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Where We Serve: Phoenix

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Life in the City

Phoenix is just hours from countless breathtaking parks (Grand Canyon and Sedona to name a few). Though most people think Arizona is just a desert, we’ve got quite the varied geography. From waterfalls and pine forests to mountains and lots of cacti- we’ve got it all. Even when it is a temperate 70 in the city, there is great skiing just two hours away in Flagstaff. To top it all off, it averages 306 sunny days a year!

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Phoenix

Phoenix is an easy city to navigate, though a car is a must. The Valley houses a sprawling metropolis where one can rub elbows with the wealthy and refined in Scottsdale, the co-eds in Tempe or the salt of the earth in Goodyear. Phoenix boasts of many fine dining establishments (including In-n-Out) and offers sport-enthusiasts endless entertainment (can you say Spring Training? oh and Go Cardinals!). Recreational activities abound in the city from hiking Camelback Mountain to golfing to floating down the Salt River.

  • Justin O'Connor
  • Alex Bohnsack
  • Maria McGuire
  • Caoimhe Corkery

  • Justin O'Connor  | ACE 23

    BS in Physics with minor in Mathematics, Texas A&M University

    Originally from Colorado Springs, CO

  • Alex Bohnsack  | ACE 23

    BA in Psychology with minors in Catholic Social Tradition and Education, Schooling, & Society, Notre Dame

    Originally from Midland, MI

  • Maria McGuire  | ACE 23

    B.A. in Psychology with minors in Anthropology and Education, Schooling, and Society, Notre Dame

    Originally from McLean, VA

  • "I said 'yes' to ACE as the opportunity to share both the joys and challenges of teaching with fellow newly qualified teachers was both an exciting and a motivating prospect. The ACE program also gave me the unique opportunity to grow and develop my spirituality in a deeply meaningful way both through community living and through the medium of teaching, particularly in disadvantaged areas where compassion, understanding, kindness and the ability to impart knowledge will help the more vulnerable in our society to grow, develop and prosper while understanding the Catholic ethos."

    Caoimhe Corkery  | ACE 23

    4th Grade Teacher at St. John Vianney

    BED with a Specialism in Teagasc i Suíomhanna Lán Ghaeilge, Mary Immaculate College

    Originally from Cork, Ireland

  • Justin O'Connor
  • Alex Bohnsack
  • Maria McGuire
  • Caoimhe Corkery


Schools We Serve

ACE teachers serve at the following schools:

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