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May 23rd, 2013New Academic Experiences Open Doors to the Future
ACES students were exposed to a whole new academic environment: college! While on campus, they were able to listen to one of the most well-known men in the computer industry, Bill Gates.
May 14th, 2013ACES Team Leader Sarah Hersch Accepts Position with Teach For America
Team Leader Sarah Hersch talks about her experience as part of the ACES team and how it has prepared her for her upcoming position with Teach For America.
May 7th, 2013Students Attend MN United FC Soccer Game
ACES soccer fans have a blast at the MN United FC soccer game! The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students from Green Central School were treated to the field trip as a reward for outstanding attendance.
May 7th, 2013Outdoors with ACES!
5th grade students from Jenny Lind Elementary School get in touch with nature during a recent field trip to the North Mississippi River Kroening Interpretive Center.
April 25th, 2013ACES Takes a Trip To Target Field!
On April 16, ACES took a group of 4th grade students to a Twins game as a reward for their hard work and creative "Fish Tale" stories. The students had a blast exploring the stadium, watching the players practice, and snacking on traditional game day food.
April 18th, 2013ACES Students Learn About Giving Back to the Local Community!
Seventh and eighth grade students recently took a field trip to the Animal Humane Society. The field trip was part of a service-learning project designed by the students themselves as a way to help out animals in their local community.
April 18th, 2013Fifth Graders from Green Central Visit Inner City Tennis!
ACES students from Green Central School took a field trip to Inner City Tennis to learn about tennis and its various elements. The trip encouraged students to not only try new things, but also to do their personal best.
April 17th, 2013ACES Announces AmeriCorps*VISTA Position
Apply today! Application deadline is June 3, 2013. Position runs July 30, 2013 - August 2, 2014.
April 16th, 2013ACES Selected to Support Generation Next
St. Paul Public Schools Foundation will contract ACES to increase to help students achieve math proficiency by the end of eighth grade.
April 9th, 2013ACES Gets Artistic!
ACES students showed off their creative skills during a recent visit from the Northern Clay Center. The visit was part of the middle school curriculum unit on animals, giving students a unique way to relate what they had learned to ceramic art.
March 28th, 2013Family Night with ACES!
Students demonstrated lots of talent at Family Nights held at Linwood Monroe Arts Plus School and Farnsworth Aerospace School.
March 28th, 2013St. Paul Saints Sports Announcer Sean Aronson Visits ACES Students!
St. Paul Saints sports announcer Sean Aronson visited ACES program sites as part of a curriculum unit on sports announcers. Students learned about the job of a sports announcer and event got to create their own sports broadcast!
March 19th, 2013ACES Students Attend Gophers Basketball Game!
"ROCKSTAR" ACES students Yanyua and Hnukusha got to attend the Gopher basketball game on Saturday, March 2.
March 7th, 2013"Fish Tale" Fun!
ACES fourth graders practice their writing skills and show lots of creativity in a fun curriculum unit called “Fish Tale!”
March 5th, 2013ACES Students Visit Walker Art Center
Twenty-five ACES students took a field trip to the Walker Art Center on Saturday, March 2. The excited 4th grade students participated in art activities, watched short films, and got to explore the art gallery!
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