Alliance for Catholic Education
Warm, sunny days.
Big, bright blue skies with puffs of white clouds floating in the distance.
This is summer at the University of Notre Dame, a time far removed from the surroundings on this brisk, winter day, but a time full of new life, hope, and of course, opportunities to connect with friends, family, alumni, and fellow teachers as we support our nation's Catholic schools.
We want you to be a part of this experience. Join us this summer at one of the conferences, seminars, and opportunities listed below. Please check back as the list grows through the spring.
The English as a New Language (ENL) program is an 18-credit-hour program that prepares Catholic school teachers and principals to be teacher-leaders for linguistically and culturally diverse children. The ENL program begins with a two-week summer session from July 9th-24th at Notre Dame and continues throughout the year with online courses. The curriculum is tailored specifically to the reality of Catholic schools, and credit can lead to ENL/ESL/ELL certification in most states. Start your application today.
The Notre Dame Center for STEM Education is also excited to announce a new initiative to help and support early career, middle school teachers of STEM disciplines—the Trustey Family STEM Teaching Fellows. Recruiting for this three-summer, two-academic-year, fully funded fellowship is now underway! Learn more about the STEM Teaching Fellows and download an application.
The annual Play Like a Champion Sports Leadership Conference offers professional development for coaches, athletic administrators, sport parents, and officials at the youth, high school, and collegiate levels, with a special emphasis on developing the whole person through sports. This year's conference will be held from June 26th-27th. Register today.
The Vámonos workshop brings together recruiters, admissions directors, and other individuals from around the country who are engaged in the mission of promoting the unique value of Catholic schools to Latino communities. The conference will be held at Notre Dame from June 14th-17th. Register here.
The Latino Enrollment Institute, an initiative built around a four-day summer workshop at Notre Dame, helps Catholic school principals and other leaders make a major impact on Latino enrollment and community engagement. The conference will be held at Notre Dame from June 21st-24th.
Developed at the request of (arch)bishops around the country, the School Pastors Institute is designed to respond to the unique and increasingly complex challenges and opportunities related to serving as a pastor of a parish school. This four-day conference will be held from July 7th-10th. Learn more about the School Pastors Institute.
The Center for STEM Education is looking for ACE graduates who are teaching science or math interested in teaching at two-week STEM summer camps for middle school students. Camps are tentatively planned for twelve cities across the United States. For descriptions of the two camps, check out: http://stemeducation.nd.edu/pd-programs/summer/. Please contact Matt Wilsey (mwilsey@nd.edu) as soon as possible with dates you are available this summer and your preference on teaching science and engineering or ND CORE.
Two summer internships in Haiti will provide the opportunity for ACE graduates to work in Basile Moreau School, a flagship, preK-12 Holy Cross school that was destroyed in the 2010 earthquake and is newly rebuilt. The internship will begin June 28th and end August 7th. Those interested in the experience can contact TJ D'Agostino (adagosti@nd.edu).
Updated: March 12, 2015