Washington, DC

About Us

Started in 2000, the ACE Mentor Program of the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area, Inc. (ACE DC) is a partnership of architects, construction managers, engineers, designers, professional societies and organizations, high schools and universities.

Through this partnership, we provide mentors who guide student teams from the District of Columbia, northern Virginia and Maryland public schools as they explore educational and career opportunities in architecture, construction and engineering. The teams meet every other week after school.

ACE DC has active teams in:

• Arlington County
• City of Alexandria
• District of Columbia
• Fairfax County
• Montgomery County
• Prince George's County
• Prince William County
  
  2010 Greater DC Cares Winner.

Our Programs

The teams meet every other week after school, or more frequently depending on student interest. During our program year (October - May), each of ACE DC's multi-disciplinary teams tailors its program to inform, challenge and actively engage its members.

Team activities include:

• Construction site tours
• Professional office visits
• Guided excursions to college campuses
• "Hands-on" projects designed to help students learn architecture, engineering and construction industry fundamentals

The program year concludes with formal team project presentations at the American Institute of Architects' national headquarters in Washington, D.C. Following presentations, we award completion to all students and mentors.

Coolidge High School / ASLA Legacy Project

Final Build-It-Day: Saturday, April 30 @ 9am-4pm
To volunteer, contact WashingtonDC@acementor.org

6315 5th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
The ACE DC’s Coolidge High School Mentor Team and the American Society of Landscape Architect’s Potomac Chapter’s are creating a community garden as their Legacy Project that will serve as a living lab for lessons in landscape architecture, project management, teamwork and horticulture.

Learn More here and click on the National Capital Planning Commission Website link.

About the Project

Thank You Sponsors!, the Alumni Association and other partners of the greater community.

Our Scholarships

Since our interest in these students extends to their eventual successful education and employment in the design and construction industry, we provide college scholarships to selected graduates. To date, we have awarded $272,000 in college scholarships to 84 high school graduates.

In addition to scholarships, our mentor firms offer summer jobs to qualified students, and universities keep in close touch with our program to identify potential applicants for admission.

Scholarships Available

View Scholarship Instructions.
Deadline: Monday, April 21, 2011 at 10 am

MTTG Design Build Scholarship
Deadline: March 31, 2011
Application
Open to all local area high school seniors.
For questions, write to info@mttgmlk.com.

For questions, write to WashingtonDC@acementor.org.
Open to current ACE DC Mentor students only who are currently in their senior year.