There is always something to do, whether it be hitting up the nightlife downtown, catching a concert or a game, skiing the nearby slopes, or just walking around the city. Denver is also a fairly young city, and home to a fabulous Alumni Club that offers fun game watches!
We live in Denver: four pro sports teams, less than an hour from the slopes, 300+ sunny days a year, and we are close to Boulder. January weather could be 60 degrees one day or snowing the next. We’re not too close to any other ACE communities, but in the words of John Staud, “So is Hawaii but who complains about paradise!”
"Every day I walked into my homeroom, I saw God in the 32 pre-teen faces looking back at me. The faces were sometimes smiling, sometimes sleepy, and sometimes suspicious, but if you looked a little more intently, you could see the struggle, perseverance, and triumph behind each face. I was reminded, every single day, that I had 32 beautiful reasons to give everything I possibly could to my vocation. "
"I see God in many places everyday. In my community and especially in my school. The patron saint of our school is St. Rose and every morning we pass her statue, touching the corner of it to ask for help. When a lesson goes well or a student makes a beautiful connection I think of how much God and St. Rose have helped me and my students to reach that point. It is always a comforting feeling knowing that we do not have to make our way through the day alone. "
"I see God each day in all the people that I work with on a daily basis - the students, parents, teachers and administrators. Our school is a place of ministry, and I try to seek God in every action, easy or difficult, throughout the day. "
"I have seen God in my students, my coworkers, and the many ACE alumni who live in Denver, but no person or thing has reflected God's presence in my life as much as my community members, whose selfless spirit of giving is a daily reminder of why I chose to be a part of ACE. "
" My favorite teaching moment occurred during math tutoring after school. I was explaining the relationship between the area of rectangles and the area of triangles to a struggling student. Finally, after some time and frustration, something clicked! She turned to me with the biggest smile on her face saying, "Miss Cirillo, you're blowing my mind! I'm a math genius now!""
ACE teachers serve at the following schools:
