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Notre Dame’s ACE Teaching Fellows to Serve Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus

The Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE), part of the Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI) at the University of Notre Dame, is excited to announce a new partnership with the Diocese...

Sister Paula Kleine-Kracht and Meghan Weyland

A Legacy of Faith, A Future of Hope: Meghan Weyland and the Mission of Nativity Academy

At Nativity Academy at St. Boniface in Louisville, Kentucky, students are formed for lives of purpose, possibility, and hope. As a Catholic middle school serving students in grades 6 through...

ACE Team Members and Graduates Present at NCEA 2015 in Orlando

You're invited to join ACE at the annual convention of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) in Orlando from April 7-9. ACE faculty, team members, graduates, and friends will share...

March 30, 2015

"Ancora Imparo" and Thunder Clubs: A Reflection on Culture (3/26/2015)

Friends, This week I'd like to share a short 'ancora imparo' story about school culture and the value of constantly polishing it. Last week, the teachers at St. John the...

March 26, 2015

ACE Teachers Connect Learning and Fun in Summer Camps for Local Students

How do summer day camp experiences—like the programs offered annually in local Catholic schools, with help from the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE)—affect a typical Notre Dame faculty or staff...

March 25, 2015

Peanut Butter and Jelly to Share: School Children Give Their Lunches to Those in Need

Sitting on a dusty street corner just off of Interstate 10 in Tucson, Ariz., is Santa Cruz Catholic School, where students have taken to heart Jesus' command to love thy...

March 23, 2015

Opportunity for Rising Seniors to "Go All In" to Serve Nation's Children

For most members of the newest cohort of ACE Teachers, this past Wednesday marked an end to a week's worth of waiting between receiving their acceptance letter and learning their...

March 20, 2015

A St. Patrick's Day Message — From Ireland (3/19/2015)

Happy belated St. Patrick's Day! I had an amazing opportunity to spend last week working with about 20 teachers and school leaders in Dublin from four Catholic schools serving low-income...

March 19, 2015

Why St. Patrick's Day Matters for Today's Catholic Schools

For Irish immigrants coming the United States in the 19th Century, St. Patrick's Day meant a great deal—it was a day to celebrate their heritage, a heritage that was treated...

March 17, 2015

DC Consortium Schools Stand as Beacons of Hope

"I will not abandon the city of Washington in its time of need." With these words, then-Archbishop of Washington, DC, Cardinal James Hickey, announced in 1997 an investment of several...

March 12, 2015

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Notre Dame’s ACE Teaching Fellows to Serve Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus

A Legacy of Faith, A Future of Hope: Meghan Weyland and the Mission of Nativity Academy