c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code. As stated in CCEGL’s Articles of Incorporation, “The specific purpose of this corporation is to bring educators, youth and community together to explore critical issues in education towards the furthering of democratic values; environmental stewardship; global cooperation and the development of critical literacy and media skills.” 
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