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Image of Jack Hutter in blue tshirt posing with three of his students in red sweaters and red plaid skirts: two girls to his left and one to his right.

Spring Fever Isn’t Just for the Kids

As the school year starts to wind down, teachers know all too well the restlessness that resides in our classrooms. The weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer...

Image that ACE 33's Seamus Dougherty took of Notre Dame's campus from St. Joseph's Lake where you can see the Basilica and Main Building from the other side of the lake.

What Do You Seek?

"What do you seek?" Triumphant in my acceptance into ACE 33 and a growing understanding of my new community in Detroit, the question above stopped me in my tracks. For...

Note from Father Joe: A Teacher's First Question is Not Multiple Choice

I love talking to undergraduate students about ACE and inviting them to consider the ACE Teaching Fellows opportunity after graduation. I was talking to a student recently, and she had...

Pulled Back to Pensacola

After two years with ACE in Pensacola, I went back to my hometown for another job. It wasn't long before I felt called back to Pensacola. It turns out, Catholic...

Lighting the Torch in Mobile

The Olympics just wouldn't be the Olympics without the lighting of the torch. It doesn't just signify the return of the games - it signifies a light passed from athlete...

A City with Hope to Bring

New Orleans has always had a high level of appeal. It's a city that knows how to celebrate. A standard Spring Break destination famous for Mardi Gras, the Superdome, jazz...

It Started with Sorin

This month marks the 200th birthday of Father Edward Sorin, C.S.C., the infamous founder of the University of Notre Dame, which was to become, in his words, "one of the...

Taking Time to Delight in Teaching

In high school I was a theater kid. To this day, I remember some of the great moments of anticipation waiting behind the curtain for the next entrance, sometimes hastily...

Letters from Burkina Faso to Biloxi

A former Peace Corps volunteer, Mikey Berino (ACE 19) has taken lessons learned and friendships forged in Burkina Faso with him to Biloxi, where he strives to open the eyes...

The Difference a Year Makes

The biggest challenge a first-year ACE teacher faces is their own confidence. Upon entering the program, we are already armed with enough content-knowledge to teach our respective subjects. We also...