ACE Collective

Today, we share our bittersweet news.

After five years of serving children and families, ACE Academy will officially conclude in person operations on August 31st.

When ACE was founded, it began with the simple belief that education should work for every child, not just those who fit a traditional mold. We set out to challenge inequities in education by creating a place where children could be known, valued, and supported as individuals.

Over the past five years, we have been honored to walk alongside so many incredible children, families, and educators. Together, we built a community that believed learning should be rooted in curiosity, relationships, belonging, and the whole child.

As ACE concludes its journey, we are grateful for everything this community has made possible.

We are also excited that this work will, in a way, continue through The Children's Collective, a newly established organization inspired by many of the same values while embracing its own vision for the future.
To every family who trusted us, every educator who poured their heart into this work, and every child who reminded us why this mission matters—thank you.

Thank you for being part of the ACE story. We are excited about the work of reimagining education that The Childrens Collective will do!

👀Keep your eyes peeled! We have amazing news coming out here soon!

We need your help! Vote for us and share—every vote matters💪🏽

We’re thrilled to be part of the 2026 Live First Community Giving Campaign with First International Bank & Trust

The first stage of voting is open now and goes until the 12th and every vote helps us move closer to funding that supports our mission and community!

Vote daily until July 12!

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The power of community! Thanks to generous donations by The Home Depot and our community members as well as parent and community labor we were able to erect a fence to keep our kids safe!

Join us at Juneteenth Sioux Falls this Saturday 6/20!

We will have free snacks, facepainting, bracelet make and takes, bubbles, books read every hour, and more! We can't wait to see you!

What a great day to play in the mud!🌦️

Messy exploration is part of childhood—and we love that!

Today we gathered as a school family and celebrated not only our amazing graduates but our scholars each completing their own respective grades🙌🏽🧑‍🎓

Our community came together and and laughed and cried, cheered and celebrated and shared a great meal and beautiful memories✨

Check out our new event! Are you looking for a new school? Want to see what we've been up to? Or even want to get involved with our community--stop by and say hi!