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Washington, DC is a vibrant city known for its rich history, iconic monuments, and political heartbeat, where the nation’s past and present converge on every corner. Beyond the museums and marble buildings, DC comes alive with buzzing neighborhoods, food from around the world, rooftop views, and a strong sense of purpose among its young, passionate residents.

ACE Washington D.C.

HometownJoseph Baah

Brooklyn, NY

Undergraduate Institution

DePauw University

Undergraduate Studies

Major: Education Studies

Minor: English Writing

Why did you say "yes" to serving as a Catholic school educator through ACE Teaching Fellows?

I wanted to emulate the educators and professionals that shaped the man I am today. ACE served as a way to pay all the love and support forward.

HometownKarolina Gallegos

Mission, TX

Undergraduate Institution

University of Notre Dame

Undergraduate Studies

Majors: Neuroscience & Behavior and Education, Schooling, & Society

Why did you say "yes" to serving as a Catholic school educator through ACE Teaching Fellows?

I said "yes" to serving as a Catholic school teacher through ACE because I have the privilege of teaching my students to see themselves in Jesus while being granted the resources to bring the best version of myself to the classroom.

 

HometownAidin Kamali

Newton, MA

Undergraduate Institution

Harvard University

Undergraduate Studies

Major: History

Minor: Film & Visual Studies

How do you hope to grow in your experience as an ACE teacher? 

My greatest hope for my ACE experience is that I come out the other end a better instructor and mentor, in a primed position to continue a journey of perpetual growth as a teacher in the years to come. I hope that by being an ACE teacher, living in community with those following a similar calling and teaching in a Catholic school, I will also come to understand more fully how I can best enact my faith to the world, in my profession but also in daily life.

HometownAbby Maichin

Huntington, NY

Undergraduate Institution

University of Notre Dame

Undergraduate Studies

Major: Film, Television, & Theatre

Minors: Sociology and Innovation & Entrepreneurship

If you had to pick one word to describe your experience thus far, what would it be? Why?

Enlightening. Through my ACE experience so far I have been able to understand myself on a deeper level while opening myself up to experiences that I never could have imagined or experiences that I would never have had the opportunity to get anywhere else.

HometownGrace Manion

Devon, PA

Undergraduate Institution

Villanova University

Undergraduate Studies

Major: Theology

Minors: Education and Mathematics

What is one the thing that you love most about your ACE school?

The one thing I love most about my ACE school is our commitment to the Catholic faith. While not all our students are Catholic, we prioritize praying as a faculty before school, praying with our class before beginning instruction, attending Mass weekly, having praise & worship Adoration monthly, and more. These moments have allowed me to know God in a new way through how He encounters my students.

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