ACES has partnered with the Saint Paul Saints for more than a decade to tackle the academic opportunity gap and prepare Twin Cities students for success in school, career, and community. We are honored to have been selected as the Saints’ community partner for Major League Baseball’s “Homer’s That Help” Triple-A initiative.
Read MoreACES’s 2021-22 school year kicks off with one of our favorite curriculum units: Training Camp! Using ACES’s custom lesson plans, our 8th grade MVPs will practice decimal and fraction notations, determine equivalent fractions, and solve equations using the order of operations. Try your hand at one of our Training Camp math drills with the September Problem of the Month!
Read MoreACES is heading back to the classroom and we’re looking for enthusiastic, dedicated leaders to join our team as Academic Coaches! Building relationships with students and leading classroom programming, Academic Coaches are ACES’s most powerful agents of change. This part-time position is an impactful leadership and growth experience for up-and-coming educators and youth workers, and benefits include professional development and leadership opportunities, participation in Minnesota sports events and games, a semester-end bonus, and more.
Read MoreGo behind-the-scenes in an ACES classroom with our Problem of the Month! This August, try your hand at averages --- an important concept our students covered in summer programming.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce First Pitch, a one-of-a-kind ACES back-to-school celebration – and we want YOU to be there! Enjoy drinks and upscale ballpark fare, take in the Saint Paul skyline with exclusive access to CHS Field and its City of Baseball Museum, and mingle with Minnesota sports stars – all while supporting ACES’s transformative programming for Twin Cities students.
Read MoreOur summer e-mentoring program is in full swing and ACES all-stars are practicing reading and writing and growing their confidence and commitment with the help of some awesome mentors. ACES student, Christian, thinks it’s pretty cool that his mentor, Bob, appeared on Jeopardy!
Read MoreDid you know that not all Major League Soccer stadiums have the same size field? Find out how big of a difference players can experience and explore geometry concepts taught in the ACES classroom with our July Problem of the Month!
Read MoreTo help students return to the classroom with a jumpstart on academics and boost in confidence, ACES is thrilled to announce we are hiring two Site Coordinators!
Read MoreTwins Manager Rocco Baldelli virtually joined ACES classrooms for a lively, inspiring discussion of teamwork, perseverance, the importance of hard work, and, of course, the Minnesota Twins! Experiential learning opportunities like game outings and team leader visits – made possible through ACES partnerships with Minnesota’s professional sports teams – build community connection bolster ACES’s math and social-emotional learning curriculum.
Read MorePractice your math skills with ACES Problem of the Month! Every ACES Playbook newsletter includes a fun brain teaser to get your wheels turning and give you a peek at what our students are learning. The June Problem of the Month comes directly from our summer program curriculum for 6th graders!
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