ACE Teaching Fellows

One day they said simply, “yes” and everything changed.

Erin and Phong Vu never could have imagined the life that would unfold from accepting the invitation to teaching with the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE).

“No. No. No. I don't want to teach middle school. I don't want to teach all boys,” said Terese Hagerty, remembering her first reaction to the idea of teaching at Chicago Jesuit Academy, a tuition-free school serving young men in grades 3-8. “And here we are 10 years later. I love it.”

From an early morning on the first day of practicum for ACE 28 to an afternoon visit with the Latino Enrollment Institute and a late-night Cookie Social with Fr. Joe Carey, we give you another glimpse into some of the happenings from ACE Summer 2021.

Check out the photos below and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn to relive all the summer memories!

Dr. Patrick Manning emphasizes the importance of capturing the imagination as a way to draw individuals in as learners.

“We live more from our hearts and our imaginations than we do from our minds, so if we want to draw people into something, we can’t just give them information,” he said. “Once someone is invested, they’re going to want to learn more, but the way to start teaching is by giving people a glimpse.”

Derrell Bradford, the president of 50CAN, a national non-profit that advocates for high-quality education for all children regardless of their address, served as the keynote speaker at the 2021 Commencement Ceremony of the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) on Saturday (July 10).