School Partners
More than 10,000 4th-8th graders have participated in ACES programming at schools and community centers across Minnesota. ACES currently serves students at 6 partner schools: Hennepin Schools and Northeast College Prep in Minneapolis; Global Arts Plus, Prodeo Academy, and Community of Peace Academy in Saint Paul; and Partnership Academy in Richfield.
Prodeo Academy - Columbia Heights is ACES’ newest partner in 2026. Like Prodeo Academy - Saint Paul, Prodeo Academy - Columbia Heights serves PreK-8th grade in the Columbia Heights neighborhood.
ACES has been at Northeast College Prep in Minneapolis’ Mid-City Industrial neighborhood since 2020! Through daily after-school programming, ACES serves approximately one third of the entire NECP student population.
Prodeo Academy - Saint Paul became an ACES partner in 2025. Prodeo Academy - Saint Paul serves PreK-8th grade students in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood.
Global Arts Plus, part of Saint Paul Public Schools, serves students in grades 5-8 at its upper campus in the West Seventh neighborhood. ACES has provided before-school programming at GAP, formerly Linwood Monroe Arts, for more than 20 years!
Community of Peace Academy is a PreK-12 public charter school located on Saint Paul’s East Side. ACES has offered programming at CPA since 2024.
Partnership Academy became an ACES partner in 2024! A public charter school located on the border of Richfield and Minneapolis, Partnership Academy has served youth PreK-8 since 2002.
Athletic Partners
ACES is proud to partner with Minnesota’s professional sports teams, Saint Catherine University, and University of Minnesota Athletics.
