Arts Courses for Educators (ACE)

Arts Courses for Educators (ACE) are two-year programs that train K-12 teacher teams to integrate dance, media arts or theater arts into their school curriculum.

School teams from across Minnesota apply for and receive grants to support their school’s participation in the ACE programs.

During the two-year programs, teachers experience hands-on learning from arts specialists during summer and academic year workshops. Arts specialists also make site visits to participating schools to present and develop arts curriculum in partnership with the classroom teachers.