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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...

A Handshake and A Rose

When Patrick Jefferies became principal at St. Andrew Catholic School outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, he made a commitment to foster a hospitable school environment for all who set...

November 30, 2016

A Handshake and A Rose

Photo from www.standrewut.org When Patrick Jefferies became principal at St. Andrew Catholic School outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, he made a commitment to foster a hospitable school environment for...

November 30, 2016

Kari Buchinger and the Power of Catholic Schools

Kari Buchinger had a specific plan. She was going to serve Catholic schools for two years through the LANCE Program, where she would earn her Masters degree while teaching the...

November 22, 2016

Divine Intervention and a Principal's Passion Save School

Twelve years ago, it took a miracle to keep the doors of Mt. Carmel-Holy Rosary School in East Harlem open. But the school’s providential reprieve from its impending closure was...

November 18, 2016

Creating Community through Inclusion

For Paty Salazar Harty, the dedicated service of her parents' lives has informed and inspired her work in Catholic schools. Growing up, Paty saw what it truly meant to help...

November 16, 2016

¡Viva Cristo Rey! Honoring Saint José Sánchez del Río

English as a New Language Program's Moments with Multicultural Saints are intended to provide useful classroom takeaways that will help you to broaden perspectives, teach about the universal Church, and...

November 10, 2016

From "Me" to "Them": Fr. Paul Ybarra on Adopting an Outward Perspective

Rising up out of the industrial landscape of South Bend's West Side stand two architectural gems: St. Adalbert and St. Casimir. The brick and mortar, the stained glass windows, and...

November 9, 2016

ACE Teacher's All Saints Wax Museum Garners Attention from Local News

Students at Saint Joseph Catholic School in Edinburg, Texas, took time during All Saints' Day to learn about their Catholic faith in a unique way. Led by Andrew Hamaty of...

November 2, 2016

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Toka: The Revival of an Indigenous Sport

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