Cynthia
Cynthia is a quiet fifth grader, but her passions are not far from the surface. “Well, I’ve got two dogs and a lot of fish and I like sports like basketball and volleyball, but I especially love music. I play both piano and guitar and I’ve always wanted to be a singer and play rock music when I grow up!”
We’ve heard many of the students in her ACE partner school rave about the music program, and are a bit surprised when she adds, “…but, science is my favorite class. That’s because my teacher makes it so much fun. I also like this school because it’s easy to make friends here,” she continues. “But my mom chose it because they give a really great education. I’m in seventh grade now, and I’ve been at this school since kindergarten.”
In fact, every ACE scholarship carries a four-year commitment that follows our low-income children to any private school in our network of nearly 200 schools. Of course, ACE has continued the scholarship beyond four years for every student that has asked since our founding in 2000. That way we’re not leaving our children behind, and we can better track graduation rates and ACT scores.
It’s also why students like Cynthia thrive academically, socially…and creatively.
