ACE partners with the Andover Public Schools to support innovative, curriculum enhancing, system-wide initiatives that will inspire our students to succeed in facing today’s global challenges.
Andover Coalition for Education (ACE)
Since our launch in November 2005, ACE grants for the Andover schools have exceeded:
What’s happening next?
10th Anniversary Scarecrow Festival – October 15 to October 29th! Become a sponsor TODAY! Community Groups are also invited to join in the fun.
Help Grow A Pumpkin Patch – During the month of October, we’re inviting donations to grow our elementary schools and Shawsheen Preschool pumpkin patches! For every $10 donation, one adorable pumpkin will ‘sprout’ at the chosen elementary school’s patch between Oct. 17-28!
Teacher Tribute Giving – Honor a teacher or staff member today by making a gift to ACE to support our schools! Here are the 2022 ACE Teacher Tribute recipients.
Make a gift to ACE to support education in Andover! Give any amount that demonstrates how you value education for your kids and our community!
Recent Highlights
- Featured in The Andovers Magazine in April 2022
- Awarded more than $15,000 in March 2022 to support nine new Teaching Innovation Fund (TIF) grants! The projects span the arts, sciences, literacy, and math.
- In fall 2021, ACE awarded six new Teaching Innovation Fund (TIF) grants to educators across the district.
- Raised $13,000 through the first annual Race for ACE! Many thanks to all that participated in this fundraiser!
- Lenore Price was recognized and awarded the Rotary Club’s Citizens Who Cares Award in March 2021 for her leadership and dedication to the Andover community and our schools. A wonderful highlight VIDEO shares her commitment to our mission.
- In December 2020, granted more than $25,000 to support individualized science and art kits for all 1,450 middle school students at all three schools.
- Funded 3 major district initiatives in 2019-2020 with almost $100,000 given to our schools.
Events
Featured Student
Our Latest News
April, 2022 – The Andovers Magazine: Hands-On Experiences Across disciplines, innovation grants make class more fun
Andover: Students rush to their seats in Katherine McGonagle's French class. It is truffle day. McGonagle's class at West Middle School in Andover cooks a dish from a French-speaking country once a month. Read More
February 9, 2022, Eagle-Tribune: Parlez-vous chocolate? Immersive lessons bring hands-on element to language class
ANDOVER — Students rushed to their seats Tuesday morning in Katherine McGonagle’s French class. It was truffle day. McGonagle’s class cooks a dish from a French-speaking country once a month. Tuesday they learned about Switzerland and the chocolate truffles the...
2021 Scarecrow Festival Andover TV Video
Andover TV created a wonderful video of this year's Festival.
Teaching Innovation Fund
March Madness
Scarecrow Festival
ACE Grants
Inspire Our Students to Succeed
ACE is a Field of Interest Fund of the Essex County Community Foundation (MA), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization (Tax ID 04-3407816.) Donations to ACE are tax-deductible.
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info@aceandover.org
Andover Coalition for Education
P.O. Box 1521
Andover, MA 01810