About the ACE Mentor Program:

Founded in 1994, the ACE Mentor Program of America is a free, award-winning, afterschool program designed to attract high school students into pursuing careers in the Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE) industry, including skilled trades. ACE is a federation of more than 70 affiliates (chapters), operating in 37 states and largely based in metropolitan areas, which deliver the program.  A national office coordinates and assists affiliates. For more about the ACE Mentor Program, please visit https://www.acementor.org/ 

More than a decade ago, ASLA introduced the Legacy Project as a gift to the host city of the ASLA annual conference. The host chapter teams up with the local affiliate of the ACE Mentor Program to design a project to be installed after the conference.

In 2020, the ASLA Florida Chapter committed to the re-development of Liberty City Elementary School Yard as the site for the Legacy Project. ASLA’s support of this hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) educational project is under the leadership of Prof. Ebru Ozer, ASLA, member of the ASLA Florida Chapter, providing guidance to the eleven-student Miami Coral Park Senior High ACE Legacy Team. The project is underway and has a projected completion date of August 2021.