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Toka: The Revival of an Indigenous Sport

Toka is an Indigenous sport played by the Piipaash (Maricopa) and Akimel O’odham (Pima) nations. This traditional game is experiencing a resurgence thanks to passionate athletes like April Morago. When...

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Joseph, Ofelia, and Mary Gallo Receive ACE’s Most Prestigious Award

In October, several members of the ACE and IEI team traveled to Modesto, California to present the 2025 Notre Dame Award for Outstanding Contributions to Catholic Education to Joseph, Ofelia...

2019 Michael Pressley Award for Excellence in Catholic Education: Maura Shea

What makes Catholic education distinctive? This question has long intrigued Maura Shea, a member of ACE 18 (Plaquemine) and Catholic educator and writer. "It's a question I'm continually asking myself,"...

July 17, 2019

Steve Camilleri to speak at ACE Commencement ceremony

Steve Camilleri, the executive director of the Center for the Homeless in South Bend, Indiana, and a member of the first class of ACE teachers, will serve as the keynote...

July 11, 2019

Play Like a Champion

Two AICSN physical education teachers attended the Play Like a Champion Conference at Notre Dame. In 2006 F. Clark Power, a psychology professor at Notre Dame, founded the Play Like...

July 8, 2019

"Live Nun Talking!": Sr. Helen Prejean, C.S.J. Visits Notre Dame

On Tuesday, July 2, the Alliance for Catholic Education welcomed Sr. Helen Prejean, C.S.J., to Notre Dame's campus. After spending some time with the ACE Teaching Fellows and Remick Leaders...

July 5, 2019

2019 Midsummer Highlights

We've had an amazing first few weeks of the summer! Check out some of the highlights from our time together on campus! Sisters from St. Paul's Mission Grade School traveled...

July 5, 2019

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AICSN Hosts Nigerian Sisters from St. Paul's Mission Grade School in Hays, Montana

Less than a year ago, five Catholic sisters from Nigeria arrived to teach at St. Paul's Mission Grade School in Hays, Montana. The sisters—Sister Lilian Onovo, Sister Helen Onah, Sister...

July 1, 2019

spACEs - Episode One: Sliding Doors

Welcome to spACEs: An ACE Podcast Adventure! Our episodes feature stories about the unexpected things that happen to you and around—shared through a Catholic lens. Episode one takes us to...

June 28, 2019

ACE Retreat Welcomes 17 Superintendents to Campus

Superintendents from 17 (arch)dioceses gathered over three days earlier this month for the Alliance for Catholic Education's first superintendent retreat. Led by Sr. Kathleen Carr, CSJ, ACE's senior director of...

June 28, 2019

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Toka: The Revival of an Indigenous Sport

Joseph, Ofelia, and Mary Gallo Receive ACE’s Most Prestigious Award