ACE Teaching Fellows Blog

Sydney Brown (bottom left) with her students

Everybody is a Somebody: A Love Letter to A Little School On Plank Road

During my in-person interview for ACE, at the end of the session, my interviewers asked me if I had any questions. I asked, “How did you feel like ACE shaped...

A Farewell to Norbert and the Ride of a Lifetime

My car finally broke down for good on Cinco de Mayo. I made a right turn out of our staff parking lot and the *BOOM* scraaaaaaape told me that he...

Until Next Time

“Until next time!” That was the mood as we tossed our bags in the trunk and pulled away from Notre Dame’s campus after April Retreat. The weekend had been a...

How to Love

Happy Easter, everyone! A few weeks ago at Mass, my housemates and I and many of you heard the Gospel story of the Prodigal Son, which in my opinion is...

ACE San Jose community at a San Jose Sharks game

Chomp Chomp! Chomp Chomp!

One recent Thursday evening I found myself surrounded by people imitating sharks and cheering as bodies slammed against plastic walls. My community had decided to venture out to a San...

ACE Chicago Community left to right: Alex Alatriste, Uku Urb, Mary Rozembajgier, and Mike Hanisch

Troll Bogeys

In the chapter titled, “Halloween,” in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the three characters known by fans around the world now as “The Golden Trio” were not yet friends...

ACE Teachers before ACE Marathon in Atlanta

One Step at a Time

What do distance running, teaching, and discipleship have in common? Hills. Lots of hills. Energy was high going into ACE race weekend—an opportunity to race and see some of the...

ACE Interns Maria Vaquero (Left) and Jackie Perez (Right) on the ND Football field in recognition for Extra Yard for Teachers

The Holy Spirit Has My Back

There were many things I didn’t know about Notre Dame before applying. Like how South is objectively the better of the two dining halls, or how the squirrels here only...

Students outside during recess for Catholic Schools Week

In Defense of “Organized Chaos": A Teacher’s Celebration of Catholic Schools Week

To much of the world, the last week of January is just that—the end of the first, long month of the new year. For Catholic school communities, however, it’s a...

I'm Going to Miss This

All teachers know the magic of returning from winter break. For ONCE, you feel rested and motivated for the new semester ahead. Sure, there is always a bit of exhaustion...