This is a guest post by ACE’s founder Mike Haas.

As the Founder of ACE, I’m thrilled to announce that we’re launching a quarterly newsletter. We look forward to keeping you up to date, and sharing stories of amazing high school students who are creating their own extraordinary climate solutions all around the country. We also hope to hear from you. Send us your feedback, ideas, and questions.

As the Alliance for Climate Education (ACE) begins its third year of operation, I had to take a moment to express our gratitude. We’ve achieved incredible results— from the 1,600 high schools  that have invited us into their communities, to the more than 1 million students that have experienced our award-winning climate education program. Thank you for supporting us on this journey.

People often ask me, why ACE? Because today, there is no formal climate science education in our nation’s schools. ACE is filling that void – educating students on what I believe will be the challenge of their lifetimes. But with great challenges comes tremendous opportunity. Young people get that. Unleashing their creativity, authenticity, and innovative spirit will give us our best chance of tackling climate change. Even in the face of any skepticism, our resolve to invest in the leadership of today’s youth is stronger than ever.

Mike Haas